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Immune Defense

by Advanced Nutrition by Zahler · capsule · 120 capsules

  • On the market (NIH)
  • UPC 8 48998 08112 6
  • DSLD label 260072
  • Serving 4 capsules
  • 30 servings

Immune Defense by Advanced Nutrition by Zahler lists 6 ingredients, 6 with an amount per serving of 4 capsules, such as 600 mg of vitamin C, 500 mg of pantothenic acid, 900 mg of olive leaf extract and 900 mg of bee propolis powder. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on February 23, 2022.

What is in Immune Defense?

Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 4 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).

Immune Defense: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 260072, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Vitamin C600 mg667%Vitamin C in Immune Defense against 18,583 products600 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 60 mg to 270 mg, the median 100 mg.DV 90 mgUL 2,000 mg600 mg

Higher than 89% of 18,583 products listing vitamin C (median 100 mg).

Pantothenic Acidas Calcium D-Pantothenate500 mg10,000%Pantothenic Acid (Vitamin B5) in Immune Defense against 10,060 products500 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 6 mg to 50 mg, the median 12 mg.DV 5 mg500 mg

Higher than 98% of 10,060 products listing pantothenic acid (vitamin B5) (median 12 mg).

Olive leaf extract900 mgOlive in Immune Defense against 822 products900 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 30 mg to 300 mg, the median 100 mg.900 mg

Higher than 96% of 822 products listing olive (median 100 mg).

Bee Propolis powder900 mgPropolis in Immune Defense against 260 products900 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 50 mg to 400 mg, the median 150 mg.900 mg

Higher than 90% of 260 products listing propolis (median 150 mg).

Masson Pine bark extract90 mg
Pycnogenol10 mgMaritime Pine in Immune Defense against 215 products10 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 25 mg to 100 mg, the median 50 mg.10 mg

80% of 215 products listing maritime pine give more (median 50 mg).

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 260072 (entered February 23, 2022), version 9.4.0. See the label on DSLD or its label image (PDF). 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 500 mg of pantothenic acid (vitamin B5) is higher than 98% of the 10,060 pantothenic acid (vitamin B5) products that print an amount; 58 list more.
  • Its 900 mg of olive is higher than 96% of the 822 olive products that print an amount; 33 list more.

The NIH database records one serving 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 Immune Defense'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 4 capsules daily, preferably 2 capsules twice a day with food, or as directed by a healthcare practitioner.
Warnings
Keep out of reach of children.
Do not use if safety seal is damaged or missing.
If pregnant, nursing or on medication, consult with your healthcare practitioner.
Allergens and what it does not contain
Dairy free Soy free
Storage
Store tightly closed in a cool, dry place.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 260072.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Hypromellose, Magnesium Stearate, Rice Flour.

Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): D (Dairy Kosher) OU (Kosher) This product was manufactured in a GMP certified Facility; Made in the USA.

How many labels does Immune Defense have?

One label is on file, entered on February 23, 2022.

  1. Label 260072 (current) Entered February 23, 2022 · on the market · 120 capsules · UPC 8 48998 08112 6

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 (distributor), Brooklyn, NY. All Advanced Nutrition by Zahler products.

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