Zinc Citrate Explained: Compound Weight vs Elemental Zinc

By the Zespo team · Updated 26 October 2026

Zinc is an essential mineral found in foods such as pumpkin seeds, sesame seeds, cashews, chickpeas, lentils, whole grains, dairy and eggs. In supplements, zinc is always bound to another molecule.

Compound weight vs elemental zinc

Only part of a zinc compound's weight is zinc. Zinc citrate is roughly 30% elemental zinc, so 44 mg of zinc citrate provides about 13.2 mg of zinc. Always compare products on the elemental figure.

Common forms

What to check before you buy

• The amount of each ingredient per serving, not just per capsule
• How many capsules make one serving and how many servings are in the pack
• Whether any ingredient sits inside an undisclosed "proprietary blend"
• An FSSAI licence number and the veg/non-veg mark on the pack

Label facts: Zespo Zinc Citrate 44 mg (13.2 mg Elemental Zinc) - 120 Veg Capsules

• Zinc citrate 44 mg providing 13.2 mg elemental zinc per capsule
• Zinc contributes to the maintenance of normal skin, hair and nails
• One capsule per serving, 120 servings per bottle - a four-month supply
• Gentle citrate form, vegetarian capsule, no proprietary blend
• Made in India in a GMP-certified facility, FSSAI-licensed

See Zespo Zinc Citrate 44 mg (13.2 mg Elemental Zinc) - 120 Veg Capsules on zespo.in · Also on Amazon.in (search "Zespo").

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