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Sambucus Black Elderberry Liquid Extract

by Puritan's Pride · liquid · 4 fluid ounces

  • On the market (NIH)
  • UPC 7 66443 32967 1
  • DSLD label 318173
  • Serving 10 ml (2 Teaspoons)
  • 12 servings

Sambucus Black Elderberry Liquid Extract by Puritan's Pride lists 3 ingredients, 3 with an amount per serving of 10 ml, such as 110 mg of vitamin C, 2.6 mg of zinc and 3,800 mg of black elderberry, powder, beside 3 Nutrition Facts rows (calories, fat and the like). Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on August 22, 2024.

What is in Sambucus Black Elderberry Liquid Extract?

Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 10 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).

Sambucus Black Elderberry Liquid Extract: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 318173, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Calories20 Calories
Total Carbohydrates4 g1%Carbohydrate in Sambucus Black Elderberry Liquid Extract 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).

Total Sugars4 gSugar in Sambucus Black Elderberry Liquid Extract against 11,807 products4 g per serving; the middle half of products list 1 g to 4 g, the median 2 g.4 g

Higher than 68% of 11,807 products listing sugar (median 2 g).

Added Sugars4 g8%
Vitamin Cas Ascorbic Acid110 mg122%Vitamin C in Sambucus Black Elderberry Liquid Extract against 18,583 products110 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 60 mg to 270 mg, the median 100 mg.DV 90 mgUL 2,000 mg110 mg

Higher than 51% of 18,583 products listing vitamin C (median 100 mg).

Zincas Zinc Gluconate2.6 mg24%Zinc in Sambucus Black Elderberry Liquid Extract against 13,186 products2.6 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 5 mg to 15 mg, the median 11 mg.DV 11 mgUL 40 mg2.6 mg

88% of 13,186 products listing zinc give more (median 11 mg).

Black Elderberry, Powderas Sambucus nigra, Powder3.8 g3,800 mgElderberry in Sambucus Black Elderberry Liquid Extract against 159 products3,800 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 50 mg to 500 mg, the median 129 mg.3,800 mg

Higher than 93% of 159 products listing elderberry (median 129 mg).

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 318173 (entered August 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?

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 3,800 mg of black elderberry, powder (filed by NIH under elderberry) is higher than 93% of the 159 elderberry products that print an amount; 9 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?

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
Directions: for adults, take two (2) teaspoons (10 mL) daily, preferably with meals.
Warnings
Warning: if you are pregnant, nursing, taking any medications or have any medical condition, consult your doctor before use.
Discontinue use and consult your doctor if any adverse reactions occur. Do not use if neck seal is missing or damaged.
Keep out of reach of children.
Storage
Store at room temperature.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 318173.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Water, Purified, Cane Syrup, Dried, Citric Acid, natural Elderberry flavor, Potassium Sorbate.

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

How many labels does Sambucus Black Elderberry Liquid Extract have?

2 labels are on file under this name since August 22, 2017: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.

  1. Label 318173 (current) Entered August 22, 2024 · on the market · 4 fluid ounces · UPC 7 66443 32967 1
  2. Label 76676 Entered August 22, 2017 · off the market March 21, 2023 · 4 fl. Oz. · UPC 7 66443 32967 1

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

Who makes it?

The label names Puritan's Pride, Inc. (manufacturer), Ronkonkoma, NY, U.S.A.. All Puritan's Pride products.

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