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Black Elderberry NightTime Syrup

by Gaia Herbs · liquid · 3 fluid ounces

  • On the market (NIH)
  • DSLD label 309553
  • Serving 0.25 to 1 tsp (1.25-5 mL); amounts per 1 tsp
  • 18 servings

Black Elderberry NightTime Syrup by Gaia Herbs lists 5 ingredients, 2 with an amount per serving of 1 tsp, such as 1,903 mg of black elderberry fruit juice concentrate and 147 mg of acerola fruit extract; 3 sit inside a blend without their own amounts, beside 3 Nutrition Facts rows (calories, fat and the like). Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on May 23, 2024.

What is in Black Elderberry NightTime Syrup?

Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 1 tsp. 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 NightTime Syrup: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 309553, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Calories20 Calories
Total Carbohydrates5 g2%Carbohydrate in Black Elderberry NightTime Syrup against 21,979 products5 g per serving; the middle half of products list 1 g to 6 g, the median 3 g.5 g

Higher than 65% of 21,979 products listing carbohydrate (median 3 g).

Total Sugars4 gSugar in Black Elderberry NightTime Syrup against 11,807 products4 g per serving; the middle half of products list 1 g to 4 g, the median 2 g.4 g

Higher than 68% of 11,807 products listing sugar (median 2 g).

Added Sugars4 g8%
Black Elderberry Fruit Juice Concentratecertified organic ingredient1,903 mgEuropean Elder in Black Elderberry NightTime Syrup against 920 products1,903 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 50 mg to 400 mg, the median 150 mg.1,903 mg

Higher than 94% of 920 products listing european elder (median 150 mg).

Acerola Fruit Extractas Malpighia glabra Fruit Extractcertified organic ingredient147 mgAcerola in Black Elderberry NightTime Syrup against 436 products147 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 14.5 mg to 300 mg, the median 60 mg.147 mg

Higher than 62% of 436 products listing acerola (median 60 mg).

Proprietary Blend104 mg
Lemon Balm Leaf Extractcertified organic ingredientin the blend, no amount given
Grindelia Flowering Tops Extractcertified organic ingredientin the blend, no amount given
California Poppy Leaf Extractcertified organic ingredientin the blend, no amount given

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 309553 (entered May 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?

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 1,903 mg of black elderberry fruit juice concentrate (filed by NIH under european elder) is higher than 94% of the 920 european elder products that print an amount; 50 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 Black Elderberry NightTime Syrup'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
Suggested use Take within one hour before bedtime. Adults: 1 teaspoon Ages 9-12: 1/2 teaspoon Ages 6-8: 1/4 teaspoon Shake well before use.
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.
Do not use if cap seal is broken.
Allergens and what it does not contain
Gluten-free
Storage
Consume within 6 months of opening.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 309553.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Cane Sugar, Water, Lemon fruit juice, Xanthan Gum.

Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): EST 1987 USA Integrity Purity Potency Certified B Corporation; USDA Organic. Listed with: USDA Organic seal (a seal is the label's claim; the certifier's own list confirms it).

How many labels does Black Elderberry NightTime Syrup have?

6 labels are on file under this name since December 22, 2019: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.

  1. Label 309553 (current) Entered May 23, 2024 · on the market · 3 fluid ounces
  2. Label 270978 Entered July 21, 2022 · on the market · 5.4 fluid ounces
  3. Label 240603 Entered January 22, 2021 · off the market December 22, 2022 · 3 fluid ounces · UPC 7 51063 99625 9
  4. Label 240607 Entered December 26, 2020 · off the market December 22, 2022 · 5.4 fluid ounces · UPC 7 51063 80004 4
  5. Label 209833 Entered December 22, 2019 · off the market September 28, 2020 · 5.4 fl. Oz. · UPC 7 51063 80004 4
  6. Label 209826 Entered December 22, 2019 · off the market September 28, 2020 · 3 fl. Oz. · UPC 7 51063 99625 9

DSLD also links this label to: Black Elderberry NightTime (image difference, same product), Black Elderberry NightTime (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 Gaia Herbs Inc. (distributor), Brevard, NC. All Gaia Herbs products.

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