Zinc Defence Lozenges 34mg | Providing 34mg Zinc Acetate | Immune Support | Cold & Flu | All Blacks Official Partner | Peppermint | Informed Sport Accredited | Vegan (45 Lozenges)

This is a hidden gem for immunity, far better than vitamin C when you have a cold, it’s not even close.

Not a pleasant taste but they seem to work when used at the first sign of a cold or sore throat. So far so good.

These were recommended as being helpful to nip a cold in the bud before it really takes hold. Difficult to know if it was the zinc, the copious amounts of vitamin c, or the gallons of water I drank, but something worked as the cold only lasted 2 days!

I have early stages of a cold so got these after doing some research. These are the only kind of losenges that can work cos they contain Zinc Acetate & no “zinc blocker” ingredients. I saw people complain about the flavour in the reviews but honestly they’re fine. It’s like an alkaline peppermint taste, just like antacid tablets. Zinc tastes weird so there’s only so much you can mask the flavour without loads of additives that might block the efficacy of the Zinc. I was ideally looking for a sugar free supplement but these don’t have a huge amount of sugar, so I can cope for a few days. I haven’t found any other sugar free Zinc Acetate losenges anywhere, maybe it’s not possible. If you can make them sugar free, please do! The packaging was fancy and mostly recyclable. Overall I will definitely buy them again. Edit: I still got the cold but it helped to delay it. Would use again. Don’t take on empty stomach

Always take these at the first sign of a cold and they either help to ward it off or definately make the cold lighter and shorter. I really like the nice minty taste too, not sure what the other reviews are referencing when they talk about a bad taste?!

I tolerate them well and I do strongly believe they helped lessen the severity/duration of the last couple of colds I've had, but my spouse got really bad stomach cramps from a small dose. The directions indicate that you can take up to 9 lozenges daily, please be aware that this is very high. Just don't take them on an empty stomach and stop using if you have any gastrointestinal issues.

No information or ingredients on or inside packaging. Taste unpleasant with a sweetener aftertaste, mouth very dry.

There's good evidence that zinc significantly reduces symptoms and duration of the common cold, but only if certain criteria are met: 1) Must be lozenges, so the virusses in the throat area can be targeted effectively 3) Must contain a high dose, so that 75mg+ of zinc per day are taken 2) The zinc must be in a certain form, either gluconate, or better, zinc acetate. Other compounds dont work! 4) Compounds that bind zinc ions must not be present. This supplement is the *only* one I found on amazon that fulfills these criteria (except criterion 4, which I can't judge due to lack of chemistry knowledge). It even has zinc acetate, which is better than gluconate. I also like that the manufacturer seems to be aware of the research, judging by the text and instructions on the package. This might seem like something to be expected, but looking at other supplements (even lozenges), it is not common. TASTE: surprisingly good, I expected it to taste bad. This product seems a bit expensive for what it offers, but it's definitely worth it, and as long as there's no good alternative, I'm giving it 5 stars.