Echinacea + Vitamin C + Zinc
by Hero Nutritionals Yummi Bears · gummy or jelly · 40 yummi bears
- On the market (NIH)
- DSLD label 268186
- Serving 4 bears
- 10 servings
Echinacea + Vitamin C + Zinc by Hero Nutritionals Yummi Bears lists 3 ingredients, 3 with an amount per serving of 4 bears, such as 60 mg of vitamin C, 10 mg of zinc and 100 mg of echinacea purpurea extract, beside 2 Nutrition Facts rows (calories, fat and the like). Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on July 21, 2022.
What is in Echinacea + Vitamin C + Zinc?
Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 4 bears. 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 | 40 Calories | ||
| Total Carbohydrate | 8 g | 3% | Higher than 82% of 21,979 products listing carbohydrate (median 3 g). |
| Sugars | 5 g | Higher than 78% of 11,807 products listing sugar (median 2 g). | |
| Vitamin Cas Ascorbic Acid | 60 mg | 150% | 65% of 18,583 products listing vitamin C give more (median 100 mg). |
| Zincas Zinc Citrate | 10 mg | 125% | 51% of 13,186 products listing zinc give more (median 11 mg). |
| Echinacea purpurea extract4:1 Extract | 100 mg | 63% of 484 products listing echinacea purpurea give more (median 200 mg). |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 268186 (entered July 21, 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?
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.
- Zinc Lozenges plus Vitamin CSundown Naturals same ingredients
- Echinacea Plus Vitamin C + Zinc For KidsGummiKing 5 shared, 86% alike
- Immune C Plus Zinc & EchinaceaL'il Critters 5 shared, 86% alike
- Kids Immune Defense Gummy Natural Grape FlavorGNC Milestones 5 shared, 86% alike
- Zinc Lozenges Wild Berry FlavoredNature's Way 4 shared, 83% alike
- Echinacea+Vitamin C+ZincHero Nutritionals Yummi Bears · off the market 5 shared, 83% 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, four (4) bears per day. Best if used for 10 days on and 10 days off
- Warnings
- Keep out of reach of children.
- Allergens and what it does not contain
- Non GMO Allergen free Gluten free Dairy free Soy free
- Free of: GMOs, Gluten, yeast, wheat, dairy, eggs, soy, peanuts, shellfish, fish, artificial flavors, artificial colors and artificial preservatives.
- Storage
- Store in a cool, dry place. Keep sealed for freshness.
Source: label statements in DSLD label 268186.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Glucose Syrup, natural Cane Sugar, Gelatin, Lactic Acid, Natural flavors, Carrot concentrate, Pumpkin concentrate, Apple concentrate, Blackcurrant juice concentrate, Coconut Oil, carnauba wax.
Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): Manufactured in the USA in our state-of-the-art certified organic facility.
How many labels does Echinacea + Vitamin C + Zinc have?
One label is on file, entered on July 21, 2022.
- Label 268186 (current) Entered July 21, 2022 · on the market · 40 yummi bears
Source: DSLD label entry and market events, version 9.4.0 (labels entered through September 25, 2025).
Who makes it?
The label names Hero Nutritionals, Inc. (manufacturer), Santa Ana, CA. All Hero Nutritionals Yummi Bears products.