Important every day – zinc 25 mg

Zinc is one of the vital trace elements that the body cannot produce itself and therefore has to get from food. The body needs the essential trace elements 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 store, a daily intake of zinc is recommended. In addition to oysters, which contain a particularly high amount of zinc, foods with a high zinc content include beef, seafood, sea fish as well as 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.

For healthy people, an intake of around 15 mg per day is recommended; for pregnant and breastfeeding women the recommendation is around 25 mg, as they have a higher daily requirement. Athletes are also sometimes recommended to increase their intake of zinc, as they lose some of the important trace element through sweat and increased physical strain and stress can also lead to a higher zinc requirement. Since vegetarians and vegans consume more phytic acid due to their plant-based diet, which together with zinc forms an insoluble compound that prevents zinc absorption, an increased intake can also make sense 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.