Zinc 25 mg (365 tablets)

Important every day Zinc is one of the vital trace elements that the body cannot produce itself and therefore has to ingest with food. The body needs the essential trace element for numerous metabolic processes, starting with protein synthesis and cell division, through many hormones that cannot function without zinc, to the immune system, digestion, blood formation and sperm production, for which zinc is essential. Since the body does not have a zinc storage facility, a daily intake of zinc is recommended. Foods with a high zinc content include oysters, which are particularly high in zinc, beef, seafood, sea fish, cheese and other dairy products, as well as eggs and whole grain foods. It should be noted that zinc from animal foods can be better utilized by the body than zinc from plant sources. In healthy people, an intake of approx. 15 mg per day is recommended, for pregnant and breastfeeding women the recommendation is approx. 25 mg, as they have a higher daily requirement. Athletes are also sometimes recommended to take more zinc, as they lose some of the important trace element through sweat and increased physical exertion as well as stress can lead to a higher zinc requirement. Since vegetarians and vegans, due to their plant-based diet, absorb more phytic acid, which together with zinc forms an insoluble compound that prevents zinc absorption, an increased intake may also be useful for them. The zinc bisglycinate used for this product is an organic zinc compound in which the zinc is bound to an amino acid (glycine). Organic compounds have a particularly high bioavailability.