Comparison

Cough Syrup and Children's Cough Syrup

Cough Syrup (Maty's) lists 19 distinct ingredients and Children's Cough Syrup (Maty's) 19 (rows of one ingredient counted once); 19 are on both labels. On the site's similarity measure, which compares ingredient lists (1 for the same list, rarer ingredients counting for more; amounts are not part of it), the two formulas score 1.00: the same ingredients, at the amounts in the table below.

Amount per serving (and % of the Daily Value)
IngredientCough SyrupChildren's Cough Syrup
Carbohydrate3 g3 g
Sodium30 mg30 mg
Sugar3 g3 g
Fat (unspecified)1 g1 g
Zinc5 mg (45%)5 mg (45%)
Protein0 g0 g
Saturated fat0 g0 g
Trans fat0 mg0 mg
Capsicumnot disclosednot disclosed
Cinnamonnot disclosednot disclosed
Lemon balmnot disclosednot disclosed
Apple Cider Vinegarnot disclosednot disclosed
Lemonnot disclosednot disclosed
Clovenot disclosednot disclosed
Glycerolnot disclosednot disclosed
Waternot disclosednot disclosed
Honeynot disclosednot disclosed
Sea Saltnot disclosednot disclosed
Sweet Marjoramnot disclosednot disclosed

Amounts are per serving as DSLD gives them: Cough Syrup, 5 ml; Children's Cough Syrup, 5 ml. Current labels entered July 2020 and July 2020. Percentages of the Daily Value from 21 CFR 101.9. Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database.

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