Defense Harvest Cherry
by Halls · other (e.g. tea bag) · 25 drops
- On the market (NIH)
- DSLD label 26159
- Serving 1 drop
Defense Harvest Cherry by Halls lists 3 ingredients, 3 with an amount per serving of 1 drop, such as 60 mg of vitamin C, 1.5 mg of zinc and 15 mg of standardized echinacea root extract, beside 3 Nutrition Facts rows (calories, fat and the like). Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on October 25, 2013.
What is in Defense Harvest Cherry?
Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 1 drop. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Calories | 15 Calories | ||
| Sodium | 10 mg | 1% | 78% of 14,514 products listing sodium give more (median 55 mg). Per day at the most servings: 40 mg. |
| Total Carbohydrates | 4 g | 1% | Higher than 53% of 21,979 products listing carbohydrate (median 3 g). Per day at the most servings: 16 g. |
| Sugar | 3 g | Higher than 53% of 11,807 products listing sugar (median 2 g). Per day at the most servings: 12 g. | |
| Vitamin C | 60 mg | 100% | 65% of 18,583 products listing vitamin C give more (median 100 mg). Per day at the most servings: 240 mg. |
| Zinc | 1.5 mg | 10% | 94% of 13,186 products listing zinc give more (median 11 mg). Per day at the most servings: 6 mg. |
| Standardized Echinacea Root Extract | 15 mg | 95% of 234 products listing echinacea give more (median 200 mg). Per day at the most servings: 60 mg. |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 26159 (entered October 25, 2013), 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?
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:
- 94% of the 13,186 products that print an amount of zinc list more than its 1.5 mg of zinc (median 11 mg).
- 95% of the 234 products that print an amount of echinacea list more than its 15 mg of standardized echinacea root extract (filed by NIH under echinacea) (median 200 mg).
The NIH database records 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?
The products whose ingredient lists overlap most with Defense Harvest Cherry's, rare ingredients counting for more.
- Zinc Lozenges with Enchinacea & Vitamin-CWindmill · off the market 5 shared, 87% alike
- Vitamin C 250 mg + Echinacea Sugar Free Gummies Citrus FlavorLifeable Kids 4 shared, 72% alike
- Super CVicks 6 shared, 64% alike
- Booster C 600 Lemon-BerryUSANA 6 shared, 56% alike
- Echinacea Vitamin C with Elderberry ExtractIntegrative Therapeutics · off the market 5 shared, 55% alike
- Active Immunity + Elderberry Berry BraveOLLY 5 shared, 55% 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
- Suggested Use: As a dietary supplement for adults, take one drop 4 times per day.
- Warnings
- Warnings: Do not use for more than 8 weeks consecutively. Do not use if you have a severe systemic illness such as tuberculosis, leukosis, collagen disease, multiple sclerosis or similar condition.
- Do not use if you have allergies to the daisy family (Asteraceae).
- Do not use if you are pregnant or breast-feeding.
- Keep out of the reach of children.
Source: label statements in DSLD label 26159.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Sugar, Glucose Syrup, Sodium Ascorbate, Citric Acid, partially hydrogenated cottonseed oil, Natural flavoring, Ascorbic Acid, Zinc Sulfate, Red 40, Oil of Angelica, Oil of Anise Star, Oil of Ginger, Oil of Lemon Grass, Oil of Sage, Oil of White Thyme, Blue 1.
Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): Fresh-Lock zipper(R).
How many labels does Defense Harvest Cherry have?
2 labels are on file under this name since March 25, 2013: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.
- Label 26159 (current) Entered October 25, 2013 · on the market · 25 drops
- Label 19981 Entered March 25, 2013 · on the market · 25 drops · UPC 3 12546 62357 6
DSLD also links this label to: Defense Assorted Citrus (flavor difference), Defense Assorted Citrus (flavor difference), Defense Watermelon (flavor difference).
Source: DSLD label entry and market events, version 9.4.0 (labels entered through September 25, 2025).
Who makes it?
The label names Mondelez International (manufacturer). All Halls products.