Elderberry · Amazon Elderberry Brand #15

Elderberry Supplement

CriticalAdulterated

What the lab found

Adulterated with black rice extract (Oryza sativa), a cheap substitute costing $14/kg vs $160-300/kg for real elderberry. Identified in systematic testing of 31 Amazon elderberry supplements.

Failure type · Adulterated

Spiked with undisclosed pharmaceutical ingredients or banned substances.

Source

Avula, J Food Compost Anal 2022; American Botanical Council, 2020; Gafner, HerbalGram 2021

Safer alternative

New Chapter Elderberry Force ($0.67/capsule, 69.3 mg anthocyanosides verified)

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