Acute Defense To Go
by MegaFood · powder · 39 grams
- On the market (NIH)
- UPC 0 51494 60005 4
- DSLD label 63493
- Serving 2.6 g (2.6g)
- 15 servings
Acute Defense To Go by MegaFood lists 8 ingredients, 5 with an amount per serving of 2.6 g, such as 250 mg of FoodState orange vitamin C, 5 mg of FoodState S. cerevisiae, 500 mg of FoodState black elderberry and 400 mg of echinacea purpurea; 3 sit inside a blend without their own amounts. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on August 24, 2016.
What is in Acute Defense To Go?
Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 2.6 g. 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).
| Ingredient | Amount | % DV | Among products listing it |
|---|---|---|---|
| FoodState Orange Vitamin CFoodState Orange Vitamin C Note: Including Uncle Matt's organic whole Oranges | 250 mg | 417% | Higher than 68% of 18,583 products listing vitamin C (median 100 mg). Per day at the most servings: 750 mg. |
| FoodState S. cerevisiaeas Zinc | 5 mg | 33% | 99% of 168 products listing saccharomyces cerevisiae give more (median 500 mg). Per day at the most servings: 15 mg. |
| FoodState Black Elderberry | 500 mg | Higher than 79% of 920 products listing european elder (median 150 mg). Per day at the most servings: 1,500 mg. | |
| FoodState Farm Fresh Fruit Phenolic Blendas Anthocyanins, Bioflavonoids, ProanthocyanidinsFoodState Farm Fresh Fruit Phenolic Blend (Form: natural source of Anthocyanins, Bioflavonoids, Proanthocyanidins) | 500 mg | ||
| Uncle Matt's Organic whole Orange | in the blend, no amount given | ||
| organic Blueberry | in the blend, no amount given | ||
| organic Cranberry | in the blend, no amount given | ||
| Echinacea purpureaEchinacea purpurea PlantPart: whole herb Genus: Echinacea Species: purpurea Note: whole herb extract | 400 mg | Higher than 68% of 484 products listing echinacea purpurea (median 200 mg). Per day at the most servings: 1,200 mg. | |
| Andrographis paniculataAndrographis paniculata PlantPart: whole herb Genus: Andrographis Species: paniculata Note: whole herb extract | 100 mg | 70% of 213 products listing andrographis give more (median 200 mg). Per day at the most servings: 300 mg. |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 63493 (entered August 24, 2016), 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:
- 99% of the 168 products that print an amount of saccharomyces cerevisiae list more than its 5 mg of FoodState S. cerevisiae (filed by NIH under saccharomyces cerevisiae) (median 500 mg).
The NIH database records 3 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 Acute Defense To Go's, rare ingredients counting for more.
- Acute DefenseMegaFood 7 shared, 77% alike
- Immune DefenseMegaFood 4 shared, 44% alike
- Clinical Immunity Quick-StartLifeSeasons 5 shared, 42% alike
- Kids Daily ImmuneMegaFood 5 shared, 41% alike
- Resist-ImmuneJarrow Formulas · off the market 3 shared, 36% alike
- Vitamin C-400Innate Response Formulas 5 shared, 36% alike
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
- Suggested Use: Pour contents of one pouch into 6-8 ounces of water, mix well and consume immediately. For best results, take one serving, 3 times per day for 5 days at onset.
- Allergens and what it does not contain
- Non GMO
- NSF Certified Gluten-free
- Tested free pesticides & herbicides
- Soy free
- Dairy free
- Acute Defense does not contain any added sugar, sweeteners, flavorings or preservatives.
Source: label statements in DSLD label 63493.
What else is on the label?
Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): Non GMO project Verified Nongmoproject.org; V Certified vegan vegan.org; Farm fresh. Listed with: Certified gluten-free (GFCO), Certified Vegan (Vegan Action), NSF certified (contents or GMP) (a seal is the label's claim; the certifier's own list confirms it).
How many labels does Acute Defense To Go have?
One label is on file, entered on August 24, 2016.
- Label 63493 (current) Entered August 24, 2016 · on the market · 39 grams · UPC 0 51494 60005 4
DSLD also links this label to: Acute Defense (package size difference, same product).
Source: DSLD label entry and market events, version 9.4.0 (labels entered through September 25, 2025).
Who makes it?
The label names MegaFood (manufacturer), Derry, NH. All MegaFood products.