PlainVitamins

Sambucus Zinc-C

by NOW · lozenge · 60 lozenges

  • On the market (NIH)
  • UPC 7 33739 03384 0
  • DSLD label 314064
  • Serving 1 lozenge
  • 60 servings

Sambucus Zinc-C by NOW lists 5 ingredients, 5 with an amount per serving of 1 lozenge, such as 100 mg of vitamin C, 3 mg of zinc and 150 mg of elderberry concentrate, beside 3 Nutrition Facts rows (calories, fat and the like). Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on July 25, 2024.

What is in Sambucus Zinc-C?

Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 1 lozenge. 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 Zinc-C: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 314064, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Caloriesless than 5 Calories
Total Carbohydratesless than 1 g1%
Total Sugars0 g
Added Sugars0 g0%
Xylitolless than 1 g
Vitamin Cas Ascorbic Acid100 mg111%Vitamin C in Sambucus Zinc-C against 18,583 products100 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 60 mg to 270 mg, the median 100 mg.DV 90 mgUL 2,000 mg100 mg

50% of 18,583 products listing vitamin C give more (median 100 mg).

ZincElemental3 mg27%Zinc in Sambucus Zinc-C against 13,186 products3 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 5 mg to 15 mg, the median 11 mg.DV 11 mgUL 40 mg3 mg

84% of 13,186 products listing zinc give more (median 11 mg).

Zinc BisglycinateTRAACS15 mg
Elderberry concentrate150 mgEuropean Elder in Sambucus Zinc-C against 920 products150 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 50 mg to 400 mg, the median 150 mg.150 mg

48% of 920 products listing european elder give more (median 150 mg).

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 314064 (entered July 25, 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?

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 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?

1 product lists 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 Usage: For children (ages 4 & up) and adults, take 1 lozenge daily. Allow the lozenge to dissolve in mouth completely and swallow.
Warnings
Caution: Consult physician if pregnant/nursing, taking medication, or have a medical condition.
Keep out of reach of children.
Contains Xylitol, which is harmful to pets.
Not manufactured with wheat, gluten, soy, milk, egg, fish, shellfish, tree nut or sesame ingredients. Produced in a GMP facility that processes other ingredients containing these allergens.
Allergens and what it does not contain
Not manufactured with wheat, gluten, soy, milk, egg, fish, shellfish, tree nut or sesame ingredients.
Sugar free, low calorie
Storage
Store in a cool, dry place after opening.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 314064.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Xylitol, Microcrystalline Cellulose, Hydroxypropyl Cellulose, Citric Acid, natural Acai flavor, Stearic Acid, Silicon Dioxide, organic Stevia leaf extract.

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

How many labels does Sambucus Zinc-C have?

2 labels are on file under this name since March 25, 2021: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.

  1. Label 314064 (current) Entered July 25, 2024 · on the market · 60 lozenges · UPC 7 33739 03384 0
  2. Label 245938 Entered March 25, 2021 · off the market February 12, 2024 · 60 lozenges · UPC 7 33739 03384 0

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

Who makes it?

The label names NOW FOODS (manufacturer), Bloomingdale, IL. All NOW products.

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