Zinc gluconate

Zinc gluconate is a zinc fortificant used in supplements and fortified foods, and the zinc form used in cold lozenges.

Where it is and isn’t permitted

Status of Zinc gluconate by jurisdiction. Every jurisdiction this site covers is listed, including those where the substance does not appear.
JurisdictionStatusScope and limitsCitation
United StatesFood and Drug AdministrationPermitted21 CFR 182.8988retrieved 2026-09-07
Codex AlimentariusCodex Alimentarius Commission / JECFANot listedDoes not appear on this jurisdiction’s permitted list. That is not the same as being prohibited.

What it is made from

Made by reacting a zinc salt with fermentation-derived gluconic acid.

  • Vegan
  • Vegetarian
InChIKey
WHMDKBIGKVEYHS-IYEMJOQQSA-L
PubChem
CID 443445

Every name it appears under

61 recorded names. A label may use any of them.

CAS registry number

  • 4468-02-4

As it appears in regulation

  • Zinc gluconate

Other names

  • Abelia Small Pet Otic
  • ANGELS EYES
  • Big Richard
  • Bis(D-gluconato-O1,O2) zinc
  • Black Spider-Libi Sting
  • Blue Scorpion
  • Clunia EasyDent
  • CLX Wipes
  • COLD EEZE
  • Cold-EEZE Cold Remedy
  • CutisClr7.0
  • CVS Health Cold Remedy
  • ERMIDRA
  • GoodSense Cherry Zinc Lozenges
  • Horny Rhino 66000
  • Horny Rhino 69000
  • Libi Xplode Male Sexual Enhancer
  • Maxi/Guard Oral Cleansing Gel
  • Maxi/Guard Oral Cleansing Wipes
  • MaxiGuard
  • MaxiGuard oral cleansing formula
  • Medique Cold Eeze
  • Medique ColdEeze
  • Mega Rhino 82000
  • Meijer Cold Therapy
  • NBE Cool Mint
  • OraZn
  • OticClrandClnz
  • Pegasus 21000
  • Pegasus Male Sexual Enhancer
  • Pegasus-Fire Desire
  • PlaqClnz
  • PlaqClnz Ez Wipes
  • Premier Value Zinc Cold Therapy
  • PV Ultra Zinc Cold Therapy
  • RHINO AFRODITA
  • RHINO DOUBLE HORN
  • RHINO DOUBLE HORN LIBI XX
  • Rhino Love 97000
  • Rhino Time 78000
  • Rhino Time 94000
  • Rite Aid Zinc Cold Therapy
  • Rubozine
  • SEXY MATADOR 17000
  • Target Zinc Cold Therapy
  • Thank you for Last Night
  • The Bee
  • TopCare Health Cold Remedy
  • TopCare Zinc Cold Remedy
  • U6WSN5SQ1Z
  • Ultra Zinc Cold Therapy
  • Walgreen Cold Therapy
  • Walgreen Zinc Cold Therapy
  • ZEBRA FANTASY RIDE
  • Zeuterin
  • Zinkgluconaat
  • Zn4.5 Otic
  • Zn4.5Otic
  • Zn7 Derm

Hazard reference values

No reference value for this substance in the sources we hold.

Evidence and how bodies read it

Studies, and the differing conclusions regulators drew from them, are curated by hand rather than machine-read, and none has been written for this substance yet.

Sources for this page

  • ecfr retrieved 2026-09-07

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