Sisu Sisu - Zinc Citrate 30mg, 90 caps
Sisu Zinc Citrate - For overall immune system support and for general health and maintenance of the prostate. Sisu Zinc Citrate contains a powerful 30 mg of Zinc Citrate and should be part of anyone's nutritional supplementation program. Zinc supplementation has also proven beneficial in promoting healthy hair, skin and nails. Zinc promotes the production of T-Cells, is a player in balancing cholesterol, and is beneficial for healthy liver and brain functions, and for healing wounds.
Price
Regular Canadian retail price: $11.98 CAD. Price Vault members pay below retail on this product. Member pricing is private and shown after a free opt-in, with no membership fee, no minimum order and no subscription.
In stock. Free shipping across Canada on orders over $89, flat $9.95 under that. 30 days to request a return, with return shipping paid by the customer. Ships from Victoria, BC.
Why people keep reordering it
- Highly absorbable forms
- Chelated forms your body takes up, instead of oxide that mostly passes through.
- Calm and recovery
- Supports muscle relaxation, sleep quality and everyday stress resilience.
- Gentle on digestion
- Formulated to skip the laxative effect of cheaper magnesium.
Best suited to: vegetarians and people eating little red meat, someone with a slow-healing scrape or cut, someone who found zinc oxide did nothing.
What the research supports
One vegetarian capsule gives 30 mg of elemental zinc from zinc citrate, taken with food. Ninety capsules lasts about three months at one a day.
Studies use 15 to 25 mg of zinc a day for immune defence.
- Zinc absorption (evidence: strong, from stable isotope absorption studies, randomized controlled trial)
- Zinc citrate has been directly measured absorbing at about 60 percent in adults, on par with gluconate and better than oxide, so a 30 mg capsule reliably raises what your body actually takes in.
- Immunity (evidence: moderate, from randomized controlled trial, meta-analysis)
- Zinc is required for immune cells to develop and respond, and correcting a shortfall measurably improves those measures, though the effect fades once your levels are already adequate.
- Tissue repair (evidence: moderate, from randomized controlled trial, meta-analysis)
- The enzymes that rebuild collagen and connective tissue need zinc to work, so correcting a real shortfall speeds healing, though piling on more zinc once you have enough does not help further.
- Taste and smell (evidence: limited, from small human trials, observational)
- Blunted taste is a recognized sign that zinc is low, but once someone already has enough, extra zinc has not been shown to sharpen taste further in trials.
Read the literature: Zinc absorption on PubMed, Immunity on PubMed, Tissue repair on PubMed, Taste and smell on PubMed.
Is it right for you
Worth it if
- vegetarians and people eating little red meat
- phytates in grains, beans and nuts bind zinc and cut absorption sharply, and 30 mg of a well-absorbed citrate covers that gap in a way an 8 mg dose would not.
- someone with a slow-healing scrape or cut
- zinc is a cofactor in the collagen and matrix enzymes that do tissue repair, and this is a repletion-scale dose rather than a token amount.
- someone who found zinc oxide did nothing
- oxide absorbs around 50 percent and leans on stomach acid to dissolve; citrate absorbs at about 60 percent and is far less dependent on that.
Look elsewhere if
- anyone whose multivitamin already has 15 mg of zinc
- a 15 mg standalone, or just the multivitamin on its own, since stacking this on top puts you at or past the 40 mg daily upper limit.
- someone who wants a lozenge for the first day of a cold
- zinc acetate or gluconate lozenges dissolved slowly in the mouth are what those trials used, because the effect there is local in the throat, not systemic. A swallowed capsule does not reproduce it.
- someone with a very sensitive stomach
- zinc bisglycinate is the gentler chelate; citrate is decent but 30 mg of any zinc taken without food is a common cause of nausea.
What to expect
Take it with food, or expect nausea within the hour. Zinc status shifts over weeks rather than days, so give it three to four weeks before judging anything, and if you are staying on 30 mg for more than a couple of months, plan for copper alongside it.
How it compares
- Compared with zinc oxide, the cheapest form on the shelf
- measured fractional absorption from citrate is about 60 percent against roughly 50 percent for oxide, and citrate does not need much stomach acid to dissolve. The tradeoff: oxide is cheaper per milligram, and for someone with normal stomach acid and no digestive complaints the difference is real but not dramatic.
- Compared with zinc bisglycinate at 25 mg
- citrate costs less per capsule and delivers a slightly higher elemental dose at 30 mg. The tradeoff: the amino acid chelate is the more comfortable option on a light stomach, which is the main reason people pay more for it.
Product details
- Active ingredient
- Zinc (citrate)
- Ingredient form
- caps
- Strength
- 30 mg
- Servings per container
- 90
- Suggested use
- Take 1 capsule daily with food or as directed by a health care practitioner. Contains no dairy, wheat, gluten, corn, or soy. Suitable for a vegan diet.
- Country of manufacture
- Canada
- Independent testing
- independent third-party labs
- Certifications
- Non-GMO, Made in Canada
- Storage
- Store in a cool, dry place
- Brand
- Sisu
How to take it
Take 1 capsule daily with food or as directed by a health care practitioner. Contains no dairy, wheat, gluten, corn, or soy. Suitable for a vegan diet.
- Store in a cool, dry place away from direct light.
- Keep out of reach of children.
- Consult a practitioner if you are pregnant, nursing or on medication.
Ingredients
Each vegetarian capsule contains
- Zinc (citrate)
- 30 mg
Non-medicinal ingredients
Microcrystalline cellulose, magnesium stearate (vegetable), stearic acid (vegetable). Capsule shell: Hypromellose.
Interactions and cautions
- Medications
- May reduce absorption of certain antibiotics and thyroid medication.
- Timing
- Separate from medications by 2 to 4 hours unless directed otherwise by a healthcare practitioner.
- Pregnancy and breastfeeding
- Consult a healthcare practitioner before use if pregnant or breastfeeding.
- General
- Use only as directed. Discontinue and consult a practitioner if you experience an adverse reaction.
This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent disease. Consult a healthcare practitioner before use. Free certified advisors are available at 1-888-386-1211, Mon to Fri, 9am to 5pm PT.
Questions about Sisu - Zinc Citrate 30mg
- Is this the genuine, authentic product?
- Yes. It is identical to what you would pay full price for anywhere else, sourced through our authorized supplier relationships.
- How is the price below retail?
- We buy direct, with nobody in the middle taking a cut, and we sell it for close to what we paid. You see the price privately because you have unlocked the Vault.
- How fast does it ship?
- Orders placed before 12pm PT are processed the same day and ship within two business days. Shipping is free over $89, and a flat $9.95 under that.
- Can I return it?
- You have 30 days after it arrives to request a return. Product must be unused, in its original packaging, with proof of purchase, and return shipping is paid by you. Find it cheaper anywhere in Canada and we will match the price.