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Black Elderberry Extract

by Ecological Formulas · liquid · 8 fl. Oz.

  • On the market (NIH)
  • DSLD label 22336
  • Serving 2 to 4 tbsp (30-60 mL); amounts per 1 tbsp
  • 16 servings

Black Elderberry Extract by Ecological Formulas lists 2 ingredients, 2 with an amount per serving of 1 tbsp, such as 279 mg of elderberry extract and 208 mg of raspberry extract, beside 2 Nutrition Facts rows (calories, fat and the like). Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on June 25, 2013.

What is in Black Elderberry Extract?

Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 1 tbsp. 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 Extract: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 22336, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Calories45 Calories
Calories from Fat0 Calories
Total Carbohydrates7 g2%Carbohydrate in Black Elderberry Extract against 21,979 products7 g per serving; the middle half of products list 1 g to 6 g, the median 3 g.7 g

Higher than 79% of 21,979 products listing carbohydrate (median 3 g).

Sugar7 gSugar in Black Elderberry Extract against 11,807 products7 g per serving; the middle half of products list 1 g to 4 g, the median 2 g.7 g

Higher than 88% of 11,807 products listing sugar (median 2 g).

Elderberry extract279 mgEuropean Elder in Black Elderberry Extract against 920 products279 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 50 mg to 400 mg, the median 150 mg.279 mg

Higher than 66% of 920 products listing european elder (median 150 mg).

Raspberry extract208 mgRaspberry in Black Elderberry Extract against 110 products208 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 25 mg to 250 mg, the median 85 mg.208 mg

Higher than 69% of 110 products listing raspberry (median 85 mg).

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 22336 (entered June 25, 2013), 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?

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 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 Black Elderberry Extract'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 2 to 4 tablespoons daily, or as directed by a physician.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 22336.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Honey, deionized Water, Glycerin, Citric Acid.

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

How many labels does Black Elderberry Extract have?

One label is on file, entered on June 25, 2013.

  1. Label 22336 (current) Entered June 25, 2013 · on the market · 8 fl. Oz.

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

Who makes it?

The label names ECOLOGICAL FORMULAS (manufacturer), CONCORD, CA. All Ecological Formulas products.

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