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Black Elderberry

by Gaia Herbs · capsule · 60 vegan capsules

  • On the market (NIH)
  • DSLD label 309551
  • Serving 1 to 2 capsules; amounts per 2 capsules
  • 30 servings

Black Elderberry by Gaia Herbs lists 2 ingredients, 2 with an amount per serving of 2 capsules, such as 158 mg of black elderberry fruit extract and 550 mg of acerola fruit extract. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on April 23, 2024.

What is in Black Elderberry?

Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 2 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).

Black Elderberry: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 309551, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Black Elderberry Fruit Extractas Sambucus nigra Fruit Extractorganic158 mgEuropean Elder in Black Elderberry against 920 products158 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 50 mg to 400 mg, the median 150 mg.158 mg

Higher than 52% of 920 products listing european elder (median 150 mg). Per day at the most servings: 316 mg.

Acerola Fruit Extractas Malpighia glabra Fruit Extract550 mgAcerola in Black Elderberry against 436 products550 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 14.5 mg to 300 mg, the median 60 mg.550 mg

Higher than 90% of 436 products listing acerola (median 60 mg). Per day at the most servings: 1,100 mg.

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 309551 (entered April 23, 2024), 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?

Every amount on this label with a position sits within the middle 80% of the products that list the same ingredient.

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?

2 products list the very same ingredients; the nearest amounts come first.

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 Adults take 1 capsule daily between meals. For additional support take 2 capsules 2 times daily.
Warnings
Not for use during pregnancy or lactation. If you have a medical condition or take medications, please consult with your doctor before use.
Store away from children.
Allergens and what it does not contain
Gluten
Storage
Store away from children. Keep bottle capped at all times and store in a cool, dry place.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 309551.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Acacia Gum, Hypromellose.

Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): Certified B Corporation.

How many labels does Black Elderberry have?

15 labels are on file under this name since October 21, 2017: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.

  1. Label 309551 (current) Entered April 23, 2024 · on the market · 60 vegan capsules
  2. Label 309552 Entered March 22, 2024 · on the market · 120 vegan capsules · UPC 7 51063 15061 3
  3. Label 270974 Entered July 21, 2022 · off the market December 22, 2022 · 60 vegan capsules
  4. Label 270973 Entered July 21, 2022 · on the market · 30 vegan capsules
  5. Label 270474 Entered July 21, 2022 · off the market December 22, 2022 · 120 vegan capsules · UPC 7 51063 15061 3
  6. Label 240588 Entered January 22, 2021 · off the market December 22, 2022 · 60 vegan capsules · UPC 7 51063 40060 2
  7. Label 240587 Entered January 22, 2021 · off the market December 22, 2022 · 30 vegan capsules · UPC 7 51063 40372 6
  8. Label 240590 Entered December 26, 2020 · off the market November 24, 2021 · 120 vegan capsules · UPC 7 51063 15061 3
  9. Label 209820 Entered December 22, 2019 · off the market September 28, 2020 · 120 vegan capsules · UPC 7 51063 15061 3
  10. Label 209817 Entered December 22, 2019 · off the market September 28, 2020 · 60 vegan capsules · UPC 7 51063 40060 2
  11. Label 209809 Entered December 22, 2019 · off the market September 28, 2020 · 30 vegan capsules · UPC 7 51063 40372 6
  12. Label 209798 Entered December 22, 2019 · off the market December 22, 2022 · 4 fl. Oz. · UPC 7 51063 32102 0
  13. Label 209790 Entered December 22, 2019 · off the market December 22, 2022 · 2 fl. Oz. · UPC 7 51063 32101 3
  14. Label 209780 Entered December 22, 2019 · on the market · 1 fl. Oz. · UPC 7 51063 32100 6
  15. Label 79442 Entered October 21, 2017 · off the market September 6, 2019 · 1 fl. Oz. · UPC 7 51063 32100 6

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

Who makes it?

The label names Gaia Herbs, Inc. (distributor), Brevard, NC. All Gaia Herbs products.

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