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Elderberry · Amazon Elderberry Brand #17
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