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Elderberry Syrup

by Planetary Herbals · liquid · 8 fl. Oz.

  • On the market (NIH)
  • UPC 0 21078 10291 5
  • DSLD label 75903
  • Serving 1 tsp (approx. 5 mL)
  • 47 servings

Elderberry Syrup by Planetary Herbals lists one ingredient: 5 mL of elderberry extract per serving of 1 tsp. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on August 22, 2017.

What is in Elderberry Syrup?

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).

Elderberry Syrup: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 75903, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Calories35 Calories
Total Carbohydrates4 g1%Carbohydrate in Elderberry Syrup against 21,979 products4 g per serving; the middle half of products list 1 g to 6 g, the median 3 g.4 g

Higher than 53% of 21,979 products listing carbohydrate (median 3 g). Per day at the most servings: 8 g.

Elderberry Extract5 mL

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 75903 (entered August 22, 2017), 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 2 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?

5 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
Suggested Use: 1 teaspoon 1 to 2 times daily.
Warnings
Note: If you are pregnant, may become pregnant, or breastfeeding, consult your health care professional before using this product.
Not for use by children under 2 years of age.
Do not use if tamper-evident seal is broken or missing.
Keep out of the reach of children

Source: label statements in DSLD label 75903.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Honey, Grain Alcohol, purified Water.

How many labels does Elderberry Syrup have?

3 labels are on file under this name since July 25, 2017: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.

  1. Label 75903 (current) Entered August 22, 2017 · on the market · 8 fl. Oz. · UPC 0 21078 10291 5
  2. Label 75901 Entered July 25, 2017 · on the market · 4 fl. Oz. · UPC 0 21078 10290 8
  3. Label 75899 Entered July 25, 2017 · on the market · 2 fl. Oz. · UPC 0 21078 10289 2

Source: DSLD label entry and market events, version 9.4.0 (labels entered through September 25, 2025).

Who makes it?

The label names Planetary Herbals, LLC (distributor), Soquel, CA. All Planetary Herbals products.

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