Elderberry + Ionic Zinc

by Trace Minerals · liquid · 2 fluid ounces

  • On the market (NIH)
  • UPC 8 78941 00569 5
  • DSLD label 322499
  • Serving 0.5 to 1.5 ml (1.5 mL (0.3 Teaspoon; 1 1/2 Droppers)); amounts per 1.5 ml
  • 39 servings

Elderberry + Ionic Zinc by Trace Minerals lists 4 ingredients, 4 with an amount per serving of 1.5 ml, such as 40 mg of zinc, 10 mg of chloride, 50 mg of black elderberry fruit extract and 40 mg of sulfate. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on January 23, 2025.

What is in Elderberry + Ionic Zinc?

Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 1.5 ml. 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).

Elderberry + Ionic Zinc: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 322499, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Zincas Zinc Sulfate40 mg364%Zinc in Elderberry + Ionic Zinc against 13,186 products40 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 5 mg to 15 mg, the median 11 mg.DV 11 mgUL 40 mg40 mg

Higher than 96% of 13,186 products listing zinc (median 11 mg).

Chlorideas Ionic Trace Minerals10 mg1%Chloride in Elderberry + Ionic Zinc against 1,476 products10 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 60 mg to 183.5 mg, the median 75 mg.DV 2,300 mgUL 3,600 mg10 mg

96% of 1,476 products listing chloride give more (median 75 mg).

Black Elderberry Fruit Extract4:1 Extract50 mgElderberry in Elderberry + Ionic Zinc against 159 products50 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 50 mg to 500 mg, the median 129 mg.50 mg

74% of 159 products listing elderberry give more (median 129 mg).

Ionic Trace Minerals Complex50 mg
Sulfateas Ionic Trace Minerals, Zinc Sulfate40 mgSulfur in Elderberry + Ionic Zinc against 161 products40 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 13 mg to 100 mg, the median 29.2 mg.40 mg

Higher than 56% of 161 products listing sulfur (median 29.2 mg).

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 322499 (entered January 23, 2025), 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?

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 40 mg of zinc is higher than 96% of the 13,186 zinc products that print an amount; 434 list more.
  • 96% of the 1,476 products that print an amount of chloride list more than its 10 mg of chloride (median 75 mg).

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?

The products whose ingredient lists overlap most with Elderberry + Ionic Zinc's, rare ingredients counting for more.

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: Shake well. Concentrated. Using the metered dropper, take 0.5 - 1.5 mL daily. Due to the concentrated nature of this product, dilute in juice or food to mask the concentrated mineral flavor. We recommend spreading the serving size throughout the day and taking it on a full stomach.
Allergens and what it does not contain
No known allergens.
Gluten free Non GMO
Storage
Do not refrigerate.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 322499.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Water, Purified, Potassium Sorbate, Citric Acid.

Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): Feel the difference guarantee Certified vegan cGMP Certified 3rd Party tested. Listed with: Certified Vegan (Vegan Action) (a seal is the label's claim; the certifier's own list confirms it).

How many labels does Elderberry + Ionic Zinc have?

2 labels are on file under this name since July 18, 2023: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.

  1. Label 322499 (current) Entered January 23, 2025 · on the market · 2 fluid ounces · UPC 8 78941 00569 5
  2. Label 293847 Entered July 18, 2023 · off the market July 14, 2023 · 2 fluid ounces · UPC 8 78941 00569 5

Source: DSLD label entry and market events, version 9.4.0 (labels entered through September 25, 2025).

Who makes it?

The label names Trace Minerals (manufacturer), Roy, UT. All Trace Minerals products.

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