Zinc citrate

Name: Zinc citrate
Brand: Caltrate

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Ingredients · 20

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Common questions

Is Caltrate Zinc citrate healthy?

Caltrate Zinc citrate scores 15/100 on Tallow — our avoid band. That number comes from what is on the label: the ingredients, how processed it is, and what it is packaged in. It is not a verdict on your diet — Tallow does not weigh calories, portion size or how often you eat it, so a high score means the ingredients are clean, not that the food is unlimited.

What is in Caltrate Zinc citrate?

Caltrate Zinc citrate lists 20 ingredients, starting with Zinc, Microcrystalline Cellulose, Magnesium Stearate, Stearic Acid and Hypromellose. Ingredients are listed in descending order by weight, so the first few make up most of what you are eating.

Does Caltrate Zinc citrate contain seed oils?

Yes. Caltrate Zinc citrate lists Sunflower Oil in its ingredients.

How processed is Caltrate Zinc citrate?

Caltrate Zinc citrate has no NOVA group. Tallow works NOVA out from the ingredient list, and it does not apply to supplements or non-food products; a food whose ingredients are not all classified yet stays unknown instead of being guessed. Either way the processing axis scores it neutrally.

How does Caltrate Zinc citrate compare to other vitamins?

At 15/100 Caltrate Zinc citrate scores worse than most vitamins we have scored. A higher-scoring option in vitamins is NOW Foods Extra Strength Astaxanthin 10 mg at 97/100.

Is Caltrate Zinc citrate organic?

Caltrate Zinc citrate is not certified organic in our data.

Full methodology: how we score products.