As Zinc Picolinate
As Zinc Picolinate appears in 7 indexed US food products. No FDA SAFFA status or CSPI rating is attached in this snapshot, so this page reports prevalence rather than a safety verdict.
What the data can answer
As Zinc Picolinate appears in 7 catalogued products, but this snapshot has no FDA SAFFA status or CSPI Chemical Cuisine rating attached to it. This page therefore cannot answer whether the ingredient is safe from those sources. It can show how often it occurs, where it tends to sit on labels, and which kinds of products contain it.
- 7
- catalogued products
- #19,546
- usage rank of 247,206
- 5
- named brands represented
- 25%
- average depth down ingredient lists
Catalog prevalence comes from Open Food Facts ingredient lists. FDA SAFFA and CSPI Chemical Cuisine labels are shown only when the source record contains them.
As Zinc Picolinate: top-decile catalog footprint (#19,546 of 247,206)
- Usage rank
- #19,546
- of 247,206 ingredients that appear in at least one catalogued product, tied with 2,185 others that also appear in exactly 7 products.
- Typical depth in an ingredient list
- 25%
- Of the way down the captured list, averaged across the 7 products listing it (mean slot 4.1). As Zinc Picolinate usually falls near the top of the captured list; this position does not measure its amount because source formatting, compound ingredients and labeling exceptions vary.
Computed from parsed product ingredient lists (Open Food Facts). The ranking covers 247,206 ingredients that appear at least once. Neither usage rank nor label depth is a safety clearance.
How to use this page
A clean co-occurrence count is not a safety clearance
No linked product currently contains a separately flagged ingredient, but zero co-occurrence is an absence-of-evidence result, not regulatory approval. The practical reading is about use: As Zinc Picolinate reaches 5 named brands, most often appears under Dietary supplements, and typically sits near the top of the captured list. Product examples include Electrolyte Plus; T-drive Magnum; Triple Threat Vitamin D3 + K2 + Zinc Supplement. Check the current label and authoritative source databases when the decision involves allergies, dosage, pregnancy, or a medical condition.
0% of linked products currently carry a separately flagged ingredient
Most NOVA-tagged examples land in Group 4 (5 of 6), yet the products span unrelated categories. That contrast matters: processing class can describe how a food was made while saying nothing decisive about this ingredient's regulatory status. Use the linked examples to understand formulation context, and leave the unanswered toxicology or individual-sensitivity question unanswered.
Next check: verify the unresolved source rating directly instead of converting zero co-flags into reassurance.
How do the sampled products compare?
Each point is one of the 7 sampled products listed below: its overall safety score against how many separately flagged ingredients its label carries. Bubble size is the number of ingredient rows the label actually resolved to.
Safety score vs. flagged-ingredient count for products containing As Zinc Picolinate
Products Containing As Zinc Picolinate
A sample of 7 high-volume listings among the 7 indexed products containing As Zinc Picolinate:
As Zinc Picolinate vs other top-decile catalog footprints
Top-decile company for As Zinc Picolinate: 7 listings averaging 100/100.
Similar mean product score
Nearest other ingredients by mean product screening score (floored at ≥50 scored products), distinct from the count row.
Using the As Zinc Picolinate evidence
7 product rows plus any FDA/CSPI fields on As Zinc Picolinate are the evidence base — drill into the listings that matter for your decision.
- Review the sampled product records that list As Zinc Picolinate to see how the ingredient appears in actual labels. See listed products
- Move to a second ingredient page and compare registry fields plus catalog mass side by side. Open a peer record
- Read how PlainFoodSafe joins source records before treating a screening label as a personal food or health conclusion. Read the methodology
This page describes published source classifications and product-label coverage. It is not dietary, allergy, or medical advice.
Frequently Asked Questions
Why is there no FDA/CSPI verdict on As Zinc Picolinate? ▼
This snapshot has no FDA SAFFA status or CSPI Chemical Cuisine rating attached to As Zinc Picolinate, so PlainFoodSafe does not present a source-backed safety verdict. The page reports catalog prevalence (#19,546 of 247,206 ingredients) and label position instead.
Which product shelves show up most often with As Zinc Picolinate? ▼
As Zinc Picolinate ranks in the top decile by product count (#19,546 of 247,206), appearing in 7 indexed products led by Dietary supplements. The sample list below is a slice of that footprint, not the full universe.
Why is As Zinc Picolinate so common on ingredient lists? ▼
The source record does not name a technical effect, yet As Zinc Picolinate appears in 7 products (#19,546 usage rank). High prevalence here describes formulation frequency, not an approved use level.
Regulatory status: FDA SAFFA (As Zinc Picolinate). Safety ratings: CSPI Chemical Cuisine; product presence: Open Food Facts via PlainFoodSafe (September 2026). Figures are computed from those sources, no editor-typed counts. Methodology · State regulations.