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Elderberry & Zinc

by NOW · lozenge · 30 lozenges

  • On the market (NIH)
  • UPC 7 33739 03297 3
  • DSLD label 245728
  • Serving 1 lozenge
  • 30 servings

Elderberry & Zinc by NOW lists 7 ingredients, 7 with an amount per serving of 1 lozenge, such as 150 mg of vitamin C, 12 mg of zinc, 100 mg of elderberry concentrate and 25 mg of echinacea purpurea, beside 3 Nutrition Facts rows (calories, fat and the like). Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on March 25, 2021.

What is in Elderberry & Zinc?

Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 1 lozenge. 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 & Zinc: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 245728, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Calories10 Calories
Total Carbohydrates3 g1%Carbohydrate in Elderberry & Zinc against 21,979 products3 g per serving; the middle half of products list 1 g to 6 g, the median 3 g.3 g

47% of 21,979 products listing carbohydrate give more (median 3 g). Per day at the most servings: 9 g.

Sugarless than 1 g
Added Sugarsless than 1 g1%
Sorbitol2 g
Vitamin Cas Ascorbic Acid, Sodium AscorbateVitamin C (Form: from Sodium Ascorbate) (Alt. Name: Ascorbic Acid)150 mg167%Vitamin C in Elderberry & Zinc against 18,583 products150 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 60 mg to 270 mg, the median 100 mg.DV 90 mgUL 2,000 mg150 mg

Higher than 58% of 18,583 products listing vitamin C (median 100 mg). Per day at the most servings: 450 mg.

Zincas Zinc GluconateZinc (Form: from Zinc Gluconate)12 mg109%Zinc in Elderberry & Zinc against 13,186 products12 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 5 mg to 15 mg, the median 11 mg.DV 11 mgUL 40 mg12 mg

Higher than 53% of 13,186 products listing zinc (median 11 mg). Per day at the most servings: 36 mg.

Elderberry concentrate100 mgEuropean Elder in Elderberry & Zinc against 920 products100 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 50 mg to 400 mg, the median 150 mg.100 mg

56% of 920 products listing european elder give more (median 150 mg). Per day at the most servings: 300 mg.

Echinacea purpurea25 mgEchinacea purpurea in Elderberry & Zinc against 484 products25 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 50 mg to 400 mg, the median 200 mg.25 mg

81% of 484 products listing echinacea purpurea give more (median 200 mg). Per day at the most servings: 75 mg.

Bee Propolis25 mgPropolis in Elderberry & Zinc against 260 products25 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 50 mg to 400 mg, the median 150 mg.25 mg

80% of 260 products listing propolis give more (median 150 mg). Per day at the most servings: 75 mg.

Slippery Elm25 mgSlippery Elm in Elderberry & Zinc against 232 products25 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 50 mg to 300 mg, the median 150 mg.25 mg

86% of 232 products listing slippery elm give more (median 150 mg). Per day at the most servings: 75 mg.

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 245728 (entered March 25, 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?

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:

  • 86% of the 232 products that print an amount of slippery elm list more than its 25 mg of slippery elm (median 150 mg).

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?

1 product lists 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: Take 1 lozenge 1 to 3 times daily. Do not chew. Allow the lozenge to dissolve in mouth completely and swallow. Limit long-term consumption of high levels of zinc.
Warnings
Not manufactured with wheat, gluten, soy, milk, egg, fish, shellfish or tree nut ingredients. Produced in a GMP facility that processes other ingredients containing these allergens.
Caution: For adults only.
Individuals who are allergic to bees, bee products, or bee pollen should not take this product.
Consult physician if pregnant/nursing, taking medication, or have a medical condition.
Keep out of reach of children.
Allergens and what it does not contain
Not manufactured with wheat, gluten, soy, milk, egg, fish, shellfish or tree nut ingredients.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 245728.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Sorbitol, Fructose, Microcrystalline Cellulose, Stearic Acid, Magnesium Stearate, Silicon Dioxide, natural Raspberry flavor, Hypromellose.

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 & Zinc have?

8 labels are on file under this name since August 24, 2012: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.

  1. Label 245728 (current) Entered March 25, 2021 · on the market · 30 lozenges · UPC 7 33739 03297 3
  2. Label 245727 Entered March 25, 2021 · on the market · 90 lozenges · UPC 7 33739 03299 7
  3. Label 57328 Entered March 24, 2016 · off the market September 22, 2023 · 90 lozenges · UPC 7 33739 03299 7
  4. Label 57327 Entered March 24, 2016 · off the market September 22, 2023 · 30 lozenges · UPC 7 33739 03297 3
  5. Label 40589 Entered December 29, 2014 · off the market December 23, 2015 · 90 lozenges · UPC 7 33739 03299 7
  6. Label 40588 Entered December 29, 2014 · off the market December 23, 2015 · 30 lozenges · UPC 7 33739 03297 3
  7. Label 14912 Entered October 25, 2012 · off the market November 26, 2014 · 90 lozenges · UPC 7 33739 03299 7
  8. Label 12465 Entered August 24, 2012 · off the market November 26, 2014 · 30 lozenges · UPC 7 33739 03297 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 (packager), Bloomingdale, IL. All NOW products.

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