Sambucus Elderberry + Wildflower Honey Immune Gummy

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Sambucus Elderberry + Wildflower Honey Immune Gummy

KEY INGREDIENT(S)

Elderberry

Ingredient Testing

Wildflower Honey

Ingredient Testing

Vitamin C

Ingredient Testing

Zinc

Ingredient Testing

Vitamin D3

Ingredient Testing
 

Elderberry

Sambucus nigra L.

Extract standardized to contain anthocyanins

Tests done on every batch

Manufacturers determine the amount and types of testing done on raw ingredients. Nature’s Way goes above and beyond industry standards with extensive testing on every batch of ingredients before they even go into production.

Anthocyanins

Nature’s Way analyzes each batch of elderberry extract to ensure the anthocyanin content meets our specifications.

Standardized assay

Assay testing is performed on certain raw materials to measure the amount of a key component. This testing ensures consistency across batches of raw material, so you can feel confident that the ingredient matches the quantified amount declared on the label.

Identification

Verifying each botanical genus, species, and plant part ensures your product contains the exact ingredient listed in the Supplement Facts panel. High-Performance Thin-Layer Chromatography (HPTLC) testing provides a detailed chemical fingerprint of the ingredient for comparison against certified botanical reference standards. HPTLC testing is among the best, most reliable methods for authenticating raw materials.

Microbiological contaminants

Nature’s Way tests every ingredient for microbial contaminants that can break down ingredients, decrease potency, and degrade a product’s quality. Verifying that ingredients meet regulatory standards for microorganisms like bacteria, molds, and yeasts helps ensure a safe and compliant product.

Heavy metals

Every ingredient is tested to meet regulatory standards for heavy metals, including arsenic, cadmium, mercury, and lead. Testing for trace metal levels ensures ingredients comply with protective laws like California’s Proposition 65, and that the supplement won’t expose you to harmful levels of chemicals.

Tests performed periodically

Nature’s Way performs additional tests to ensure every supplier’s testing meets federal regulatory and our own high standards. Extra testing is especially critical for monitoring higher-risk botanicals.

Cyanide

Testing ensures the elderberry extract meets EPA and FDA safety regulations for naturally occurring toxins sometimes found in elderberries, especially before they’re fully ripe, and that processing was done properly using only ripe berries.

Pesticides

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) sets safety limits, known as tolerances, for residual pesticides, and the Food & Drug Administration (FDA) requires botanical suppliers to comply. Nature’s Way verifies compliance with these tolerances through annual or periodic in-house testing of raw materials following the standards outlined in USP <561> to ensure safety and quality.

Aflatoxins

Aflatoxins are naturally occurring mycotoxins produced by specific mold and fungi species that grow on crops and botanicals, so it’s important to know your products are tested for them. Aflatoxin qualification testing at Nature’s Way ensures our suppliers’ testing is reliable and that the ingredients meet the required qualifications.

Elderberry

The ingredient

Elderberries are amazing! That’s why you’re seeing more elderberry products out there. But what you’re probably not seeing is where the elderberries come from, or that the product is made with a potent elderberry extract rather than a juice concentrate.

The elderberry extract in Sambucus is made from the highest quality elderberries we could find—worldwide. They come from high-altitude European farms and forests, where they grow best, and are picked by hand at peak ripeness to retain the highest concentration of antioxidant anthocyanins. We test every single batch of extract to ensure purity and potency. You can see it in the products’ deep purple color, which comes from naturally occurring antioxidant anthocyanins, rather than artificial dyes.

Parts used:
Berry
Berry
 

Wildflower Honey

Liquid

Tests done on every batch

Manufacturers determine the amount and types of testing done on raw ingredients. Nature’s Way goes above and beyond industry standards with extensive testing on every batch of ingredients before they even go into production.

Identification

Verifying each botanical genus, species, and plant part ensures your product contains the exact ingredient listed in the Supplement Facts panel. High-Performance Thin-Layer Chromatography (HPTLC) testing provides a detailed chemical fingerprint of the ingredient for comparison against certified botanical reference standards. HPTLC testing is among the best, most reliable methods for authenticating raw materials.

