Zinc Citrate

Core Functional Properties

Organic-chelated zinc source with favourable absorption efficiency

Citrate-chelated structure reduces reliance on gastric-acid dissociation. Zinc ions can be effectively released under weakly-acid and neutral gastrointestinal environments, with low interference from dietary phytic acid and dietary fibre to secure zinc absorption efficiency.

Low zinc-related off-odour with excellent sensory performance

Chelated structure mitigates metallic off-odour derived from free zinc ions. It hardly triggers product discoloration or flavour deterioration, better preserving original food taste and flavour and suiting clean-label formulas.

Gastrointestinally-mild with low irritation

Less irritating to digestive-tract mucosa than inorganic zinc salts such as zinc sulphate, lowering risks of nausea and gastric discomfort. Suitable for long-term dietary zinc supplementation for sensitive populations including children and pregnant-lactating women.

Synergistic effect with multi-nutrients

Freely compoundable with vitamin A, vitamin D, B-group vitamins, calcium, magnesium, iron, sugar alcohols and dietary fibre to exert synergistic physiological effects for multi-vitamin-mineral compound formulas.

Good processing stability for broad dosage-form coverage

Applicable to powder products, compressed tablets, solid beverages, weakly-acid drinks and other dosage forms. Strongly-alkaline environments shall be avoided during production to prevent chelate-structure destruction and zinc-salt precipitation.

Strong formula compatibility for wide-ranging application scenarios

Good compatibility with common food-system ingredients. Rarely triggers abnormal reactions with proteins and colloids. Suitable for baked goods, meal-replacement products, reconstitutable powders, functional snacks and many other product categories.

Physiologically Modulating Functions

Zinc Citrate is a safe and compliant organic-zinc nutritional fortifier with high human-body adaptability and multiple physiological functions:

Supplement dietary zinc and maintain immune function:

Supplies bio-available zinc for human body, participates in synthesis of immune-related enzymes and proteins and sustains normal immune-response level.

Support growth-development and maintain skin health:

Zinc participates in cell proliferation and differentiation to support children’s growth-development. It takes part in skin-mucosa metabolism and maintains normal condition of skin and hair.

Regulate metabolism and sustain taste perception and appetite:

Participates in synthesis of various digestive enzymes, maintains normal taste perception, improves appetite and guarantees normal operation of human basic metabolism.

Gastrointestinally-mild for long-term zinc supplementation across populations:

Low digestive-tract irritation. Adaptable to long-term nutritional conditioning scenarios including zinc supplementation for children’s growth, nutritional supply for pregnant-lactating women and daily dietary zinc intake for adults.

Product Applications

Food & Beverage Industry

➢Dairy Products

• Milk powders & reconstituted milk powders: Zinc nutritional fortification, weakens metallic zinc off-odour and stabilises dairy-system flavour.

• Plant-protein beverages: Compatible with neutral and weakly-acid systems, mitigates sensory deterioration induced by zinc ions.

➢Special-Diet Foods & Solid Beverages

• Foods for special medical purposes & meal-replacement powders: Highly-adaptable organic-zinc source compounded with multi-vitamins and minerals.

• Solid beverages: Good powder flowability, suitable for reconstitutable zinc-supplement formulas.

➢Cereal & Bakery Products

• Cereal flakes & cereal powders: Mineral fortification with uniform powder dispersion and good reconstitution stability.

• Bread, biscuits, puffed foods: Stable under high-temperature processing to meet product zinc-nutrient-content requirements.

➢Confectionery & Snacks

• Compressed candies, gummies, cereal bars: Zinc nutritional fortification with low off-odour, ideal for children-oriented functional snacks.

Health-Food & Dietary Supplements

Multi-vitamin-mineral tablets and dietary powders; zinc-supplement dietary supplements for children, pregnant-lactating women and adults. It serves as a mainstream organic-zinc source for high-end zinc-supplement health-food products.

Feed Industry

Organic-chelated zinc additive for high-grade livestock-poultry, aquaculture and pet feeds. Improves animal zinc nutrition, enhances immunity and promotes growth-development.