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05-04-2015, 03:39 AM #1
Zinc amount
Hi guys,
I have a question. I do not understand a few things about supplementation, and I am hoping that you guys can help me out here. (I asked the pharmacists at the local pharma but they had no idea about it...)
For example, I bought a bottle of Zinc tabs from GNC. It is written on the back of it like this:
Amount per serving-------------% Daily Value
Zinc (as Zinc Gluconate) 50 mg 333%
What does that mean? That I have 50 mg of Elemental Zinc FROM Zinc Gluconate? ( Meaning that I would have about 500-600 mg of Zinc Gluconate?)
Or does that mean that I have 50 mg of Zinc Gluconate (Meaning that I would have about 7.5 mg of Elemental Zinc in it?)
Same with my Magnesium bottle from the same GNC.
Magnesium (as Magnesium Oxide and Magnesium Gluconate)-----------250 mg.
Does that mean that I have 250 mg of Elemental Magnesium FROM Oxide and Gluconate? Or I have 250 mg of Oxide and Gluconate? Which would make my elemental magnesium dose lower?
Thanks for your answers.
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05-04-2015, 06:11 PM #2Originally Posted by ssj4goku1992
Each serving of zinc is 50mg which is 333% of the total recommend daily allowance. So you are getting more than 3 times the amount you need in each serving. The serving could be one or two or 3. Depends on what the label indicates as the serving size.
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05-05-2015, 01:19 PM #3
Hello,
Thats's the question actually. Is there 50 mg of zinc in each tablet? Or is there 50 mg of ZINC GLUCONATE in each tablet? Which is a very different thing. 50 mg of Gluconate would mean that I get about 7.5 grams of real Zinc. Thats what I am asking. If anyone knows
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05-05-2015, 03:19 PM #4
Maybe Austinite can chime in
I will try to look into it when I have a chance
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05-06-2015, 04:02 AM #5
I hope so... Austinite are you here?
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05-06-2015, 08:21 AM #6
here is a website to check out: 7 Common Types of Zinc Explained - Global Healing Center
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05-07-2015, 02:42 PM #7
50mg of elemental zinc. Otherwise it would say Xmg zinc gluconate. 50 mg zinc (as gluconate) means 50 mg elemental.
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