PlainVitamins

Original Sambucus Berry Flavor

by Nature's Way · liquid · 240 mL

  • Off the market since June 2018 (NIH)
  • UPC 0 33674 15332 1
  • DSLD label 60715
  • Serving 1 to 2 tsp (5-10 mL); amounts per 2 tsp
  • 24 servings

Original Sambucus Berry Flavor by Nature's Way lists 2 ingredients, 2 with an amount per serving of 2 tsp, such as 100 mg of black elder (berry) extract, beside 2 Nutrition Facts rows (calories, fat and the like). Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on June 24, 2016.

What is in Original Sambucus Berry Flavor?

Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 2 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).

Original Sambucus Berry Flavor: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 60715, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Calories30 Calories
Total Carbohydrates7 g2%Carbohydrate in Original Sambucus Berry Flavor against 21,979 products7 g per serving; the middle half of products list 1 g to 6 g, the median 3 g.7 g

Higher than 79% of 21,979 products listing carbohydrate (median 3 g). Per day at the most servings: 28 g.

Sugar6 gSugar in Original Sambucus Berry Flavor against 11,807 products6 g per serving; the middle half of products list 1 g to 4 g, the median 2 g.6 g

Higher than 84% of 11,807 products listing sugar (median 2 g). Per day at the most servings: 24 g.

Black Elder (berry) extractas BioActivesBlack Elder (berry) extract (Form: standardized to BioActives Note: from) PlantPart: berry100 mgEuropean Elder in Original Sambucus Berry Flavor against 920 products100 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 50 mg to 400 mg, the median 150 mg.100 mg

56% of 920 products listing european elder give more (median 150 mg). Per day at the most servings: 400 mg.

premium cultivar Elderberriespremium cultivar Elderberries Note: 6,400 mg6.4 g

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 60715 (entered June 24, 2016), 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 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?

6 products list the very same ingredients; the nearest amounts come first.

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
Usage Instructions For Daily Maintenance: Adults: Take 2 teaspoons (10 mL) daily. Children: Take 1 teaspoon (5 mL) daily. For Intensive Use: Adults: Take 2 teaspoons (10 mL) four times daily. Children: Take 1 teaspoon (5 mL) four times daily.
Warnings
If pregnant, nursing or taking any medications, consult a healthcare professional before use.
Keep out of reach of children.
Safety sealed with printed outer shrink-band and printed inner seal. Do not use if either seal is broken or missing.
Allergens and what it does not contain
~ No Artificial Preservatives
~ Gluten-free
Storage
To preserve quality and freshness keep tightly sealed in a cool, dry place.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 60715.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Fructose, purified Water, Glycerin, Malic Acid, Natural flavor.

Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): OU Kosher.

How many labels does Original Sambucus Berry Flavor have?

One label is on file, entered on June 24, 2016.

  1. Label 60715 (current) Entered June 24, 2016 · off the market June 21, 2018 · 240 mL · UPC 0 33674 15332 1

DSLD also links this label to: Dr Mumcuoglu Sambucol Original Syrup (package size difference, same product), Original Sambucus (image difference, same product), Original Sambucus (package size difference, same product), Original Sambucus (package size difference, same product), Sambucus Original Syrup (package size difference, same product), Sambucus Original Syrup (image difference, same product), Sambucus Original Syrup (package size difference, same product), Sambucus Original Syrup (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 Way Brands, LLC (manufacturer), Green Bay, WI. All Nature's Way products.

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