Elderberry Zinc Lozenges Cherry Flavor
by California Natural · lozenge · 90 lozenges
- Off the market since October 2024 (NIH)
- DSLD label 247937
- Serving 1 lozenge
- 60 servings
Elderberry Zinc Lozenges Cherry Flavor by California Natural lists 6 ingredients, 6 with an amount per serving of 1 lozenge, such as 7.5 mg of zinc, 50 mg of elderberry fruit extract, 25 mg of olive leaf extract and 10 mg of echinacea purpurea aerial part extract. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on July 27, 2021.
What is in Elderberry Zinc Lozenges Cherry Flavor?
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).
| Ingredient | Amount | % DV | Among products listing it |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zincas Zinc Gluconate, Zinc OxideZinc (Form: as Zinc Gluconate, and Zinc Oxide) | 7.5 mg | 68% | 63% of 13,186 products listing zinc give more (median 11 mg). |
| Elderberry fruit extract | 50 mg | 73% of 920 products listing european elder give more (median 150 mg). | |
| Olive leaf extract | 25 mg | 76% of 822 products listing olive give more (median 100 mg). | |
| Echinacea purpurea aerial part extract | 10 mg | 95% of 484 products listing echinacea purpurea give more (median 200 mg). | |
| Goldenseal | 5 mg | 95% of 308 products listing goldenseal give more (median 100 mg). | |
| Astragalus root extract | 5 mg | 97% of 604 products listing astragalus give more (median 132.5 mg). |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 247937 (entered July 27, 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:
- 95% of the 484 products that print an amount of echinacea purpurea list more than its 10 mg of echinacea purpurea (median 200 mg).
- 95% of the 308 products that print an amount of goldenseal list more than its 5 mg of goldenseal (median 100 mg).
- 97% of the 604 products that print an amount of astragalus list more than its 5 mg of astragalus (median 132.5 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 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 Zinc Lozenges Cherry Flavor's, rare ingredients counting for more.
- ViraThera CFKlaire Labs · off the market 5 shared, 66% alike
- Immune DefenseHerbadiet 5 shared, 65% alike
- Elderberry Echinacea Goldenseal Immune ComplexSwanson Superior Herbs · off the market 3 shared, 56% alike
- Immune ComplexSwanson 3 shared, 56% alike
- Immune CompleteThe Vitamin Shoppe 4 shared, 53% alike
- Immune SprayPure Kidz · off the market 3 shared, 51% 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.
How many labels does Elderberry Zinc Lozenges Cherry Flavor have?
One label is on file, entered on July 27, 2021.
- Label 247937 (current) Entered July 27, 2021 · off the market October 31, 2024 · 90 lozenges
Source: DSLD label entry and market events, version 9.4.0 (labels entered through September 25, 2025).
Who makes it?
The label names California Natural (manufacturer). All California Natural products.