Immune Boost
by DC · capsule · 60 capsules
- On the market (NIH)
- UPC 0 52301 45560 7
- DSLD label 266820
- Serving 1 capsule
- 60 servings
Immune Boost by DC lists 7 ingredients, 7 with an amount per serving of 1 capsule, such as 125 mg of vitamin C, 8 mg of zinc, 100 mg of echinacea angustifolia ext. and 20 mg of echinacea purpurea aerial parts extract. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on June 16, 2022.
What is in Immune Boost?
Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 1 capsule. 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).
| Ingredient | Amount | % DV | Among products listing it |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vitamin Cas L-Ascorbic Acid | 125 mg | 208% | Higher than 56% of 18,583 products listing vitamin C (median 100 mg). Per day at the most servings: 500 mg. |
| Zincas Zinc Citrate, Zinc GluconateZinc (Form: as Zinc Gluconate, & Zinc Citrate) | 8 mg | 53% | 60% of 13,186 products listing zinc give more (median 11 mg). Per day at the most servings: 32 mg. |
| Echinacea angustifolia ext. | 100 mg | 45% of 199 products listing echinacea angustifolia give more (median 100 mg). Per day at the most servings: 400 mg. | |
| Echinacea purpurea Aerial Parts Extract4:1 | 20 mg | 89% of 484 products listing echinacea purpurea give more (median 200 mg). Per day at the most servings: 80 mg. | |
| Astragalus extract | 50 mg | 73% of 604 products listing astragalus give more (median 132.5 mg). Per day at the most servings: 200 mg. | |
| Ginger | 100 mg | Higher than 56% of 1,770 products listing ginger (median 60 mg). Per day at the most servings: 400 mg. | |
| Colostrumas ImmunoglobulinColostrum (Form: 30% Immunoglobulin) | 25 mg | 99% of 216 products listing colostrum give more (median 800 mg). Per day at the most servings: 100 mg. |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 266820 (entered June 16, 2022), 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:
- 89% of the 484 products that print an amount of echinacea purpurea list more than its 20 mg of echinacea purpurea (median 200 mg).
- 99% of the 216 products that print an amount of colostrum list more than its 25 mg of colostrum (median 800 mg).
The NIH database records 2 to 4 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?
1 product lists the very same ingredients; the nearest amounts come first.
- Immune BoostWonder Laboratories same ingredients
- Children's Echinacea BlendBIOVEA · off the market 4 shared, 51% alike
- Children's Echinacea Blend DropsNewtonEverett 4 shared, 51% alike
- Immunity BoostDr.GreenMom Kids 4 shared, 51% alike
- Best Defense Citrus MintHerbalife · off the market 6 shared, 49% alike
- Best Defense Orange BoostHerbalife · off the market 6 shared, 49% alike
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: As a dietary supplement, take 1 capsule two times daily with meals to a maximum of 4 capsules per day. Consider using for 2 months, followed by a 2 week rest before resuming.
- Warnings
- Tamper Evident: Do not use this product if imprinted foil seal under cap is broken or missing.
- Keep out of reach of children.
- Caution: If you are pregnant or nursing do not take this product.
- Do not take this product if you are sensitive to dairy products.
- Contains milk & soy ingredients.
- Allergens and what it does not contain
- Colostrum is free of synthetic hormones, pesticides and antibiotics.
- Gluten free
- Storage
- Keep tightly closed. Store at room temperature: 59 degrees - 86 degrees F (15 degrees to 30 degrees C).
Source: label statements in DSLD label 266820.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Gelatin, Vegetable Cellulose, Vegetable Magnesium Stearate, Silica.
Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): Quali Pure.
How many labels does Immune Boost have?
4 labels are on file under this name since April 22, 2021: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.
- Label 266820 (current) Entered June 16, 2022 · on the market · 60 capsules · UPC 0 52301 45560 7
- Label 265935 Entered April 11, 2022 · on the market · 60 capsules
- Label 265934 Entered April 11, 2022 · on the market · 60 capsules
- Label 244879 Entered April 22, 2021 · off the market August 24, 2021 · 60 capsules
Source: DSLD label entry and market events, version 9.4.0 (labels entered through September 25, 2025).
Who makes it?
The label names Dee Cee Laboratories, Inc. (manufacturer), White House, TN. All DC products.