PlainVitamins

Black Elderberry Syrup

by Gaia Herbs · liquid · 5.4 fluid ounces

  • On the market (NIH)
  • DSLD label 270981
  • Serving 1.25 ml (1/4 tsp, Ages 1-3)
  • 32 servings

Black Elderberry Syrup by Gaia Herbs lists 2 ingredients, 2 with an amount per serving of 1.25 ml, such as 476 mg of black elderberry (sambucus nigra) fruit juice concentrate and 37 mg of acerola fruit extract, beside 3 Nutrition Facts rows (calories, fat and the like). Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on July 21, 2022.

What is in Black Elderberry Syrup?

Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 1.25 ml. 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).

Black Elderberry Syrup: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 270981, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Calories0 Calories
Total Carbohydrates1 g1%Carbohydrate in Black Elderberry Syrup 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).

Total Sugars1 gSugar in Black Elderberry Syrup against 11,807 products1 g per serving; the middle half of products list 1 g to 4 g, the median 2 g.1 g

69% of 11,807 products listing sugar give more (median 2 g).

Added Sugars1 g4%
Black Elderberry (Sambucus nigra) fruit juice concentrateForm: Sambucus nigra Note: certified organic ingredient476 mgEuropean Elder in Black Elderberry Syrup against 920 products476 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 50 mg to 400 mg, the median 150 mg.476 mg

Higher than 79% of 920 products listing european elder (median 150 mg).

Acerola fruit extractAcerola fruit extract PlantPart: fruit Note: certified organic ingredient37 mgAcerola in Black Elderberry Syrup against 436 products37 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 14.5 mg to 300 mg, the median 60 mg.37 mg

64% of 436 products listing acerola give more (median 60 mg).

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 270981 (entered July 21, 2022), version 9.4.0. See the label on DSLD or its label image (PDF). 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?

2 products list 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 Use Adults & kids (ages 4+): 1 teaspoon daily Ages 1-3: 1/4 teaspoon daily For additional support, ages 12 & up may take 1 teaspoon, 2 times daily. Shake well before use.
Consume within 6 months of opening.
Warnings
Not for use during pregnancy or lactation. If you have a medical condition or take medications, please consult with your doctor before use.
Store away from children.
Do not use if cap seal is broken.
Allergens and what it does not contain
Gluten-free Soy-free
Storage
Refrigerate after opening.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 270981.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Cane Sugar, Water, Lemon fruit juice.

Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): USDA Organic; Integrity Purity Potency EST 1987 USA Certified B Corporation. Listed with: USDA Organic seal (a seal is the label's claim; the certifier's own list confirms it).

How many labels does Black Elderberry Syrup have?

8 labels are on file under this name since November 21, 2019: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.

  1. Label 271014 Entered July 21, 2022 · off the market December 22, 2022 · 5.4 fluid ounces
  2. Label 271000 Entered July 21, 2022 · off the market December 22, 2022 · 3 fluid ounces
  3. Label 270981 (current) Entered July 21, 2022 · on the market · 5.4 fluid ounces
  4. Label 270980 Entered July 21, 2022 · on the market · 3 fluid ounces
  5. Label 240610 Entered January 22, 2021 · off the market December 22, 2022 · 3 fluid ounces · UPC 7 51063 99626 6
  6. Label 240616 Entered December 26, 2020 · off the market December 22, 2022 · 5.4 fluid ounces · UPC 7 51063 80003 7
  7. Label 209852 Entered December 22, 2019 · off the market September 28, 2020 · 3 fl. Oz. · UPC 7 51063 99626 6
  8. Label 209010 Entered November 21, 2019 · off the market September 28, 2020 · 5.4 fl. Oz. · UPC 7 51063 80003 7

DSLD also links this label to: Black Elderberry Syrup Adult Daily (package size difference, same product), Black Elderberry Syrup Adult Daily (image difference, same product), Black Elderberry Syrup Adult Daily (package size 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 Gaia Herbs, Inc. (distributor), Brevard, NC. All Gaia Herbs products.

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