Echinacea Vitamin C with Elderberry Extract
by Integrative Therapeutics · tablet or pill · 100 chewable tablets
- Off the market since June 2017 (NIH)
- UPC 8 71791 00286 9
- DSLD label 23769
- Serving 1 chewable tablet
Echinacea Vitamin C with Elderberry Extract by Integrative Therapeutics lists 6 ingredients, 6 with an amount per serving of 1 chewable tablet, such as 2,000 IU of vitamin A, 100 mg of vitamin C, 2 mg of vitamin B6 and 2 mg of zinc, beside 2 Nutrition Facts rows (calories, fat and the like). Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on July 25, 2013.
What is in Echinacea Vitamin C with Elderberry Extract?
Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 1 chewable tablet. 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 | 5 Calories | ||
| Total Carbohydrates | 1 g | 1% | 74% of 21,979 products listing carbohydrate give more (median 3 g). Per day at the most servings: 3 g. |
| Sugar | 1 g | 69% of 11,807 products listing sugar give more (median 2 g). Per day at the most servings: 3 g. | |
| Vitamin Aas Beta-Carotene, Mixed Carotenoids, Retinyl PalmitateVitamin A (Form: as 50% natural beta carotene, with mixed carotenoids, and as retinyl palmitate) | 2,000 IU | 40% | 72% of 5,772 products listing vitamin A give more (median 4,000 IU). Per day at the most servings: 6,000 IU. |
| Vitamin Cas Ascorbic Acid, Sodium AscorbateVitamin C (Form: ascorbic acid, and as 35% sodium ascorbate) | 100 mg | 167% | 50% of 18,583 products listing vitamin C give more (median 100 mg). Per day at the most servings: 300 mg. |
| Vitamin B6as Pyridoxine HydrochlorideVitamin B6 (Form: as Pyridoxine HCl) | 2 mg | 100% | 69% of 15,277 products listing vitamin B6 give more (median 6 mg). Per day at the most servings: 6 mg. |
| Zincas Zinc GluconateZinc (Form: as Zinc Gluconate) | 2 mg | 13% | 90% of 13,186 products listing zinc give more (median 11 mg). Per day at the most servings: 6 mg. |
| Echinacea Proprietary Blendas E. angustifolia Root Extract 4:1, E. purpurea Whole Plant Extract 4:1 | 25 mg | 89% of 234 products listing echinacea give more (median 200 mg). Per day at the most servings: 75 mg. | |
| European Elder (Sambucus nigra) Fruit Extract 5:1 | 20 mg | 93% of 920 products listing european elder give more (median 150 mg). Per day at the most servings: 60 mg. |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 23769 (entered July 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:
- 90% of the 13,186 products that print an amount of zinc list more than its 2 mg of zinc (median 11 mg).
- 89% of the 234 products that print an amount of echinacea list more than its 25 mg of echinacea (median 200 mg).
- 93% of the 920 products that print an amount of european elder list more than its 20 mg of european elder (median 150 mg).
The NIH database records 3 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 Echinacea Vitamin C with Elderberry Extract's, rare ingredients counting for more.
- Sambucus Elderberry for KidsNature's Way 7 shared, 75% alike
- Echinacea Vitamin C With Elderberry Extract ElderberryIntegrative Therapeutics 7 shared, 68% alike
- Sea Buddies Immune DefenseNature's Way 7 shared, 68% alike
- Immune SupportNATURELO Premium Supplements 4 shared, 63% alike
- DefenceEveryday Health 4 shared, 63% alike
- Zinc Lozenges with Enchinacea & Vitamin-CWindmill · off the market 5 shared, 61% 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
- Recommendations: Take 1 tablet three times daily. Children under 4 may use if able to chew tablet thoroughly before swallowing.
- Warnings
- If pregnant, nursing, or taking prescription drugs, consult your healthcare practitioner prior to use.
- Children under 4 may use if able to chew tablet thoroughly before swallowing.
- Allergens and what it does not contain
- Contains no salt, yeast, wheat, gluten, corn, soy, dairy products, artificial coloring, artificial flavoring, or preservatives.
Source: label statements in DSLD label 23769.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Dextrose, Fructose, natural Elderberry Flavor, Cellulose, Stearic Acid, Guar Gum, Silicon Dioxide, Magnesium Stearate.
How many labels does Echinacea Vitamin C with Elderberry Extract have?
One label is on file, entered on July 25, 2013.
- Label 23769 (current) Entered July 25, 2013 · off the market June 21, 2017 · 100 chewable tablets · UPC 8 71791 00286 9
DSLD also links this label to: Echinacea Vitamin C With Elderberry Extract Elderberry (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 Integrative Therapeutics, Inc. (distributor), Green Bay, WI. All Integrative Therapeutics products.