Green Tea Triple Echinacea
by Yogi · other (e.g. tea bag) · 16 tea bags
- Off the market since August 2019 (NIH)
- DSLD label 200466
- Serving 1 to 2 tea bags (Makes 8 fl oz); amounts per 1 tea bag
Green Tea Triple Echinacea by Yogi lists 7 ingredients, 2 with an amount per serving of 1 tea bag, such as 26 mg of echinacea purpurea root extract and 6 mg of black elder berry extract; 5 sit inside a blend without their own amounts. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on April 25, 2019.
What is in Green Tea Triple Echinacea?
Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 1 tea bag. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Echinacea purpurea root extract | 26 mg | 80% of 484 products listing echinacea purpurea give more (median 200 mg). Per day at the most servings: 104 mg. | |
| Black Elder berry extract | 6 mg | 99% of 920 products listing european elder give more (median 150 mg). Per day at the most servings: 24 mg. | |
| Proprietary Blend of Herbs | 1,767 mg | ||
| organic Green Tea | in the blend, no amount given | ||
| organic Lemongrass | in the blend, no amount given | ||
| Spearmint | in the blend, no amount given | ||
| organic Echinacea | in the blend, no amount given | ||
| organic Kombucha | in the blend, no amount given |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 200466 (entered April 25, 2019), 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:
- 99% of the 920 products that print an amount of european elder list more than its 6 mg of black elder berry extract (filed by NIH under european elder) (median 150 mg).
The NIH database records 3 to 4 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?
The products whose ingredient lists overlap most with Green Tea Triple Echinacea's, rare ingredients counting for more.
- Green Tea Kombucha DecafYogi · off the market 4 shared, 63% alike
- Green Tea KombuchaYogi 4 shared, 63% alike
- Green Tea EnergyYogi · off the market 4 shared, 50% alike
- Organic Echinacea Plus Original with SpearmintTraditional Medicinals 3 shared, 39% 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
- Get the most out of every cup. Bring water just to boiling and steep 3 minutes. For a stronger tea, use 2 tea bags. Drink 3-4 cups daily.
- Warnings
- Warning: Consult your healthcare provider prior to use if you are pregnant.
- Each tea bag contains approximately 29 mg of caffeine, as compared to approximately 90 mg in 8 oz of coffee.
- Allergens and what it does not contain
- Non GMO
Source: label statements in DSLD label 200466.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: natural Orange flavor, natural Tangerine flavor, natural Licorice flavor.
Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): Non GMO Project Verified Nongmoproject.org Made with organic Green Tea; Quality Assurance International Certified Organic; OU Vegan V Certified B Corporation.
How many labels does Green Tea Triple Echinacea have?
2 labels are on file under this name since April 25, 2017: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.
- Label 200466 (current) Entered April 25, 2019 · off the market August 8, 2019 · 16 tea bags
- Label 73103 Entered April 25, 2017 · off the market May 3, 2018 · 16 tea bags · UPC 0 76950 45026 4
Source: DSLD label entry and market events, version 9.4.0 (labels entered through September 25, 2025).
Who makes it?
The label names East West Tea Company, LLC (manufacturer), Eugene, OR. All Yogi products.