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Dr Mumcuoglu Sambucol Original Syrup

by Nature's Way · liquid · 120 mL

  • Off the market since October 2014 (NIH)
  • UPC 0 33674 06970 7
  • DSLD label 17854
  • Serving 1 to 2 tsp (5-10 mL); amounts per 2 tsp
  • 12 servings

Dr Mumcuoglu Sambucol Original Syrup by Nature's Way lists one ingredient: 3.8 g of sambucol elderberry extract per serving of 2 tsp. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on January 25, 2013.

What is in Dr Mumcuoglu Sambucol Original Syrup?

Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 2 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).

Dr Mumcuoglu Sambucol Original Syrup: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 17854, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Calories30 Calories
Total Carbohydrates8 g3%Carbohydrate in Dr Mumcuoglu Sambucol Original Syrup against 21,979 products8 g per serving; the middle half of products list 1 g to 6 g, the median 3 g.8 g

Higher than 82% of 21,979 products listing carbohydrate (median 3 g). Per day at the most servings: 32 g.

Sugar8 gSugar in Dr Mumcuoglu Sambucol Original Syrup against 11,807 products8 g per serving; the middle half of products list 1 g to 4 g, the median 2 g.8 g

Higher than 90% of 11,807 products listing sugar (median 2 g). Per day at the most servings: 32 g.

Sambucol Elderberry extract3.8 gEuropean Elder in Dr Mumcuoglu Sambucol Original Syrup against 920 products3,800 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 50 mg to 400 mg, the median 150 mg.3,800 mg

Higher than 97% of 920 products listing european elder (median 150 mg). Per day at the most servings: 15,200 mg.

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 17854 (entered January 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:

  • Its 3,800 mg of sambucol elderberry extract (filed by NIH under european elder) is higher than 97% of the 920 european elder products that print an amount; 26 list more.

The NIH database records 1 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?

6 products list 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
Usage Instructions For Daily Maintenance: Adults: Take 2 teaspoons daily. Children: Take 1 teaspoon daily. For Intensive Use: Adults: Take 2 teaspoons four times daily. Children: Take 1 teaspoon four times daily.
Warnings
Safety sealed for your protection. Do not use if seal is broken or missing.
Allergens and what it does not contain
Gluten Free
Storage
To preserve quality and freshness, keep tightly sealed and keep in a cool, dry place.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 17854.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Glucose Syrup, Raspberry Extract, Citric Acid, Natural flavor.

How many labels does Dr Mumcuoglu Sambucol Original Syrup have?

One label is on file, entered on January 25, 2013.

  1. Label 17854 (current) Entered January 25, 2013 · off the market October 14, 2014 · 120 mL · UPC 0 33674 06970 7

DSLD also links this label to: Original Sambucus (package size difference, same product), Original Sambucus (image difference, same product), Original Sambucus (package size difference, same product), Original Sambucus Berry Flavor (package size difference, same product), Sambucus Original Syrup (image difference, same product), Sambucus Original Syrup (package size difference, same product), Sambucus Original Syrup (package size difference, same product), Sambucus Original Syrup (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 Razei Bar Industries (1996) Ltd. (manufacturer). All Nature's Way products.

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