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Zinc amino acid chelate

40/100 · High conf.

Concern score

40/100Moderate concern based on regulatory listings.
High confidence

Zinc amino acid chelate in plain language

What it does

We don't have a plain-language description for Zinc amino acid chelate yet.

Is it a concern?
Moderate concern: no hazard classifications on record.

Why it's flagged

EFSA OpenFoodTox genotoxicity classification: No data. Source: EFSA ANS 2009

The score describes this ingredient's chemical identity — its hazard profile from published classifications and regulatory status — not the safety of any product it appears in.

Regulation

No restrictions found. Zinc amino acid chelate appears in these published regulatory listings.

  • EUEFSAEFSA statementInability to assess the safety of calcium amino acid chelate, copper amino acid chelate, magnesium amino acid chelate, manganese amino acid chelate and zinc amino acid chelate added for nutritional purposes to food supplements based on the supporting dossiers (EFSA ANS)
    • Inability to assess the safety of calcium amino acid chelate, copper amino acid chelate, magnesium amino acid chelate, manganese amino acid chelate and zinc amino acid chelate added for nutritional purposes to food supplements based on the supporting dossiers (EFSA ANS)Source →

Expert safety opinions

Independent scientific assessments cited by the records we hold, with the year and link where the record gives one.

  • JECFA

    Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives

    No JECFA evaluation on file.

  • EFSA

    European Food Safety Authority

    • Inability to assess the safety of calcium amino acid chelate, copper amino acid chelate, magnesium amino acid chelate, manganese amino acid chelate and zinc amino acid chelate added for nutritional purposes to food supplements based on the supporting dossiers (EFSA ANS)

      2009 · EU EFSA listing · Read the source →

Evidence & sources

No graded research studies for Zinc amino acid chelate yet. This record is compiled from the published data sources below — registries and regulatory listings, not study findings.

1 data source

Where this comes from

  • EFSA OpenFoodTox

    regulatory · updated 2026-10-02

    Open →

Suitability

Context-specific fit derived from published classifications and the current ingredient evidence profile.

Food use

Food-use source coverage is present in the current record.

Good fit

The ingredient appears in food-oriented source coverage or allowed-use references, which makes food use easier to support than a context with no domain signal at all.

Fragrance avoidance

No fragrance-linked caution surfaced in the current profile.

Good fit

This ingredient does not currently read as a fragrance-linked driver in the published evidence and hazard profile.

Catalog

Found in these products

Their ingredient lists include Zinc amino acid chelate; each product's own rating depends on its whole formula, so it is shown on the product page, not here.

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