Elderberry Berries & Flowers
by Nature's Way · capsule · 100 capsules
- Off the market since February 2017 (NIH)
- UPC 0 33674 12440 6
- DSLD label 39652
- Serving 2 capsules
- 50 servings
Elderberry Berries & Flowers by Nature's Way lists 2 ingredients, 2 with an amount per serving of 2 capsules, such as 920 mg of elderberry and 230 mg of elderberry, beside 2 Nutrition Facts rows (calories, fat and the like). Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on November 25, 2014.
What is in Elderberry Berries & Flowers?
Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 2 capsules. 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: 2 g. |
| Sodium | 5 mg | 1% | 89% of 14,514 products listing sodium give more (median 55 mg). Per day at the most servings: 10 mg. |
| Elderberry | 920 mg | Higher than 92% of 920 products listing european elder (median 150 mg). Per day at the most servings: 2,300 mg. | |
| Elderberry | 230 mg |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 39652 (entered November 25, 2014), 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 1,150 mg of elderberry (filed by NIH under european elder) (2 rows of the label added together) is higher than 92% of the 920 european elder products that print an amount; 66 list more.
The NIH database records 2 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 Elderberry Berries & Flowers's, rare ingredients counting for more.
- Sambucus Mega Gummies 7X Alcohol-FreeNature's Answer · off the market 3 shared, 79% alike
- Elder BerryIndiana Botanic Gardens · off the market 2 shared, 74% alike
- Sugar-Free SambucusNature's Way · off the market 2 shared, 74% alike
- Black Elderberry 575 mgNature's Way · off the market 2 shared, 74% alike
- Elder BerryBotanic Choice 2 shared, 74% alike
- Elderberry GlyceriteHerbalist & Alchemist 2 shared, 74% 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
- Recommendation: Take 2 capsules two times daily, preferably with food.
- Warnings
- Freshness & safety sealed with printed outer shrinkwrap and printed inner seal. Do not use if either seal is broken or missing.
- Keep out of reach of children.
Source: label statements in DSLD label 39652.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Gelatin, Silica.
Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): Nature's Way(R).
How many labels does Elderberry Berries & Flowers have?
One label is on file, entered on November 25, 2014.
- Label 39652 (current) Entered November 25, 2014 · off the market February 15, 2017 · 100 capsules · UPC 0 33674 12440 6
DSLD also links this label to: Black Elderberry 575 mg (image difference, same product), Black Elderberry 1150 mg (image difference, same product), Black Elderberry (image difference, same product), Black Elderberry 1,150 mg (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 Nature's Way Products, Inc. (manufacturer), Green Bay, WI. All Nature's Way products.