Immune Tonic
by Vitanica Tasty Tonic · liquid · 4 ounces
- Off the market since March 2023 (NIH)
- UPC 7 08118 02178 7
- DSLD label 33856
- Serving 4.92 ml (One Teaspoon)
- 24 servings
Immune Tonic by Vitanica Tasty Tonic lists 4 ingredients, 4 with an amount per serving of 4.92 ml, such as 2,000 mg of black elderberry, 375 mg of echinacea angustifolia, 375 mg of echinacea purpurea and 8.5 mg of stevia leaf extract. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on June 25, 2014.
What is in Immune Tonic?
Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 4.92 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).
| Ingredient | Amount | % DV | Among products listing it |
|---|---|---|---|
| Black Elderberry | 2,000 mg | Higher than 95% of 920 products listing european elder (median 150 mg). | |
| Echinacea angustifolia | 375 mg | Higher than 81% of 199 products listing echinacea angustifolia (median 100 mg). | |
| Echinacea purpurea | 375 mg | Higher than 66% of 484 products listing echinacea purpurea (median 200 mg). | |
| Stevia leaf extract | 8.5 mg | 77% of 754 products listing stevia give more (median 44 mg). |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 33856 (entered June 25, 2014), 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 2,000 mg of black elderberry (filed by NIH under european elder) is higher than 95% of the 920 european elder products that print an amount; 42 list more.
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.
- Immune TonicsVitanica Tasty Tonics same ingredients
- Immune Tonic BerryVitanica Tasty Tonics same ingredients
- Echinacea +L.A. Naturals 3 shared, 69% alike
- Children's Echinacea PlusBIOVEA · off the market 3 shared, 69% alike
- Kid's Echinacea Plus Alcohol FreeThymely Solutions 3 shared, 69% alike
- Kid's Echinacea PlusVillage Vitality 3 shared, 69% 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: Shake well before using. Adults: One (1) teaspoon daily: children ages 2-12: 1/2 teaspoon daily. Dilute in 4-6 ounces of water, or to taste. May be taken undiluted, or diluted in hot water for a nice herbal tea. Temporary dose: may be taken twice per day, as needed.
- Warnings
- Cautions and contraindications: Use with caution with MS, lupus, rheumatoid arthritis.Check with your healthcare practitioner if pregnant: avoid if nursing.
- Keep in a cool dry place out of reach of children.
- Allergens and what it does not contain
- This product contains no preservatives, binders, artificial colorings or flavoring, starch, lactose, salt, corn, wheat, gluten, soybeans, milk derivatives, eggs, peanuts, tree nuts, fish or shellfish.
Source: label statements in DSLD label 33856.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Vegetable Glycerin, deionized Water, Honey, natural Berry flavors.
How many labels does Immune Tonic have?
One label is on file, entered on June 25, 2014.
- Label 33856 (current) Entered June 25, 2014 · off the market March 1, 2023 · 4 ounces · UPC 7 08118 02178 7
DSLD also links this label to: Immune Tonics (package size difference, same product), Immune Tonic Berry (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 VITANICA(R) (manufacturer). All Vitanica Tasty Tonic products.