Elderberry D3fense
En vente sur le marché américain (selon le DSLD)
Nature's Sunshine, food supplement from the US market
Elderberry D3fense (Nature's Sunshine), a food supplement au code-barres 099904008977, is described by its US market label, recorded on 24 September 2021. If sold in France, it would be subject to 2 points of French or European regulation, detailed below. The formula sold in Europe under the same name may differ.
Official label, entered on 24 September 2021. Dietary Supplement Label Database (DSLD), US National Institutes of Health: current and off-market labels, retrieved 27 October 2026.
Source: NIH Office of Dietary Supplements, Dietary Supplement Label Database (CC0); US market labels.
Displayed label: Official label. Labels on the market are prioritised, followed by the most recent for the same status.
If this product were sold in France
- Dose déclarée au-delà d'une limite
Vitamine D: up to 150 µg a day according to the label (at most 3 servings a day), above the maximum dose of 5 µg set in France for a food supplement (2006 Order, not revised since November 2006).
Source: French orders of 9 May 2006 and 14 November 2006 as published in the Official Journal (maximum daily doses), arrêté du 9 mai 2006, annexe III.
- À vérifier
Vitamine D: up to 150 µg a day according to the label, above the limite de sécurité from EFSAEuropean Food Safety Authority. for adults (100 µg VDE a day). Le repère de l'EFSA porte sur l'apport total d'une journée, alimentation et compléments.
Source: EFSA, Overview on Tolerable Upper Intake Levels (version 11, August 2025), limite supérieure de sécurité (UL).
- Conditions légales
Salix alba L.: L'étiquetage doit comporter un avertissement déconseillant l'emploi aux personnes souffrant d'allergie aux dérivés salicylés.
Source: French orders of 9 May 2006 (nutrients), 24 June 2014 (plants) and 26 September 2016 (other substances), consolidated LEGI collection, arrêté du 24 juin 2014, annexe I.
A daily dose is calculated only if the label gives the maximum number of servings and a unit of mass (or international units for vitamin D). Quantities come from the label, not an analysis. In the United States, the label presents this product as a ‘dietary supplement’; in France, a product of this type may belong to another category (a sports powder, for example), and maximum food supplement doses do not apply to it.
Label composition
- Brand
- Nature's Sunshine
- Barcode
- 099904008977
- Form
- Capsule
- One serving
- 1 capsule
- Servings
- up to 3 servings per day
- Other ingredients (in English, as written)
- Capsule, Cellulose, Silicon Dioxide, Vegetable Magnesium Stearate
| Ingredient (as written, in English) | Category | Per serving |
|---|---|---|
| Vitamin D | Vitamin | 50 µg |
| Proprietary Blend | Blend | 405 mg |
| Elderberry fruit extract (Sambucus nigra) | Plant | not stated |
| Echinacea (Echinacea purpurea) | Plant | not stated |
| Willow bark extract (Salix alba) | Plant | not stated |
| Royal Jelly | Ingredient of animal origin | not stated |
| Olive leaf extract | Plant | not stated |
Dietary Supplement Label Database (DSLD), US National Institutes of Health: current and off-market labels, retrieved 27 October 2026.
Source: NIH Office of Dietary Supplements, Dietary Supplement Label Database (CC0); US market labels.
Other versions of this label
The differences below describe each other version relative to the label shown on this page. They concern active ingredient rows and quantities per serving as written. Missing quantities are not estimated and different units are not converted. Dates refer to entry into DSLD, not necessarily to a formula change.
Official label: Elderberry D3fense
Entered into DSLD on 23 August 2019. Retirée du marché américain le 9 June 2021 (selon le DSLD).Same active composition.
Official label: Elderberry D3fense
Entered into DSLD on 25 January 2012. Retirée du marché américain le 27 February 2019 (selon le DSLD).- Different unit, without conversion : Vitamin D: 2,000 IU in this version; 50 mcg on the displayed label
Source
This information reproduces the US label recorded by the US National Institutes of Health (NIH). It does not say whether the product is effective and does not replace advice from a doctor or pharmacist, particularly during pregnancy or when taking medication.
List declared on (register: Dietary Supplement Label Database (DSLD), US National Institutes of Health: current and off-market labels).
List recorded in 2021. Photograph the packaging to check whether it has changed. Photograph the packaging
Brand : Nature's Sunshine