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Sea Buddies Immune Defense

by Nature's Way · tablet or pill · 60 chewable tablets

  • On the market (NIH)
  • UPC 7 63948 03326 3
  • DSLD label 259584
  • Serving 1 tablet
  • 60 servings

Sea Buddies Immune Defense by Nature's Way lists 5 ingredients, 5 with an amount per serving of 1 tablet, such as 300 mcg of vitamin A, 100 mg of vitamin C, 2 mg of vitamin B6 and 2 mg of zinc, beside 4 Nutrition Facts rows (calories, fat and the like). Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on January 22, 2022.

What is in Sea Buddies Immune Defense?

Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 1 tablet. 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).

Sea Buddies Immune Defense: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 259584, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Total Carbohydrates1 g1%Carbohydrate in Sea Buddies Immune Defense against 21,979 products1 g per serving; the middle half of products list 1 g to 6 g, the median 3 g.1 g

74% of 21,979 products listing carbohydrate give more (median 3 g). Per day at the most servings: 2 g.

Total Sugarsless than 1 g
Added Sugarsless than 1 g2%
Vitamin Aas Beta-Carotene300 mcg33%
Vitamin Cas Ascorbic Acid, Sodium Ascorbate100 mg111%Vitamin C in Sea Buddies Immune Defense 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). Per day at the most servings: 200 mg.

Vitamin B6as Pyridoxine Hydrochloride2 mg118%Vitamin B6 in Sea Buddies Immune Defense against 15,277 products2 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 2 mg to 20 mg, the median 6 mg.DV 1.7 mgUL 100 mg2 mg

69% of 15,277 products listing vitamin B6 give more (median 6 mg). Per day at the most servings: 4 mg.

Zincas Zinc Ascorbate2 mg18%Zinc in Sea Buddies Immune Defense against 13,186 products2 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 5 mg to 15 mg, the median 11 mg.DV 11 mgUL 40 mg2 mg

90% of 13,186 products listing zinc give more (median 11 mg). Per day at the most servings: 4 mg.

Sodium5 mg1%Sodium in Sea Buddies Immune Defense against 14,514 products5 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 15 mg to 142 mg, the median 55 mg.5 mg

89% of 14,514 products listing sodium give more (median 55 mg). Per day at the most servings: 10 mg.

European Elderberry concentrate40 mgEuropean Elder in Sea Buddies Immune Defense against 920 products40 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 50 mg to 400 mg, the median 150 mg.40 mg

85% of 920 products listing european elder give more (median 150 mg). Per day at the most servings: 80 mg.

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 259584 (entered January 22, 2022), 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:

  • 90% of the 13,186 products that print an amount of zinc list more than its 2 mg of zinc (median 11 mg).

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?

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
Recommendation: Children 4 years of age and older, chew one tablet 1 to 2 times daily. Instruct child to chew the tablet thoroughly before swallowing.
Warnings
Keep out of reach of children due to choking hazard.
Safety sealed with printed inner seal. Do not use if seal under child-resistant bottlecap is broken or missing.
Do not exceed the recommended dosage.
If you are pregnant, nursing, or taking any medications, consult a healthcare professional before use.
Allergens and what it does not contain
Gluten free. No yeast-derived ingredients, wheat, soy, dairy products, or artificial colors, or preservatives.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 259584.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Fructose, Guar Gum, Stearic Acid, Natural Flavors, Magnesium Stearate, Silica.

How many labels does Sea Buddies Immune Defense have?

One label is on file, entered on January 22, 2022.

  1. Label 259584 (current) Entered January 22, 2022 · on the market · 60 chewable tablets · UPC 7 63948 03326 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 (previously branded Enzymatic Therapy, LLC) (manufacturer), Green Bay, WI. All Nature's Way products.

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