Organic Fermented Elderberry
by Dr. Mercola · capsule · 60 capsules
- On the market (NIH)
- UPC 8 10487 03225 4
- DSLD label 308706
- Serving 2 capsules
- 30 servings
Organic Fermented Elderberry by Dr. Mercola lists 4 ingredients, 4 with an amount per serving of 2 capsules, such as 500 mg of elderberry, powder, fermented and 250 mg of elderberry fruit extract. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on March 22, 2024.
What is in Organic Fermented Elderberry?
Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 2 capsules. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elderberry, Powder, Fermentedas Sambucus nigra, Powder, FermentedOrganic | 500 mg | Higher than 72% of 159 products listing elderberry (median 129 mg). | |
| Elderberry Fruit Extractas Sambucus nigra Fruit ExtractOrganic | 250 mg | Higher than 63% of 920 products listing european elder (median 150 mg). | |
| Polyphenols | 40 mg | 61% of 249 products listing polyphenols give more (median 80 mg). | |
| Anthocyanins | 30 mg | Higher than 56% of 73 products listing anthocyanidins (unspecified) (median 15 mg). |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 308706 (entered March 22, 2024), version 9.4.0. See the label on DSLD or its label image (PDF). 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 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?
The products whose ingredient lists overlap most with Organic Fermented Elderberry's, rare ingredients counting for more.
- Fermented ElderberryDr. Mercola · off the market 3 shared, 63% alike
- Black Elderberry 100 mgNatural Factors 2 shared, 56% alike
- Elderberry 1000 mgtnvitamins 2 shared, 43% alike
- Elderberry 750Purely Beneficial 2 shared, 43% alike
- High Potency Elderberry Fruit Extract Supplement 600 mgVitals 2 shared, 43% alike
- Elderberry Lung TherapyNew Lung 2 shared, 43% 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: Adults, as a dietary supplement, take two (2) capsules daily with water.
- Warnings
- Keep out of reach of children.
- Do not use if safety seal is broken.
- If you are nursing, pregnant, taking medication or have a medical condition, consult your physician before taking this product.
Source: label statements in DSLD label 308706.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Pullulan, Rice.
Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): USDA Organic. Listed with: USDA Organic seal (a seal is the label's claim; the certifier's own list confirms it).
How many labels does Organic Fermented Elderberry have?
One label is on file, entered on March 22, 2024.
- Label 308706 (current) Entered March 22, 2024 · on the market · 60 capsules · UPC 8 10487 03225 4
DSLD also links this label to: Fermented Elderberry (image difference, same product), Fermented Elderberry (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 NHP (distributor), Cape Coral, FL. All Dr. Mercola products.