Defence
by Everyday Health · capsule · 90 capsules
- On the market (NIH)
- UPC 9 421902 427152
- DSLD label 306078
- Serving 1 to 6 capsules; amounts per 1 capsule
- 90 servings
Defence by Everyday Health lists 4 ingredients, 4 with an amount per serving of 1 capsule, such as 180 mg of elderberry extract, 120 mg of echinacea extract, 50 mg of ascorbic acid and 10 mg of zinc acetate. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on January 24, 2024.
What is in Defence?
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elderberry extract | 180 mg | Higher than 54% of 920 products listing european elder (median 150 mg). | |
| Echinacea Extract | 120 mg | 59% of 234 products listing echinacea give more (median 200 mg). | |
| Ascorbic Acidas Vitamin C | 50 mg | 100% | 77% of 18,583 products listing vitamin C give more (median 100 mg). |
| Zinc Acetate | 10 mg | 34% | 51% of 13,186 products listing zinc give more (median 11 mg). |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 306078 (entered January 24, 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?
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?
1 product lists the very same ingredients; the nearest amounts come first.
- Immune SupportNATURELO Premium Supplements same ingredients
- Immune BoosterDoctor's Best 3 shared, 87% alike
- ShieldWellpath 4 shared, 70% alike
- Echinacea Vitamin C with Elderberry ExtractIntegrative Therapeutics · off the market 4 shared, 63% alike
- Immune SupportEnvy Nutrition 4 shared, 61% alike
- Immune Support Sambucus Black Elder Berry Infused With Echinacea & AstragalusNature's Answer · off the market 3 shared, 60% 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: 1 capsules daily to support your bodies immunity against cold and flu, or 6 pills daily during acute symptoms (throughout the day).
- Warnings
- If acute symptoms last more than 4 days consult your doctor/
- Caution: If you suffer from any health problems or on medications consult a physician before using.
- Keep out of reach of children
Source: label statements in DSLD label 306078.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Magnesium Stearate, Gelatin.
How many labels does Defence have?
One label is on file, entered on January 24, 2024.
- Label 306078 (current) Entered January 24, 2024 · on the market · 90 capsules · UPC 9 421902 427152
Source: DSLD label entry and market events, version 9.4.0 (labels entered through September 25, 2025).
Who makes it?
The label names Everyday Health Ltd (manufacturer), Rangiora, New Zealand. All Everyday Health products.