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Elderberry Liquid

by NOW · liquid · 8 fl. Oz.

  • On the market (NIH)
  • UPC 7 33739 04852 3
  • DSLD label 244781
  • Serving 5 ml (1 teaspoon)
  • 47 servings

Elderberry Liquid by NOW lists one ingredient: 500 mg of elderberry per serving of 5 ml. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on April 22, 2021.

What is in Elderberry Liquid?

Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 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 Liquid: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 244781, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Calories15 Calories
Total Carbohydrates4 g1%Carbohydrate in Elderberry Liquid against 21,979 products4 g per serving; the middle half of products list 1 g to 6 g, the median 3 g.4 g

Higher than 53% of 21,979 products listing carbohydrate (median 3 g). Per day at the most servings: 12 g.

ElderberryElderberry PlantPart: fruit Genus: Sambucus Species: nigra Note: 10:1 concentrate500 mgElderberry in Elderberry Liquid against 159 products500 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 50 mg to 500 mg, the median 129 mg.500 mg

Higher than 72% of 159 products listing elderberry (median 129 mg). Per day at the most servings: 1,500 mg.

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 244781 (entered April 22, 2021), 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?

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 1 to 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?

5 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
Suggested Usage: Shake well before using. Take 1 teaspoon (5 mL) 1 to 3 times daily. Can be taken directly, or mixed with water or juice.
Warnings
Consult physician if pregnant/nursing, taking medication, or have a medical condition.
Keep out of reach of children.
Not manufactured with yeast, wheat, gluten, soy, milk, egg, fish or shellfish ingredients. Produced in a GMP facility that processes other ingredients containing these allergens.
Allergens and what it does not contain
Non GMO
Not manufactured with yeast, wheat, gluten, soy, milk, egg, fish or shellfish ingredients.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 244781.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Vegetable Glycerin, de-ionized Water, Citric Acid, Potassium Sorbate.

Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): GMP Quality Assured; Triangle K (Kosher).

How many labels does Elderberry Liquid have?

4 labels are on file under this name since October 25, 2012: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.

  1. Label 244781 (current) Entered April 22, 2021 · on the market · 8 fl. Oz. · UPC 7 33739 04852 3
  2. Label 212197 Entered December 22, 2019 · off the market September 22, 2023 · 8 fl. Oz. · UPC 7 33739 04852 3
  3. Label 44989 Entered April 24, 2015 · off the market September 25, 2019 · 8 fl. Oz. · UPC 7 33739 04852 3
  4. Label 14072 Entered October 25, 2012 · off the market March 24, 2015 · 8 fl. Oz. · UPC 7 33739 04852 3

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

Who makes it?

The label names NOW Foods (manufacturer), Bloomingdale, IL. All NOW products.

Where next?