Elderberry Zinc Raspberry Flavor
by Apollo Sun · lozenge · 30 lozenges
- Off the market since May 2025 (NIH)
- UPC 8 50025 75500 9
- DSLD label 253086
- Serving 1 lozenge
Elderberry Zinc Raspberry Flavor by Apollo Sun 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 August 23, 2021.
What is in Elderberry Zinc Raspberry 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Calories | 10 Calories | ||
| Total Carbohydrates | 3 g | 1% | 47% of 21,979 products listing carbohydrate give more (median 3 g). Per day at the most servings: 9 g. |
| Total Sugars | less than 1 g | ||
| Added Sugars | less than 1 g | 1% | |
| Sorbitol | 2 g | ||
| Vitamin Cas Ascorbic Acid, Sodium AscorbateVitamin C (Form: from Sodium Ascorbate) (Alt. Name: Ascorbic Acid) | 150 mg | 167% | 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 mg | 109% | Higher than 53% of 13,186 products listing zinc (median 11 mg). Per day at the most servings: 36 mg. |
| Elderberry concentrate | 100 mg | 56% of 920 products listing european elder give more (median 150 mg). Per day at the most servings: 300 mg. | |
| Echinacea purpurea | 25 mg | 81% of 484 products listing echinacea purpurea give more (median 200 mg). Per day at the most servings: 75 mg. | |
| Bee propolis | 25 mg | 80% of 260 products listing propolis give more (median 150 mg). Per day at the most servings: 75 mg. | |
| Slippery Elm | 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 253086 (entered August 23, 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.
- Elderberry & ZincNOW same ingredients
- Elderberry & ZincLuckyHerbs 8 shared, 76% alike
- Kids Elderberry Gummy Natural Raspberry FlavorLive Conscious 6 shared, 56% alike
- TheraZinc Echinacea Cherry Mint FlavorQuantum Health 6 shared, 55% alike
- Sambucus ImmuneNature's Way · off the market 7 shared, 54% alike
- Sambucus Immune Berry FlavorNature's Way · off the market 7 shared, 54% 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
- 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
- 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 a 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 253086.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Sorbitol, Fructose, Microcrystalline Cellulose, Stearic Acid, Magnesium Stearate, Silicon Dioxide, natural Raspberry flavor, Hypromellose.
How many labels does Elderberry Zinc Raspberry Flavor have?
One label is on file, entered on August 23, 2021.
- Label 253086 (current) Entered August 23, 2021 · off the market May 28, 2025 · 30 lozenges · UPC 8 50025 75500 9
Source: DSLD label entry and market events, version 9.4.0 (labels entered through September 25, 2025).
Who makes it?
The label names MindEyes LLC (distributor), West Haverstraw, NY. All Apollo Sun products.