Sambucus Max Potency Softgels
by Nature's Way · softgel capsule · 18 vegetarian softgels
- On the market (NIH)
- UPC 0 33674 10841 3
- DSLD label 204048
- Serving 1 softgel
Sambucus Max Potency Softgels by Nature's Way lists 2 ingredients, 2 with an amount per serving of 1 softgel, such as 250 mg of black elder (sambucus nigra L.) extract. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on June 24, 2019.
What is in Sambucus Max Potency Softgels?
Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 1 softgel. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Black Elder (Sambucus nigra L.) extractas BioActivesBlack Elder (Sambucus nigra L.) extract (Form: standardized to BioActives) PlantPart: berry Genus: Sambucus Species: nigra Classifier: L. Note: from | 250 mg | Higher than 63% of 920 products listing european elder (median 150 mg). Per day at the most servings: 750 mg. | |
| premium cultivar Elderberries | 16 g |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 204048 (entered June 24, 2019), 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 2 to 3 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.
- Black Elderberry ElixirOregon's Wild Harvest same ingredients
- Sambuca-WellParadise same ingredients
- Organic Elderberry Drops 250 mgJustified Laboratories same ingredients
- Elderberry Berry ExtractSolgar · off the market same ingredients
- Elderberry SyrupNutriana same ingredients
- Immunity Take CareNew Chapter · off the market same ingredients
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: Take 1 softgel two to three times daily.
- Warnings
- If pregnant, nursing, or taking any medications, consult a healthcare professional before use.
- Tamper evident. Safety sealed in blister units. Do not use if individual blisters are open or torn.
- Keep out of reach of children.
- Allergens and what it does not contain
- Gluten-free
- Contains no: Gluten, Dairy, Soy, Nuts, Artificial Colors, or Flavors
Source: label statements in DSLD label 204048.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Sunflower Oil, Vegetarian Softgel, Sunflower Lecithin, yellow Beeswax.
How many labels does Sambucus Max Potency Softgels have?
One label is on file, entered on June 24, 2019.
- Label 204048 (current) Entered June 24, 2019 · on the market · 18 vegetarian softgels · UPC 0 33674 10841 3
DSLD also links this label to: Max Potency Sambucus (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 Nature's Way Brands, LLC (distributor), Green Bay, WI. All Nature's Way products.