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Exact product checked · GTIN 00693749220022THORNE · checked Jul 21, 2026🇺🇸 USPTO wordmark owner · Thorne Research, Inc. · IDAHO, USA; SOUTH CAROLINA, USA
Quick read · THORNE

THORNE - Zinc Picolinate 30 mg - Well-Absorbed Zinc Supplement…

Checked against public sources between July 21 and July 29, 2026 · LookCloser does not sell or recommend supplements.

60capsules
4.8 / 5rating at observation
11,029visible ratings

Does the marketing hold up?

Testing claimed — documentation not found. The observed listing claims third-party testing without naming a lab or certifier. No product-bound report is saved, so the claim cannot be verified as stated. …

Is the dose real?Listing and panel agreeboth say 30 mg of Zinc
What a serving costsNo price found for this exact barcode
Is it tested?Claimed — no lab or certificate found
Who’s behind it?🇺🇸Thorne Research, Inc.corporation · IDAHO, USA; SOUTH CAROLINA, USA
Is it the real thing?Barcode matches outside records
Trouble on record?No recalls found

“Couldn’t verify” means we looked and found no public proof — not a mark against the product. Most supplement claims cannot be independently verified by anyone, so grey is the normal state of this industry.

1◖ partly confirmed1? couldn’t verifyno contradictions · no recalls
The label itself

What the Supplement Facts panel says

Serving size One Capsule

Zinc (as Zinc Picolinate)30 mg

Printed on the package: Third-Party Certified · DAIRY FREE · SOY FREE · GLUTEN FREE

We read 1 lines from the package photograph. It is our transcript of the label, not the manufacturer’s panel, and it may be incomplete.

Marketing claims, checked

The checks, one by one

The public sources did not settle the marketing promises on this label.

Partly confirmed1

“THORNE - Zinc Picolinate 30 mg - Well-Absorbed Zinc Supplement for Growth and Immune Function - Promotes Healthy Skin & Eyes* - Third-Party…”

Published research exists for ingredients in this formula. Whether this product’s doses match those studies could not be confirmed.

Evidence →

Ingredient research can support context, but it is not a trial of this exact product.

?Couldn’t verify independently1

“of a type of white blood cell that helps moderate the body’s inflammatory response during times of immune stress* Skin and Eyes: Zinc promotes…”

No named laboratory or lot-specific certificate was found for this exact product. No exact brand product page was available for a document check. Under NSF/ANSI 173, NSF lists Thorne® products, including Thorne® L-Glutamine Powder, but not this exact SKU. IFOS, USP, and Informed-Sport were not checked in this record. This is a public-evidence limit, not a finding that testing did not occur.

Evidence →

We looked and found no public proof. That does not count against the product.

Marketing language, not scored

A well-researched form of zinc that exhibits superior absorption and tolerability

Quick read · 2 useful findings

What is worth knowing.

Headlines first. Open evidence only when you want the source trail.

CheckedIs the label honest?

Every ingredient shows its amount · 1 ingredients listed.

Every ingredient shows its real amount — nothing is hidden in a proprietary blend.

Evidence and sources

The panel gives a per-ingredient amount rather than hiding quantities inside a proprietary blend, so each one can be compared to published research.

Locked evidence record →Open the full source-linked finding
CheckedCan you trust the review pattern?

We can see 44 of this product’s 310 reviews — the count rose between August 10, 2025 and August 22, 2026. That is too small a slice to say anything about the wider pattern.

A count that moves steadily is ordinary. A sudden burst is what deserves a closer look.

Evidence and sources

Written reviews rose from 266 to 310 between August 10, 2025 and August 22, 2026. The largest rise inside any single 30-day window was about 9, so the count moved in steps rather than in one burst.

Locked evidence record →Open the full source-linked finding
What remains open 2
  • No FDA recall matched this brand in the current search.
  • We have not found a public label filing for this exact product.

These are evidence gaps, not strikes against the product.

Who owns the brand wordmark?
🇺🇸
Thorne Research, Inc.Corporation · exact supplement-class mark for THORNE
Registration5257935
Registered2017-08-01
AssignmentsYes

Filed address
25820 Highway 2 West, Sandpoint, IDAHO 83864, UNITED STATES

USPTO identifies the public owner or applicant behind this brand wordmark. This does not by itself identify the product manufacturer or prove where the product was made. Open USPTO source ↗

Research behind the findings

Dose and research context

The label amount is shown beside the range used in the linked ingredient studies.

Dose vs research

Zinc

30 mg per serving — within the 8–40 mg/day used in the linked studies.

Linked ingredient research · label amount, not a recommendation
Background reading

What the research says about these amounts

Not a score. Studies disagree with each other and change over time, so this sits beside the evidence rather than counting toward it — it is here so you can read the sources yourself.

The panel lists 30 mg of zinc per serving. Studies we found used 8 mg–40 mg a day, so this sits inside that range.

0studied 8 mg–40 mg

Study ranges differ between trials and change as research changes. This is background reading, not a pass, a failure, or a recommendation.

Where it sells

Price check for this exact product

Amazon

Exact UPC/GTIN match
$20.00

4.8/5 · 11,029 ratings

matching UPC/GTIN · checked Sep 1, 2026

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iHerb

Exact UPC/GTIN match
$23.00

4.9/5 · 3,234 ratings

matching UPC/GTIN · checked Jul 29, 2026

View on iHerb ↗

Target

Not confirmed
No exact listing saved

We only show a price when the seller publishes the same barcode as the bottle. We haven’t found that match here.

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Walmart

Not confirmed
No exact listing saved

We only show a price when the seller publishes the same barcode as the bottle. We haven’t found that match here.

Search Walmart ↗

Same UPC/GTIN observed across 2 sellers. Amazon was lowest at $20.00; iHerb was highest at $23.00 — a $3.00 range at check time.

Reference prices only · no affiliate links · every compared seller must publish the matching UPC/GTIN.

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Record built September 03, 2026. Sources: source listing observed at check time · USPTO Trademark Search · Keepa exact-listing history · NIH / published research · certification and regulator records where available. LookCloser publishes evidence and gaps; it does not advise for or against any supplement. Evidence-based corrections welcome.