Immune Support Sambucus Black Elder Berry Infused With Echinacea & Astragalus
by Nature's Answer · liquid · 4 fl. Oz.
- Off the market since October 2017 (NIH)
- UPC 0 83000 26046 9
- DSLD label 16703
- Serving 1 tsp
- 24 servings
Immune Support Sambucus Black Elder Berry Infused With Echinacea & Astragalus by Nature's Answer lists 3 ingredients, 3 with an amount per serving of 1 tsp, such as 100 mg of vitamin C, 5 mg of zinc and 5,000 mg of black elderberry. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on December 21, 2012.
What is in Immune Support Sambucus Black Elder Berry Infused With Echinacea & Astragalus?
Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 1 tsp. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Calories | 15 Calories | ||
| Vitamin Cas Ascorbic Acid | 100 mg | 167% | 50% of 18,583 products listing vitamin C give more (median 100 mg). Per day at the most servings: 400 mg. |
| Zincas Zinc GluconateZinc (Form: as Zinc Gluconate) | 5 mg | 33% | 72% of 13,186 products listing zinc give more (median 11 mg). Per day at the most servings: 20 mg. |
| Black Elderberry | 5,000 mg | Higher than 98% of 920 products listing european elder (median 150 mg). Per day at the most servings: 20,000 mg. | |
| Proprietary Herbal Blendas Echinacea Purpurea, Organic Astragalus Membranaceus, organic Echinacea angustifolia | 130 mg |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 16703 (entered December 21, 2012), 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:
- Its 5,000 mg of black elderberry (filed by NIH under european elder) is higher than 98% of the 920 european elder products that print an amount; 9 list more.
The NIH database records 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?
6 products list the very same ingredients; the nearest amounts come first.
- Sambucus Elderberry 5000 mgNaturaLife Labs same ingredients
- Advanced Sambucus Elderberry 900 mgForestLeaf same ingredients
- Elderberry SambucusOrzax same ingredients
- Children's Elderberry ComplexBioCare same ingredients
- Elderberry Vitamin C & ZinceXplicit Supplements · off the market same ingredients
- Elderberry Vitamin C & Zinc 707 mgeXplicit Supplements same ingredients
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 (1) teaspoon 4 times a day in a small amount of water. Shake well before use.
- Warnings
- • KEEP OUT OF REACH OF CHILDREN.
- • WARNING: IF PREGNANT, NURSING OR ON MEDICATION, CONSULT WITH YOUR HEALTHCARE PRACTITIONER.
Source: label statements in DSLD label 16703.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Vegetable Glycerin, purified Water, Citric Acid, Red Raspberry Extract.
Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): NATURE'S ANSWER(R) Since 1972; K PARVE; SATISFACTION - GUARANTEE 100% GUARANTEE 100% Satisfaction; NSF(R); Holistically Balanced. Listed with: NSF certified (contents or GMP) (a seal is the label's claim; the certifier's own list confirms it).
How many labels does Immune Support Sambucus Black Elder Berry Infused With Echinacea & Astragalus have?
One label is on file, entered on December 21, 2012.
- Label 16703 (current) Entered December 21, 2012 · off the market October 10, 2017 · 4 fl. Oz. · UPC 0 83000 26046 9
DSLD also links this label to: Sambucus Immune (image difference, same product), Sambucus Immune (package size difference, same product), Sambucus Immune (package size difference, same product), Sambucus Immune (package size difference, same product), Sambucus Immune (image difference, same product), Sambucus Immune (package size difference, same product), Sambucus Immune Black Elderberry (image difference, same product), Sambucus Immune Black Elderberry (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 Nature's Answer(R), Inc. (manufacturer), Hauppauge, NY. All Nature's Answer products.