Microbiological contaminants

Nature’s Way tests every ingredient for microbial contaminants that can break down ingredients, decrease potency, and degrade a product’s quality. Verifying that ingredients meet regulatory standards for microorganisms like bacteria, molds, and yeasts helps ensure a safe and compliant product.

Heavy metals

Every ingredient is tested to meet regulatory standards for heavy metals, including arsenic, cadmium, mercury, and lead. Testing for trace metal levels ensures ingredients comply with protective laws like California’s Proposition 65, and that the supplement won’t expose you to harmful levels of chemicals.

Tests performed periodically

Nature’s Way performs additional tests to ensure every supplier’s testing meets federal regulatory and our own high standards. Extra testing is especially critical for monitoring higher-risk botanicals.

C4/C3 sugar detection

Measuring C4/C3 sugars ensures the honey is not adulterated with sugar. We use 13C/12C isotope ratio mass spectrometry to detect them and ensure the honey’s purity and potency.

Antibiotic residue

Antibiotics used in bee keeping to control infectious diseases are often found in raw honey. Screening for trace amounts ensures any residual antibiotics are within safe, regulated limits.

Wildflower Honey

The ingredient

“Busy bees” have earned their reputation! Not only do they build their own homes and combs, they make the building materials themselves. They also forage far and wide for their food, especially wildflower nectar.

Making honey is no small feat either. After bringing home the nectar, they work together to break it down into simple sugars like glucose and fructose. Then, they fan the honey with their wings to evaporate water and prevent fermentation. Finally, they “can” the honey in their combs, sealing each cell with their homemade wax to feed the hive through winter.

It takes a colony, as a single bee can only produce about one-twelfth of a teaspoon of honey in its lifetime, and the hive has to visit two million flowers to make a pound!

Parts used:
Bee product
Bee product
 

Vitamin C

Ascorbic acid

Tests done on every batch

Manufacturers determine the amount and types of testing done on raw ingredients. Nature’s Way goes above and beyond industry standards with extensive testing on every batch of ingredients before they even go into production.

Vitamin C

Nature’s Way tests every batch of ascorbic acid to ensure that you receive the amount of vitamin C promised on the label.

Potency assay

Testing is performed on certain raw materials to measure the potency of a key component. This testing ensures consistency across batches, so you can feel confident that the ingredient matches what’s stated on the label.

Identification

For non-botanical ingredients such as vitamins and minerals, Nature’s Way uses the test method that has been validated for the specific ingredient. Among these methods are Fourier-Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR), Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry (ICP-MS), and Liquid Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry (LC-MS) for complex ingredients.

 

Zinc

Zinc citrate

Tests done on every batch

Manufacturers determine the amount and types of testing done on raw ingredients. Nature’s Way goes above and beyond industry standards with extensive testing on every batch of ingredients before they even go into production.

Zinc

Nature’s Way tests every batch of zinc citrate to ensure that you receive the amount promised on the label.

Potency assay

Testing is performed on certain raw materials to measure the potency of a key component. This testing ensures consistency across batches, so you can feel confident that the ingredient matches what’s stated on the label.

Identification

For non-botanical ingredients such as vitamins and minerals, Nature’s Way uses the test method that has been validated for the specific ingredient. Among these methods are Fourier-Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR), Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry (ICP-MS), and Liquid Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry (LC-MS) for complex ingredients.

 

Vitamin D3

Cholecalciferol

Tests done on every batch

Manufacturers determine the amount and types of testing done on raw ingredients. Nature’s Way goes above and beyond industry standards with extensive testing on every batch of ingredients before they even go into production.

Vitamin D3

Nature’s Way tests every batch of cholecalciferol to ensure that you receive the amount of vitamin D3 that's stated on the label.

Potency assay

Testing is performed on certain raw materials to measure the potency of a key component. This testing ensures consistency across batches, so you can feel confident that the ingredient matches what’s stated on the label.

Identification

For non-botanical ingredients such as vitamins and minerals, Nature’s Way uses the test method that has been validated for the specific ingredient. Among these methods are Fourier-Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR), Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry (ICP-MS), and Liquid Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry (LC-MS) for complex ingredients.

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