Sambucus Hot Drink Mix Honey Lemon-Berry Flavored
by Nature's Way · powder · 10 packets
- On the market (NIH)
- UPC 0 33674 12087 3
- DSLD label 326687
- Serving 0.18 ounces (1 Packet, 5.3 g)
- 10 servings
Sambucus Hot Drink Mix Honey Lemon-Berry Flavored by Nature's Way lists 4 ingredients, 4 with an amount per serving of 0.18 ounces, such as 90 mg of vitamin C, 100 mg of black elderberry extract and 50 mg of echinacea purpurea, beside 1 Nutrition Facts row (calories, fat and the like). Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on February 23, 2025.
What is in Sambucus Hot Drink Mix Honey Lemon-Berry Flavored?
Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 0.18 ounces. 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 | 20 Calories | ||
| Total Carbohydrates | 5 g | 2% | Higher than 65% of 21,979 products listing carbohydrate (median 3 g). |
| Vitamin Cas Ascorbic Acid | 90 mg | 100% | 57% of 18,583 products listing vitamin C give more (median 100 mg). |
| Black Elderberry Extractas Anthocyaninsorganic, standardized to anthocyanins | 100 mg | 56% of 920 products listing european elder give more (median 150 mg). | |
| Elderberrypremium cultivar elderberries | 6,400 mg | Higher than 96% of 159 products listing elderberry (median 129 mg). | |
| Echinacea purpureaas Echinacea purpurea, Echinacea purpurea, Echinacea purpureaorganic | 50 mg | 73% of 484 products listing echinacea purpurea give more (median 200 mg). |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 326687 (entered February 23, 2025), 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 6,400 mg of elderberry is higher than 96% of the 159 elderberry products that print an amount; 2 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?
The products whose ingredient lists overlap most with Sambucus Hot Drink Mix Honey Lemon-Berry Flavored's, rare ingredients counting for more.
- Elderberry + Immune with Echinacea & Vitamin CPuritan's Pride 3 shared, 68% alike
- Sambucus Immune Drink Mix Honey Lemon Berry FlavoredNature's Way 4 shared, 68% alike
- Sambucus Original LozengesNature's Way · off the market 4 shared, 67% alike
- Sambucus Elderberry Drops Ultra StrengthNature's Way · off the market 3 shared, 65% alike
- Sambucus Elderberry Lozenges for Ages 5+Nature's Way 4 shared, 60% alike
- Just 4 Kidz Black Elderberry + Vitamin C, Zinc Gummies Natural Berry FlavorNature's Truth · off the market 4 shared, 60% 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
- Recommendation: Adults & children 4 years of age and older Take the contents of 1 packet daily. Dissolve contents of 1 packet in 4-6 ounces of hot water and sip while hot. May also be dissolved in cold water.
- Warnings
- Caution: Not recommended for individuals with auto-immune conditions.
- Individuals with allergies to plants of the Asteraceae (Compositae) family, including ragweed, should use this product with caution.
- If you are pregnant, nursing, or taking any medications, consult a healthcare professional before use.
- Keep out of reach of children.
- Do not use if open or torn.
- Allergens and what it does not contain
- Contains no: Gluten, dairy, peanut, or artificial colors
- Storage
- Store at room temperature. Avoid excessive heat and direct sunlight.
Source: label statements in DSLD label 326687.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Xylitol, Honey, Natural Flavors, Silica, Citric Acid, Stevia Leaf Extract, Luo Han Guo.
Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): Quality Global Sourcing Bottled & Tested In The USA Vegetarian.
How many labels does Sambucus Hot Drink Mix Honey Lemon-Berry Flavored have?
3 labels are on file under this name since May 28, 2019: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.
- Label 326687 (current) Entered February 23, 2025 · on the market · 10 packets · UPC 0 33674 12087 3
- Label 230047 Entered July 23, 2020 · off the market April 11, 2023 · 10 packets · UPC 0 33674 12087 3
- Label 202200 Entered May 28, 2019 · off the market March 24, 2020 · 10 packets · UPC 0 33674 12087 3
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.