Zinc L-Carnosine with Mastic Gum - Chelated Zinc Complex with DGL and L-Glutamine
Zinc L-Carnosine with Mastic Gum - Chelated Zinc Complex with DGL and L-Glutamine
What Zinc L-Carnosine Actually Is
Zinc L-carnosine is not simply zinc. It is a chelated compound in which a zinc ion is bound to L-carnosine, a dipeptide made from the amino acids beta-alanine and histidine. The binding partner matters: it changes how the zinc behaves after ingestion, and it is the reason this compound appears in the research literature under its own name rather than as a generic zinc salt.
Full Composition
- Zinc L-carnosine - the chelated zinc form, the compound most studied in this category
- Mastic gum - a resin from the Pistacia lentiscus tree, traditionally harvested on the Greek island of Chios
- DGL licorice - deglycyrrhizinated licorice, meaning the glycyrrhizin compound has been removed
- L-glutamine - the most abundant free amino acid in the body
Why DGL Rather Than Plain Licorice
Whole licorice root contains glycyrrhizin, which is the part associated with concerns around prolonged intake. Deglycyrrhizinated licorice has that fraction removed while keeping the rest of the root material. If a label says DGL, that is the distinction being made.
Serving and Supply
Two capsules daily. Each bottle contains 120 capsules, a 60 day supply. Capsule format rather than gummy, because the resin and amino acid components are not well suited to a gummy base.
How to Read the Label
Check the Supplement Facts panel for the elemental zinc amount per serving. Products in this category vary widely in how much actual zinc they deliver, and the capsule count tells you nothing about that number.
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Product facts
| Product form | Capsules |
|---|---|
| Key ingredients | Zinc L-carnosine, mastic gum, DGL licorice, L-glutamine |
| Price | $27.99 USD |
| Ships from | United States |
| Return policy | See our returns and refunds page |
These statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease.
What clinical trials of these two found
Mastic gum has the harder-to-find kind of evidence: a placebo-controlled trial in people. One hundred forty-eight adults meeting Rome II criteria for functional dyspepsia took either 350 mg Chios mastic gum or placebo three times daily for three weeks. Symptom scores fell to 14.78 in the mastic group versus 19.96 with placebo (P < 0.05), and 77% of participants on mastic reported global improvement compared with 40% on placebo (P < 0.02).
Source: Dabos KJ, et al. J Ethnopharmacol. 2010 · PMID 19961914
Zinc L-carnosine, the other half of this formula, has pooled human data of its own: across three randomized trials with 396 participants, adding it to standard therapy improved eradication rates (OR 2.01; 95% CI, 1.27–3.21; P = 0.003) without increasing adverse events.
Source: Abdelrahman M, et al. Nutrients. 2022;14(19):4126 · PMID 36235778
These statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. The findings above describe the nutrients and ingredient combinations studied, not necessarily this finished product.
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