Kids' Sambucus Chewables
by Nature's Answer · tablet or pill · 60 chewable tablets
- On the market (NIH)
- UPC 0 83000 26267 8
- DSLD label 233027
- Serving 1 tablet
- 60 servings
Kids' Sambucus Chewables by Nature's Answer lists 9 ingredients, 4 with an amount per serving of 1 tablet, such as 100 mg of vitamin C, 5 mg of zinc, 225 mg of black elderberry (sambucus nigra) fruit extract and 25 mg of fructooligosaccharide; 5 sit inside a blend without their own amounts, beside 3 Nutrition Facts rows (calories, fat and the like). Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on December 26, 2020.
What is in Kids' Sambucus Chewables?
Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 1 tablet. 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 | 5 Calories | ||
| Total Carbohydrates | 1 g | 1% | 74% of 21,979 products listing carbohydrate give more (median 3 g). Per day at the most servings: 4 g. |
| Sugar | 1 g | 69% of 11,807 products listing sugar give more (median 2 g). Per day at the most servings: 4 g. | |
| Added Sugars | 1 g | 2% | |
| Vitamin Cas Ascorbic Acid | 100 mg | 111% | 50% of 18,583 products listing vitamin C give more (median 100 mg). Per day at the most servings: 400 mg. |
| Zincas Zinc CitrateZinc (Form: as Zinc Citrate) | 5 mg | 45% | 72% of 13,186 products listing zinc give more (median 11 mg). Per day at the most servings: 20 mg. |
| Black Elderberry (Sambucus nigra) fruit extractas AnthocyaninsBlack Elderberry (Sambucus nigra) fruit extract (Form: standardized to 7% Anthocyanins) PlantPart: fruit Genus: Sambucus Species: nigra Note: made from 7,200 mg of dried Elderberries | 225 mg | Higher than 61% of 920 products listing european elder (median 150 mg). Per day at the most servings: 900 mg. | |
| Proprietary Fruit Blend | 26 mg | ||
| Cherry | in the blend, no amount given | ||
| Grapefruit | in the blend, no amount given | ||
| Pear | in the blend, no amount given | ||
| Pineapple | in the blend, no amount given | ||
| Black Currant | in the blend, no amount given | ||
| Fructooligosaccharideas Inulin | 25 mg | 88% of 526 products listing fructo-oligosaccharides give more (median 185 mg). Per day at the most servings: 100 mg. |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 233027 (entered December 26, 2020), 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:
- 88% of the 526 products that print an amount of fructo-oligosaccharides list more than its 25 mg of fructooligosaccharide (filed by NIH under fructo-oligosaccharides) (median 185 mg).
The NIH database records 1 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 Kids' Sambucus Chewables's, rare ingredients counting for more.
- Kids' Sambucus Black Elderberry ChewablesNature's Answer 10 shared, 78% 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, chew 1 tablet. Children 4-13 years old, repeat as necessary up to 3 (three) times per day. Do not exceed more than 9 (nine) tables per day. Adults 14 years and older, repeat as necessary up to 4 (four) times per day. Do not exceed 12 (twelve) tablets per day.
- Warnings
- Warning: Keep out of reach of children.
- Do not use if safety seal is damaged or missing.
- If you are pregnant, nursing, taking any medications, planning any medical procedure or have a medical condition, consult with your healthcare practitioner before use.
- Allergens and what it does not contain
- Gluten Free
- Non GMO Project Verified nongmoproject.org Absolutely no artificial preservatives
- Storage
- Store in a cool, dry place
Source: label statements in DSLD label 233027.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Sugar, Maltodextrin, Cane Sugar, Evaporated, Dextrose, Stearic Acid, Natural flavors, Malic Acid, Magnesium Stearate, Citric Acid, Mannitol, Calcium Silicate, Croscarmellose Sodium.
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.
How many labels does Kids' Sambucus Chewables have?
One label is on file, entered on December 26, 2020.
- Label 233027 (current) Entered December 26, 2020 · on the market · 60 chewable tablets · UPC 0 83000 26267 8
DSLD also links this label to: Kids' Sambucus Black Elderberry Chewables (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 (manufacturer), Hauppauge, NY. All Nature's Answer products.