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Abreve

by Zahler · capsule · 180 vegetarian capsules

  • On the market (NIH)
  • UPC 8 48998 08070 9
  • DSLD label 33215
  • Serving 3 capsules; amounts per 6 capsules
  • 30 servings

Abreve by Zahler lists 6 ingredients, 6 with an amount per serving of 6 capsules, such as 850 mg of astragalus, 565 mg of echinacea, 985 mg of elderberry extract and 625 mg of garlic. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on May 23, 2014.

What is in Abreve?

Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 6 capsules. The capsule beside an amount places it among every product in the NIH database that lists the same ingredient: the bar is the middle half of their amounts, the line in it the median, the whiskers the 10th and 90th percentiles; the green tick is the FDA Daily Value and the red dashed tick the adult upper limit (IOM).

Abreve: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 33215, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Astragalus850 mgAstragalus in Abreve against 604 products850 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 50 mg to 405 mg, the median 132.5 mg.850 mg

Higher than 87% of 604 products listing astragalus (median 132.5 mg). Per day at the most servings: 1,700 mg.

Echinacea565 mgEchinacea in Abreve against 234 products565 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 75 mg to 400 mg, the median 200 mg.565 mg

Higher than 88% of 234 products listing echinacea (median 200 mg). Per day at the most servings: 1,130 mg.

Elderberry extract985 mgEuropean Elder in Abreve against 920 products985 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 50 mg to 400 mg, the median 150 mg.985 mg

Higher than 88% of 920 products listing european elder (median 150 mg). Per day at the most servings: 1,970 mg.

Garlic625 mgGarlic in Abreve against 1,075 products625 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 50 mg to 500 mg, the median 200 mg.625 mg

Higher than 88% of 1,075 products listing garlic (median 200 mg). Per day at the most servings: 1,250 mg.

Pantothenic Acid1,000 mg10,000%Pantothenic Acid (Vitamin B5) in Abreve against 10,060 products1,000 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 6 mg to 50 mg, the median 12 mg.DV 5 mg1,000 mg

Higher than over 99% of 10,060 products listing pantothenic acid (vitamin B5) (median 12 mg). Per day at the most servings: 2,000 mg.

Vitamin C775 mg1,292%Vitamin C in Abreve against 18,583 products775 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 60 mg to 270 mg, the median 100 mg.DV 90 mgUL 2,000 mg775 mg

Higher than 90% of 18,583 products listing vitamin C (median 100 mg). Per day at the most servings: 1,550 mg.

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 33215 (entered May 23, 2014), version 9.4.0. See the label on DSLD. Amounts are what the maker printed; DSLD does not test products. Daily Values: the FDA's Daily Value page.

Is that a lot?

The rows in the top or bottom tenth of the products that list the same ingredient, and any above the adult upper limit at the most servings a day the directions give:

  • Its 1,000 mg of pantothenic acid (vitamin B5) is higher than over 99% of the 10,060 pantothenic acid (vitamin B5) products that print an amount; 14 list more.
  • Its 775 mg of vitamin C is higher than 90% of the 18,583 vitamin C products that print an amount; 1,794 list more.

The NIH database records 2 servings a day from the label's directions; its % Daily Values are for adults and children 4 or more years of age. The directions as printed are further down this page.

The Tolerable Upper Intake Level is the most of a nutrient per day, from food, water and supplements together, that is likely to pose no risk for almost all adults (Institute of Medicine, 2011). It does not apply under medical supervision. This page compares labels; it is not medical advice.

Sources: amounts from the DSLD label; Daily Values from 21 CFR 101.9(c)(8)(iv); adult upper limits from the Institute of Medicine's DRI summary tables (2011). How positions are computed.

Which products have the closest formulas?

The products whose ingredient lists overlap most with Abreve's, rare ingredients counting for more.

Source: ingredient lists of every product's current label in DSLD (version 9.4.0); similarity weights each shared ingredient by how rare it is.

What does the label say about taking it?

Quoted from the label as DSLD transcribed it: the maker's words, including any claim about what the product does, which the FDA has not evaluated and PlainVitamins does not endorse.

Directions
Directions: Take 3 capsules 2 times daily with meals, or as directed by a health care processional.
Warnings
KEEP OUT OF REACH OF CHILDREN.
Storage
STORE IN A COOL, DRY PLACE.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 33215.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Microcrystalline Cellulose, Vegetarian Capsule.

Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): MADE IN THE USA {Flag}; IMMUNE DEFENSE {capsule}; U; D; THIS PRODUCT WAS MANUFACTURED IN A GMP CERTIFIED FACILITY.

How many labels does Abreve have?

One label is on file, entered on May 23, 2014.

  1. Label 33215 (current) Entered May 23, 2014 · on the market · 180 vegetarian capsules · UPC 8 48998 08070 9

Source: DSLD label entry and market events, version 9.4.0 (labels entered through September 25, 2025).

Who makes it?

The label names Advanced Nutrition by Zahler(R) (distributor), Brooklyn, NY. All Zahler products.

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