Ingredient
Zinc
The Immune & Metabolic Essential
A highly bioavailable form of zinc, chelated with L-methionine, designed to optimise absorption and utilisation. Supports over 300 enzymatic reactions.
What is Zinc Good For?
Zinc Methionine provides a stable, chelated form of zinc that the body can absorb more efficiently than standard zinc salts. Zinc is essential for more than 300 enzymatic reactions, supporting immunity, hormone regulation, metabolic function, and cellular processes.
Potential benefits of supplementation
- Improved immune system and reduced inflammatory markers (C-reactive protein and TNF-ɑ)
- Improvements in skin conditions (atopic dermatitis, acne) and hair quality
- Decrease in body fat and improved insulin sensitivity
- Improved hormonal levels (testosterone increase in men/postmenopausal women)
- Enhanced cognition in overweight and obese women
What is Zinc Methionine?
Zinc is a critical micronutrient involved in growth, immunity, wound healing, and antioxidant defence. Not all zinc forms are equally bioavailable.
Binding zinc to methionine creates a chelate that is better absorbed and retained in tissues, maintaining biological processes.
Recommended Daily Dose
7 mg elemental zinc (EU NRV 100%)
A minimum supplemental dose of 7 mg elemental zinc (as zinc methionine) per day is sufficient to meet the EU NRV (100%), contributing to daily immune defence and biological processes.
Zinc in Detail
- Clinical Dose
- 7 mg elemental zinc (EU NRV 100%)
- Source
- Zinc (essential trace element) + L-methionine (essential amino acid)
- Technology
- Chelated form designed for superior absorption and reduced GI irritation
- Key Benefits
- Highly bioavailable and retained longer in the body
- Supports immune and antioxidant defence
- Promotes testosterone production and reproductive health
- Improves skin conditions (atopic dermatitis, acne) and reduces inflammation
- Enhances cognition and supports stress handling
- Data
- Human studies confirm superior absorption and retention vs. inorganic zinc salts. Peer-reviewed human trials comparing zinc methionine to other salts for absorption and immune support.
Supports
Your Questions About Zinc
What is Zinc Methionine?
A chelated form of zinc bound to methionine, improving absorption and stability in the body.
What are the benefits?
Improves immune defense, metabolic processes, hormone regulation, and skin conditions with superior bioavailability versus standard supplements.
How is it different from other zinc forms?
Zinc methionine shows higher absorption and tissue retention than zinc oxide or sulfate, delivering more efficient biological benefits.
Are there side effects?
Zinc is safe within recommended doses. Excess intake (above 40 mg/day long-term) may interfere with copper absorption.
Does it help with immunity?
Yes, zinc is critical for immune cell activation and antiviral defence, making it highly effective for immune support.
The Science That Supports Us
- 1Dhaliwal, S. et al. (2019). Effects of zinc supplementation on inflammatory skin diseases. American Journal of Clinical Dermatology, 21(1), 21–39.
- 2Jafari, A. et al. (2020). Zinc supplementation and immune factors in adults. Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition, 62(11), 3023–3041.
- 3Kewcharoenwong, C. et al. (2022). Daily preventive zinc supplementation increases antibody response. Scientific Reports, 12(1).
- 4Khorsandi, H. et al. (2019). Zinc supplementation improves body weight management and inflammatory biomarkers in obesity. Diabetology & Metabolic Syndrome, 11(1).
- 5Kim, J. et al. (2014). Hair zinc levels and oral zinc supplementation efficacy in atopic dermatitis. Acta Dermato Venereologica, 94(5), 558–562.
- 6Mazaheri Nia, L. et al. (2021). Effect of zinc on testosterone levels and sexual function of postmenopausal women. Journal of Sex & Marital Therapy, 47(8), 804–813.
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