Elderberry · Various Amazon Brands (68%)

Elderberry Supplements (21 of 31)

CriticalAdulterated

What the lab found

21 of 31 elderberry supplements on Amazon did not contain authentic elderberry. 17 products (55%) were adulterated with black rice extract, a cheap substitute. Three products contained ONLY black rice.

Failure type · Adulterated

Spiked with undisclosed pharmaceutical ingredients or banned substances.

Source

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

Safer alternative

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

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