Essential Immune
by Nature's Way · capsule · 60 vegan capsules
- Off the market since January 2024 (NIH)
- UPC 0 33674 12727 8
- DSLD label 212982
- Serving 1 capsule
Essential Immune by Nature's Way lists 3 ingredients, 3 with an amount per serving of 1 capsule, such as 45 mg of vitamin C, 5.5 mg of zinc and 300 mg of andrographis extract. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on February 26, 2020.
What is in Essential Immune?
Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 1 capsule. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vitamin Cas Ascorbic Acid | 45 mg | 50% | 80% of 18,583 products listing vitamin C give more (median 100 mg). Per day at the most servings: 90 mg. |
| Zincas Zinc PicolinateZinc (Form: as Zinc Picolinate) | 5.5 mg | 50% | 71% of 13,186 products listing zinc give more (median 11 mg). Per day at the most servings: 11 mg. |
| Andrographis extractas AndrographolidesAndrographis extract (Form: standardized to 10% Andrographolides Note: 30 mg) PlantPart: leaf and stem Genus: Andrographis | 300 mg | Higher than 62% of 213 products listing andrographis (median 200 mg). Per day at the most servings: 600 mg. |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 212982 (entered February 26, 2020), 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?
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 2 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?
2 products list the very same ingredients; the nearest amounts come first.
- Respiratory CareDoctor's Best · off the market same ingredients
- Andrographis Immune 100 mg with AP-BioCalifornia Gold Nutrition same ingredients
- Immunitycare/of 3 shared, 77% alike
- Daily Immune SupporterWelly 3 shared, 70% alike
- Andrographis 150 mgNature's Plus Herbal Actives · off the market 1 shared, 60% alike
- AndrographisHerbs Etc. 1 shared, 60% 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
- Recommendation: Adults take 1 capsule twice daily with food or water.
- Warnings
- Warning: Do not use if you are pregnant or nursing.
- This product is not intended for use beyond 14 days.
- If you are taking any medications, consult a healthcare professional before use.
- Keep out of reach of children.
- Safety sealed with printed inner seal. Do not use if seal is broken or missing.
- Allergens and what it does not contain
- Gluten free. No sugar, salt, yeast, wheat, soy, dairy products, or artificial colors, flavors, or preservatives.
Source: label statements in DSLD label 212982.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Cellulose, plant-derived Capsule, Silica, Magnesium Stearate.
Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): Quality Global Sourcing Bottled & Tested In the USA.
How many labels does Essential Immune have?
One label is on file, entered on February 26, 2020.
- Label 212982 (current) Entered February 26, 2020 · off the market January 23, 2024 · 60 vegan capsules · UPC 0 33674 12727 8
Source: DSLD label entry and market events, version 9.4.0 (labels entered through September 25, 2025).
Who makes it?
The label names Nature's Way Brands, LLC (manufacturer), Green Bay, WI. All Nature's Way products.