Vitamin C with Elderberry & Zinc Sweet & Tangy Berry Flavor
by Puritan's Pride · tablet or pill · 60 chewable tablets
- On the market (NIH)
- UPC 0 25077 00037 1
- DSLD label 285551
- Serving 1 chewable tablet
- 60 servings
Vitamin C with Elderberry & Zinc Sweet & Tangy Berry Flavor by Puritan's Pride lists 3 ingredients, 3 with an amount per serving of 1 chewable tablet, such as 90 mg of vitamin C, 12 mg of zinc and 100 mg of elderberry juice, powder. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on May 24, 2023.
What is in Vitamin C with Elderberry & Zinc Sweet & Tangy Berry Flavor?
Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 1 chewable 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).
| Ingredient | Amount | % DV | Among products listing it |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vitamin Cas Ascorbic Acid | 90 mg | 100% | 57% of 18,583 products listing vitamin C give more (median 100 mg). |
| Zincas Zinc Citrate, Zinc Oxide | 12 mg | 109% | Higher than 53% of 13,186 products listing zinc (median 11 mg). |
| Elderberry Juice, Powderas Sambucus nigra | 100 mg | 56% of 920 products listing european elder give more (median 150 mg). |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 285551 (entered May 24, 2023), 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?
6 products list the very same ingredients; the nearest amounts come first.
- Elderberry SyrupDouble Wood Supplements same ingredients
- Black Elderberry + Vitamin C & Zinc Effervescent TabletsSambucol · off the market same ingredients
- Black Elderberry Effervescent TabletsSambucol same ingredients
- C Vitamin + ZincJoySpring · off the market same ingredients
- 3 Way Immune BoostHerbaDiet same ingredients
- Black Elderberry Advanced Immune CapsulesSambucol 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
- Directions: For adults, chew one (1) chewable tablet daily, preferably with a meal.
- 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.
- Keep out of reach of children.
- Do not use if outer seal is broken or missing.
- Contains wheat ingredients.
- Allergens and what it does not contain
- No artificial color or artificial flavor, no sugar, no milk, no lactose, no yeast, no fish. Sodium free.
- Storage
- Store at room temperature.
Source: label statements in DSLD label 285551.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Sorbitol, Xylitol, Natural mixed berry flavor, Silica, Sucralose, Magnesium Stearate.
Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): QA Quality Assured.
How many labels does Vitamin C with Elderberry & Zinc Sweet & Tangy Berry Flavor have?
One label is on file, entered on May 24, 2023.
- Label 285551 (current) Entered May 24, 2023 · on the market · 60 chewable tablets · UPC 0 25077 00037 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. (distributor), Ronkonkoma, NY, U.S.A.. All Puritan's Pride products.