Black Elderberry Elixir

by California Academy of Health · liquid · 8 ounces

  • On the market (NIH)
  • UPC 8 96291 00250 8
  • DSLD label 251187
  • Serving 0.5 oz. (1 Tbsp (15 ml))
  • 16 servings

Black Elderberry Elixir by California Academy of Health lists 4 ingredients; 4 sit inside a blend without their own amounts, beside 4 Nutrition Facts rows (calories, fat and the like). Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on August 23, 2021.

What is in Black Elderberry Elixir?

Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 0.5 oz.. 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 Elixir: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 251187, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
CaloriesCalories Note: No Calories from Fat50 Calories
Total Carbohydrates12 g15%Carbohydrate in Black Elderberry Elixir against 21,979 products12 g per serving; the middle half of products list 1 g to 6 g, the median 3 g.12 g

Higher than 90% of 21,979 products listing carbohydrate (median 3 g).

SugarSugars Note: No added sugar12 gSugar in Black Elderberry Elixir against 11,807 products12 g per serving; the middle half of products list 1 g to 4 g, the median 2 g.12 g

Higher than 95% of 11,807 products listing sugar (median 2 g).

Sodium0 mg0%
Dietary Fiberless than 1 g4%
Vitamin Cno amount given25%
Calciumno amount given0%
Vitamin Ano amount given0%
Ironno amount given6%

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 251187 (entered August 23, 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; 4 ingredients sit inside a blend, so their amounts cannot be compared.

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?

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
Shake well before using
Recommendation: 1/2 oz - 1 Tbsp (15 ml) daily or as directed by physician or healthcare professional. Approximately 1/2 oz per 4 to 6 ounces of water, seltzer, mineral water or juice.
Warnings
Always consult a health professional before taking any nutritional supplement. Do not use if inner seal is missing or damaged.
Allergens and what it does not contain
No preservatives or pesticides
No preservatives
Storage
Refrigerate after using

Source: label statements in DSLD label 251187.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Black Elderberry concentrate extract, Raspberry concentrate extract, Pomegranate concentrate extract, Red Beet concentrate extract, Honey.

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

How many labels does Black Elderberry Elixir have?

One label is on file, entered on August 23, 2021.

  1. Label 251187 (current) Entered August 23, 2021 · on the market · 8 ounces · UPC 8 96291 00250 8

DSLD also links this label to: Black Elderberry Immune-Plus Elixir (image difference, same product), Black Elderberry Immune-Plus Elixir (image 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 California Academy of Health (CAOH) (manufacturer). All California Academy of Health products.

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