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Fermented Elderberry

by Dr. Mercola · capsule · 60 capsules

  • Off the market since June 2024 (NIH)
  • UPC 8 10487 03225 4
  • DSLD label 250190
  • Serving 2 capsules
  • 30 servings

Fermented Elderberry by Dr. Mercola lists 4 ingredients, 4 with an amount per serving of 2 capsules, such as 500 mg of organic fermented elderberry fruit powder and 250 mg of organic elderberry fruit extract, beside 2 Nutrition Facts rows (calories, fat and the like). Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on May 22, 2021.

What is in Fermented Elderberry?

Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 2 capsules. 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).

Fermented Elderberry: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 250190, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Calories5 Calories
Total Carbohydrates1 g1%Carbohydrate in Fermented Elderberry against 21,979 products1 g per serving; the middle half of products list 1 g to 6 g, the median 3 g.1 g

74% of 21,979 products listing carbohydrate give more (median 3 g).

Dietary Fiberless than 1 g2%
organic fermented Elderberry fruit powder500 mgEuropean Elder in Fermented Elderberry against 920 products750 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 50 mg to 400 mg, the median 150 mg.750 mg

Higher than 87% of 920 products listing european elder (median 150 mg).

organic Elderberry fruit extract250 mg
Polyphenols40 mgPolyphenols in Fermented Elderberry against 249 products40 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 19.5 mg to 180 mg, the median 80 mg.40 mg

61% of 249 products listing polyphenols give more (median 80 mg).

Anthocyanins30 mgAnthocyanidins (unspecified) in Fermented Elderberry against 73 products30 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 6.25 mg to 50 mg, the median 15 mg.30 mg

Higher than 56% of 73 products listing anthocyanidins (unspecified) (median 15 mg).

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 250190 (entered May 22, 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?

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 Fermented Elderberry's, rare ingredients counting for more.

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 Use: Adults, as a dietary supplement, take two (2) capsules daily with water.
Warnings
Keep out of reach of children.
Do not use if safety seal is broken.
If you are nursing, pregnant, taking medication or have a medical condition, consult your physician before taking this product.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 250190.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: organic Carrot powder, Capsule, organic Gum Acacia, organic Rice.

How many labels does Fermented Elderberry have?

2 labels are on file under this name since August 23, 2020: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.

  1. Label 250190 (current) Entered May 22, 2021 · off the market June 25, 2024 · 60 capsules · UPC 8 10487 03225 4
  2. Label 231522 Entered August 23, 2020 · off the market April 23, 2021 · 60 capsules · UPC 8 10487 03225 4

DSLD also links this label to: Organic Fermented Elderberry (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 NHP (distributor), Cape Coral, FL. All Dr. Mercola products.

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