Nutricost Elderberry 575 mg (10:1 Extract) Review
#5 of 9 · Best Price Per Capsule✓ Label verified · Supplement Facts read Sep 7, 2026Real retailer photo, cut out. Label unedited.
Consider it. Cheapest per capsule if you'll trust the label. The value leader with a big 120-count bottle and GMP-facility production.
$13-16~$0.12 per capsule
Why It Scores 6.6 — And The Label Line Behind Each Number
Form & Bioavailability
25% of scoreA 10:1 extract capsule is a sensible concentrate format, but like all capsules it sits below the studied liquid doses.
- Form
- Capsule (10:1 extract)
Standardization & Dose vs Clinical
25% of scoreNo anthocyanin standardization and berry-equivalent dosing mean the active amount can't be checked against clinical ranges.
- Dose
- 575 mg 10:1 extract (~5,750 mg berry equiv) per cap
- Standardization
- None; 10:1 ratio claim only
Third-Party Testing & Quality
20% of scoreMade in a GMP/ISO-certified facility, but Nutricost doesn't publish batch COAs by default, so testing transparency is limited.
- Testing
- GMP/ISO facility; batch COAs not published
Tolerability & Safety
15% of scoreSugar-free vegetarian capsule with prepared extract — clean tolerability, comparable to other capsules here.
Value
15% of scoreThe lowest cost-per-capsule of the extract picks, and 120 caps is a long supply — value is genuinely its strongest axis.
- Count
- 120 capsules
- Cost per dose
- ~$0.11-0.13 per capsule
Label verified. Every figure read from the Supplement Facts photo, Sep 7, 2026.
Marketing Claims Vs. Reality
It's the lowest cost-per-capsule extract on the list.
At $13-16 for 120 capsules, the per-capsule price undercuts NOW and every other extract pick here.
The 10:1 extract strength is independently confirmed.
Nutricost does not publish batch COAs by default, so the 10:1 ratio and identity rest on the label rather than public third-party data.
What Our Test Actually Found
Value is the whole thesis
This ranks where it does because it wins one axis decisively — cost per capsule — while trailing on standardization and published testing. If price is your deciding factor, it's the pick.
Trust replaces documentation here
A GMP/ISO facility is reassuring, but with no default COA you're extending trust to the brand. That's acceptable for a low-stakes botanical, but it's the reason it can't rank higher.
Full analysis: all pros & cons (7), buy if / skip if
- Lowest cost-per-capsule of all the extract picks
- 120-capsule bottle is a long, cold-season supply
- Sugar-free vegetarian capsule, prepared extract
- Made in a GMP/ISO-certified facility
- No published anthocyanin standardization
- No batch COA published by default
- Capsule form is not the studied liquid dose
- Lowest cost-per-capsule of all the extract picks
- 120-capsule bottle is a long, cold-season supply
- Sugar-free vegetarian capsule, prepared extract
- No published anthocyanin standardization
- No batch COA published by default
- Capsule form is not the studied liquid dose
The value leader with a big 120-count bottle and GMP-facility production. The trade-off is no published COA and no anthocyanin standardization, so you're buying on price and trust. Fine for budget-minded daily use, not for buyers who want documented actives.
Nutricost is the price leader: a 120-capsule bottle of 575 mg 10:1 extract for $13-16 undercuts everything else per dose. It's made in a GMP/ISO-certified facility, non-GMO and gluten-free, and the long supply suits daily cold-season use. The honest catch is transparency — there's no published anthocyanin standardization and Nutricost doesn't publish batch COAs by default, so the 10:1 claim rests on price and reputation rather than a document you can read. If your priority is the lowest cost per capsule and you're comfortable trusting the label, it delivers; if you want proof of potency, look higher up the list.
Buy it purely for the price — know what you're trusting
Nutricost wins on cost per capsule and supply size, full stop. It's cleanly made in a certified facility, but with no standardization figure and no default COA, you're buying on price and brand trust rather than documented potency. A fair budget choice if you accept that; a step down from the syrups on evidence alignment.
If This Doesn’t Fit — Try These
04NOW Elderberry 500 mg
The quality-per-dollar champion among capsules, backed by NOW's well-run GMP lab and free of added sugar.
02Nature's Way Sambucus Syrup
A genuinely strong runner-up that does the one thing most elderberry products avoid: it names anthocyanins as the standardized active.
Quick Answers
Is it worth saving over NOW Foods?
Only if raw price is your priority. NOW publishes in-house testing while Nutricost doesn't publish COAs, so the small savings costs you some transparency.
Does the 10:1 mean it's stronger?
It's a concentration ratio by berry mass, not a standardized active dose, so it doesn't guarantee more anthocyanins than other capsules.
Sources & Further Reading
2 peer-reviewed sources, each linked to PubMed
- [1] Macknin M, et al. J Gen Intern Med. 2020;35(11):3271-3277. PMID 32929634 — Elderberry Extract Outpatient Influenza Treatment for Emergency Room Patients Ages 5 and Older: a Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Trial. Found no significant benefit of elderberry extract on influenza duration in an ER population, underscoring mixed evidence.
- [2] Wieland LS, et al. BMC Complement Med Ther. 2021;21(1):112. PMID 33827515 — Elderberry for prevention and treatment of viral respiratory illnesses: a systematic review. Concluded evidence is low-certainty and highlighted the importance of extract quality and standardization.
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