Immune Essentials Comprehensive Formula
by Swanson · capsule · 60 veggie capsules
- On the market (NIH)
- UPC 0 87614 07083 4
- DSLD label 203289
- Serving 1 veggie capsule
Immune Essentials Comprehensive Formula by Swanson lists 6 ingredients, 6 with an amount per serving of 1 veggie capsule, such as 250 mg of ImmunEnhancer, 115 mg of ColostruMune 4070 colostrum, 50 mg of beta glucan and 50 mg of elderberry fruit extract. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on May 28, 2019.
What is in Immune Essentials Comprehensive Formula?
Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 1 veggie 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ImmunEnhanceras Larix spp. | 250 mg | 48% of 242 products listing arabinogalactan give more (median 250 mg). Per day at the most servings: 500 mg. | |
| ColostruMune 4070 Colostrumas Bovine, IgGColostruMune 4070 Colostrum (Form: from Bovine, standardized to minimum 40% IgG) Note: a form of milk | 115 mg | 87% of 216 products listing colostrum give more (median 800 mg). Per day at the most servings: 230 mg. | |
| Beta Glucanas Oat Bran extract | 50 mg | 68% of 335 products listing beta-glucans give more (median 100 mg). Per day at the most servings: 100 mg. | |
| Elderberry fruit extractElderberry fruit extract PlantPart: fruit Genus: Sambucus Species: nigra Note: 4:1 | 50 mg | 74% of 159 products listing elderberry give more (median 129 mg). Per day at the most servings: 100 mg. | |
| Maitake Mushroom | 50 mg | 58% of 327 products listing maitake mushroom give more (median 100 mg). Per day at the most servings: 100 mg. | |
| Shiitake Mushroom | 50 mg | 61% of 256 products listing shiitake mushroom give more (median 100 mg). Per day at the most servings: 100 mg. |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 203289 (entered May 28, 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?
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?
The products whose ingredient lists overlap most with Immune Essentials Comprehensive Formula's, rare ingredients counting for more.
- Immune EssentialsSwanson Condition Specific Formulas · off the market 5 shared, 73% alike
- Nature's Immune StimulatorNature's Sunshine · off the market 4 shared, 53% alike
- Immune StimulatorNature's Sunshine 4 shared, 53% alike
- Immune ComplexBioCare 4 shared, 47% alike
- Shiitake MaitakeNature's Way · off the market 3 shared, 47% alike
- Shiitake Maitake 250 mgNature's Way 3 shared, 47% 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 use: As a dietary supplement, take one veggie capsule two times per day with water.
- Warnings
- Warning: For adults only.
- Consult your physician before using this or any product if you are pregnant or nursing, taking medication or have a medical condition.
- Keep out of reach of children.
- Do not use if seal is broken.
- Contains milk.
- Storage
- Store in a cool, dry place.
Source: label statements in DSLD label 203289.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Hypromellose, Maltodextrin, Rice Extract Blend, Rice Bran, Silica.
How many labels does Immune Essentials Comprehensive Formula have?
One label is on file, entered on May 28, 2019.
- Label 203289 (current) Entered May 28, 2019 · on the market · 60 veggie capsules · UPC 0 87614 07083 4
DSLD also links this label to: Immune Essentials (image difference, same product), Immune Essentials (image difference, same product), Immune Essentials (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 Swanson Health Products (distributor), Fargo, ND. All Swanson products.