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Black Elderberry Gummies with Vitamin C & Zinc

by Sambucol · gummy or jelly · 30 Gummy(ies)

  • Off the market since December 2021 (NIH)
  • UPC 8 96116 00122 8
  • DSLD label 245116
  • Serving 1 piece (2.0 grams)
  • 30 servings

Black Elderberry Gummies with Vitamin C & Zinc by Sambucol lists 3 ingredients, 3 with an amount per serving of 1 piece, such as 45 mg of vitamin C, 3.75 mg of zinc and 50 mg of black elderberry (sambucus nigra) extract, beside 4 Nutrition Facts rows (calories, fat and the like). Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on July 27, 2021.

What is in Black Elderberry Gummies with Vitamin C & Zinc?

Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 1 piece. 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 Gummies with Vitamin C & Zinc: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 245116, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Calories5 Calories
Sodium10 mg2%Sodium in Black Elderberry Gummies with Vitamin C & Zinc against 14,514 products10 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 15 mg to 142 mg, the median 55 mg.10 mg

78% of 14,514 products listing sodium give more (median 55 mg).

Total Carbohydrates2 g1%Carbohydrate in Black Elderberry Gummies with Vitamin C & Zinc against 21,979 products2 g per serving; the middle half of products list 1 g to 6 g, the median 3 g.2 g

58% of 21,979 products listing carbohydrate give more (median 3 g).

Dietary Fiber0 g0%
Sugar1 gSugar in Black Elderberry Gummies with Vitamin C & Zinc against 11,807 products1 g per serving; the middle half of products list 1 g to 4 g, the median 2 g.1 g

69% of 11,807 products listing sugar give more (median 2 g).

Vitamin Cas Ascorbic Acid45 mg80%Vitamin C in Black Elderberry Gummies with Vitamin C & Zinc against 18,583 products45 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 60 mg to 270 mg, the median 100 mg.DV 90 mgUL 2,000 mg45 mg

80% of 18,583 products listing vitamin C give more (median 100 mg).

Zincas Zinc CitrateZinc (Form: as Zinc Citrate)3.75 mg25%Zinc in Black Elderberry Gummies with Vitamin C & Zinc against 13,186 products3.75 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 5 mg to 15 mg, the median 11 mg.DV 11 mgUL 40 mg3.75 mg

82% of 13,186 products listing zinc give more (median 11 mg).

Black Elderberry (Sambucus nigra) extractBlack Elderberry (Sambucus nigra) extract Genus: Sambucus Species: nigra Note: equivalent to 1.7 gram Black Elderberry fruit50 mgEuropean Elder in Black Elderberry Gummies with Vitamin C & Zinc against 920 products50 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 50 mg to 400 mg, the median 150 mg.50 mg

73% of 920 products listing european elder give more (median 150 mg).

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 245116 (entered July 27, 2021), 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 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?

1 product lists 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
Directions for use: Adults and children over 4 years: Chew 1-2 gummies daily.
Warnings
Safety sealed for your protection. Do not use if seal under child resistant bottlecap is broken or missing.
Keep out of reach of children.
Allergens and what it does not contain
Gluten free
Free from gluten, dairy, soy, wheat, nuts, eggs, artificial color and flavors or preservatives. No drugs or alcohol.
Storage
Store at room temperature. Avoid excessive heat and direct sunlight. Keep tightly sealed.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 245116.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Cane Sugar, Tapioca Syrup, purified Water, Pectin, Citric Acid, Sodium Citrate, Natural flavors, Vegetable oil, Carnauba wax.

How many labels does Black Elderberry Gummies with Vitamin C & Zinc have?

4 labels are on file under this name since March 24, 2020: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.

  1. Label 245116 (current) Entered July 27, 2021 · off the market December 21, 2021 · 30 Gummy(ies) · UPC 8 96116 00122 8
  2. Label 245173 Entered April 22, 2021 · off the market December 21, 2021 · 60 Gummy(ies) · UPC 8 96116 00131 0
  3. Label 245151 Entered April 22, 2021 · off the market December 27, 2022 · 10 gummies · UPC 8 96116 00124 2
  4. Label 215084 Entered March 24, 2020 · off the market January 20, 2021 · 30 gummies · UPC 8 96116 00122 8

DSLD also links this label to: Black Elderberry with Vitamin C & Zinc Gummies (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 PharmaCare US, Inc. (distributor), San Diego, CA. All Sambucol products.

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