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Elderberry Liquid for Kids

by NOW · liquid · 8 fluid ounces

  • On the market (NIH)
  • UPC 7 33739 04851 6
  • DSLD label 314300
  • Serving 10 ml (2 teaspoons)
  • 24 servings

Elderberry Liquid for Kids by NOW lists 4 ingredients, 4 with an amount per serving of 10 ml, such as 2.5 mg of zinc and 500 mg of elderberry fruit concentrate, beside 3 Nutrition Facts rows (calories, fat and the like). Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on June 20, 2024.

What is in Elderberry Liquid for Kids?

Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 10 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 for Kids: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 314300, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Calories20 Calories
Total Carbohydrates6 g2%Carbohydrate in Elderberry Liquid for Kids against 21,979 products6 g per serving; the middle half of products list 1 g to 6 g, the median 3 g.6 g

Higher than 73% of 21,979 products listing carbohydrate (median 3 g). Per day at the most servings: 18 g.

Total Sugars0 g
Added Sugars0 g0%
Xylitol3 gXylitol in Elderberry Liquid for Kids against 220 products3 g per serving; the middle half of products list 1 g to 2.5 g, the median 2 g.3 g

Higher than 76% of 220 products listing xylitol (median 2 g). Per day at the most servings: 9 g.

Zincelemental, from2.5 mg23%Zinc in Elderberry Liquid for Kids against 13,186 products2.5 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 5 mg to 15 mg, the median 11 mg.DV 11 mgUL 40 mg2.5 mg

88% of 13,186 products listing zinc give more (median 11 mg). Per day at the most servings: 7.5 mg.

Albion Zinc Bisglycinate25 mg
Elderberry Fruit Concentrateas Sambucus nigra Fruit Concentrate10:1500 mgElderberry in Elderberry Liquid for Kids 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 314300 (entered June 20, 2024), 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 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?

The products whose ingredient lists overlap most with Elderberry Liquid for Kids'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 usage: Shake well before using. For children (age 4 & up) and adults, take 2 teaspoons (10 mL) 1 to 3 times daily.
Warnings
Caution: Do not exceed recommended dosage.
Keep out of reach of children.
Consult physician if pregnant/nursing, taking medication, or have a medical condition.
Contains Xylitol, which is harmful to pets.
Not manufactured with wheat, gluten, soy, milk, egg, fish, shellfish or sesame ingredients. Produced in a GMP facility that processes other ingredients containing these allergens.
Allergens and what it does not contain
Tastes great, sugar free, low calorie
Non-GMO
Not manufactured with wheat, gluten, soy, milk, egg, fish, shellfish or sesame ingredients.
Storage
Store in a cool, dry place after opening.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 314300.

What else is on the label?

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

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

How many labels does Elderberry Liquid for Kids have?

2 labels are on file under this name since April 22, 2021: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.

  1. Label 314300 (current) Entered June 20, 2024 · on the market · 8 fluid ounces · UPC 7 33739 04851 6
  2. Label 245826 Entered April 22, 2021 · off the market February 12, 2024 · 8 fl. Oz. · UPC 7 33739 04851 6

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.

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