Elderberry Plus
by Host Defense Mushrooms · liquid · 4 fluid ounces
- Off the market since March 2025 (NIH)
- DSLD label 312392
- Serving 10 ml (2 tsp.)
- 12 servings
Elderberry Plus by Host Defense Mushrooms lists 5 ingredients, 5 with an amount per serving of 10 ml, such as 2 g of elderberry fruit juice concentrate, 333 mg of reishi, 333 mg of chaga and 333 mg of turkey tail, beside 3 Nutrition Facts rows (calories, fat and the like). Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on July 25, 2024.
What is in Elderberry Plus?
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).
| Ingredient | Amount | % DV | Among products listing it |
|---|---|---|---|
| Calories | 30 Calories | ||
| Total Carbohydrates | 8 g | 3% | Higher than 82% of 21,979 products listing carbohydrate (median 3 g). |
| Total Sugars | 5 g | Higher than 78% of 11,807 products listing sugar (median 2 g). | |
| Added Sugars | 4 g | 8% | |
| Elderberry Fruit Juice Concentrateas Sambucus nigra Fruit Juice Concentratecertified organic | 2 g | Higher than 89% of 159 products listing elderberry (median 129 mg). | |
| Reishicertified organic, fermented brown rice biomass extract | 333 mg | Higher than 69% of 500 products listing reishi mushroom (median 180 mg). | |
| Chagacertified organic, fermented brown rice biomass extract | 333 mg | Higher than 63% of 163 products listing chaga (median 200 mg). | |
| Turkey Tailcertified organic, fermented brown rice biomass extract | 333 mg | Higher than 50% of 147 products listing coriolus mushroom (median 300 mg). | |
| Elderberry Fruit Extractas Sambucus nigra Fruit Extractcertified organic | 100 mg | 56% of 920 products listing european elder give more (median 150 mg). |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 312392 (entered July 25, 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 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 Plus's, rare ingredients counting for more.
- Elderberry Plus SyrupHost Defense Mushrooms 7 shared, 80% alike
- Perfect Mushroom Immunity 500 mgPerfect Supplements 3 shared, 53% alike
- Perfect Mushroom Immunity PowderPerfect Supplements 3 shared, 53% alike
- Sambucus Original SyrupNature's Way · off the market 4 shared, 48% alike
- Sambucus Traditional Immune Syrup ElderberryNature's Way 4 shared, 48% alike
- Sambucus Original LozengesNature's Way · off the market 4 shared, 45% 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
- Directions: Shake well. Take 2 tsp. as needed. Can be taken with food or on an empty stomach, or as recommended by your healthcare professional.
- Warnings
- Caution: If you have a medical condition, are taking medications, or are pregnant or breastfeeding, consult a healthcare professional before using this product.
- Keep out of reach of children.
- Allergens and what it does not contain
- Non GMO Gluten free
Source: label statements in DSLD label 312392.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Cane Sugar, Water, Purified, Glycerin, Citric Acid.
Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): USDA Organic; Certified Organic Washington State Department of Agriculture Organic Program. Listed with: USDA Organic seal (a seal is the label's claim; the certifier's own list confirms it).
How many labels does Elderberry Plus have?
2 labels are on file under this name since December 13, 2022: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.
- Label 312392 (current) Entered July 25, 2024 · off the market March 11, 2025 · 4 fluid ounces
- Label 278581 Entered December 13, 2022 · off the market March 28, 2023 · 4 fluid ounces
DSLD also links this label to: Elderberry Plus Syrup (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 Fungi Perfecti, LLC (distributor), Olympia, WA. All Host Defense Mushrooms products.