Ingredients
According to the official website, Airborne contains a special blend of zinc, ginger, Echinacea and 13 other vitamins, minerals and herbs. Each tablet of Airborne contains 5 calories.
The complete list of ingredients is the following:
- Vitamin A as retinyl palmitate According to the manufacturer's presentation of the product, Vitamin A supplementation supports the body's immune system by protecting the cell-mediated immunity and works synergistically with other antioxidants that support the immune system such as vitamin C, vitamin E, selenium, and manganese;
- Vitamin C (ascorbic acid) which, according to the official Airborne website, is needed to modulate the high levels of stress hormones and preserve the levels of vitamin C necessary to maintain a healthy immune system;
- Vitamin E (as delta-tocopheryl acetate) which boosts the immune system through its antioxidant properties that enhances and augments antibody production;
- Riboflavin (vitamin B2) is claimed to have a role in the formation and functioning of some other vitamins;
- Magnesium (as oxide and sulfate);
- Zinc (as sulfate);
- Selenium (as amino acid chelate);
- Manganese (as gluconate);
- Sodium;
- Potassium;
- Herbal extract proprietary blend containing: maltodextrin, Lonicera (flower), Forsythia (fruit), Schizonepeta (aboveground parts), ginger (dried rhizome), Chinese Vitex (fruit), Isatis (root) and Echinacea (aboveground parts)
- Amino acids: glutamine (as L-glutamine) and lysine (as L-lysine HCl);
- Other ingredients: sorbitol, citric acid, sodium bicarbonate, potassium bicarbonate, orange flavor, mineral oil, acesulfame potassium, and sucralose.
However, it seems that Echinacea and vitamin C, the most commonly touted cold remedies, when tested in careful clinical studies, are ineffective in treating colds. Only Zinc, as a throat lozenge but not an effervescent tablet, has been effective in decreasing cold symptoms and the effectiveness of Airborne based on the zinc compound is in any case debatable given that a tablet contains only 10% of the daily recommended dose.
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