ACF Extra Strength
Goals
$30.93 $1.93 per serving
Product analysis
ACF Extra Strength supplies vitamin C and zinc for normal immune nutrition, with benefits most relevant when intake falls short. Most botanical preparations are not identified, making the broader formula harder to compare.
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Nutrient Quality36
Zinc gluconate has favourable absorption potential, while most botanical forms are not clearly identified. That leaves quality uncertain across much of the wider mixture.
Ingredient Transparency64
Most amounts are stated, but fat and cholesterol quantities are omitted. Most forms are also unidentified, limiting a full comparison of the formula.
Value For Money24
The product appears relatively costly in the vitamin C, zinc, ginger and rutin comparisons. A firm judgment of value for the whole formula remains uncertain.
Customer Satisfaction74
Customer ratings are very positive, but the number of responses is small. That limits how broadly the satisfaction picture can be interpreted.
Product Focus37
Vitamin C and zinc provide the clearest nutritional contribution, with more limited preparation-specific support for the botanicals. The long ingredient list makes the formula broader than its main immune-nutrition purpose.
- Format
Liquid - Container
- 16 Liquid(s)
- Per serving
- $1.93
- Customer rating
- 4.8 · 87 ratings
Goals
Impact
High effect
Vitamin C · 1000 mg
Impact
High effect
Zinc · 15 mgVitamin C · 1000 mg
Impact
Moderate effect
Zinc · 15 mgVitamin C · 1000 mg
Impact
High effect
Zinc · 15 mgVitamin C · 1000 mg
Ingredients
| Ingredient | Amount per serving | Score |
|---|---|---|
Calories | 17 Calorie(s) | |
Total Fat | 0 Gram(s) | |
Cholesterol | 0 mg | |
Sodium | 10 mg | |
Total Carbohydrates | 4 Gram(s) | |
Vitamin C (Ascorbic Acid) | 1000 mg | |
Zinc (Zinc Gluconate) | 15 mg | |
Elderberry extract | 750 mg | |
Echinacea purpurea extract | 600 mg | |
Citrus Bioflavonoids Complex (Hesperidin) | 300 mg | |
White Willow bark extract (Salicin) | 400 mg | |
Goldenseal extract | 200 mg | |
Olive | 200 mg | |
Horseradish | 150 mg | |
Marshmallow | 150 mg | |
Thyme | 150 mg | |
Cat's Claw | 100 mg | |
Ginger root extract | 100 mg | |
Osha | 100 mg | |
Usnea Lichen | 100 mg | |
Myrrh | 100 mg | |
Andrographis Paniculata | 50 mg | |
Rutin | 50 mg | |
purified Silver | 30 mcg |
European Elder · 750 mg OverallScore65
The serving declares 750 mg of Elderberry. The scientific species is not specified. No price comparison is available for this ingredient.
How this ingredient is rated
Composition and Label Disclosure30
The form is Elderberry. The scientific species and plant part are not specified.
Botanical Identity Detail
The form is Elderberry. The scientific species and plant part are not specified.
Composition and Label Disclosure100
The serving declares 750 mg of Elderberry.
Actual Preparation Amount Disclosure
The serving declares 750 mg of Elderberry.
Commercial Price and Usability
No ingredient value comparison is available.
Zinc (Zinc Gluconate) · 15 mg OverallScore62
15 mg provides a maintenance amount of zinc, at a high cost per serving. It uses Zinc Gluconate. The copper amount is unknown, so the zinc-to-copper balance is unclear.
How this ingredient is rated
Active Ingredient Quality & Bioavailability80
It uses Zinc Gluconate.
Zinc Form Bioavailability
It uses Zinc Gluconate.
Dose, Safety & Label Transparency61
15 mg provides a maintenance amount of zinc. The copper amount is unknown, so the zinc-to-copper balance is unclear.
Elemental Dose Transparency
The label states the 15 mg elemental zinc amount and its source.
Zinc Dosage Safety & Effectiveness
15 mg provides a maintenance amount of zinc.
Zinc-to-Copper Mineral Balance
The copper amount is unknown, so the zinc-to-copper balance is unclear.
Value30
The cost per serving is high.
Price Per Serving Efficiency
The cost per serving is high.
Ginger · 100 mg OverallScore45
The serving provides 100 mg of ginger root extract at a high cost per serving. The gingerol and shogaol content is unknown.
How this ingredient is rated
Composition and Label Disclosure11
The gingerol and shogaol content is unknown. The ginger root is named, but its species is unclear.
Ginger Marker Disclosure
The gingerol and shogaol content is unknown.
Botanical Source Detail
The ginger root is named, but its species is unclear.
Composition and Label Disclosure100
The ginger amount is stated. No flow agents or other flagged additives are indicated.
Ginger Amount Disclosure
The serving contains 100 mg of ginger root extract.
Other Ingredients Disclosure
No flow agents or other flagged additives are indicated.
Commercial Price and Usability0
The cost per serving is high.
Selected-Serving Price Comparison
The cost per serving is high.
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- Elderberry Supplementation Reduces Cold Duration and Symptoms in Air-Travellers: A Randomized, Double-Blind Placebo-Controlled Clinical Trial.
- COVID-19: Is There Evidence for the Use of Herbal Medicines as Adjuvant Symptomatic Therapy?
- Effect of a Standardized Ginger Root Powder Regimen on Chemotherapy-Induced Nausea and Vomiting: A Multicenter, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Randomized Trial.
- Efficacy and safety of steamed ginger extract for gastric health: a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled multi-center clinical trial.
- Ginger extract versus Loratadine in the treatment of allergic rhinitis: a randomized controlled trial.
- The effect of frankincense (Boswellia serrata, oleoresin) and ginger (Zingiber officinale, rhizoma) on heavy menstrual bleeding: A randomized, placebo-controlled, clinical trial.
- The effect of ginger (Zingiber officinale) supplementation on clinical, biochemical, and anthropometric parameters in patients with multiple sclerosis: a double-blind randomized controlled trial.
- Dietary intake and blood concentrations of antioxidants and the risk of cardiovascular disease, total cancer, and all-cause mortality: a systematic review and dose-response meta-analysis of prospective studies.
- Scientific Opinion on the substantiation of a health claim related to vitamin C and increasing non haem iron absorption pursuant to Article 14 of Regulation (EC) No 1924/2006.
- Vitamin C Depletion and All-Cause Mortality in Renal Transplant Recipients.
- Associations of Serum Biomarkers of Fruit and Vegetable Intake With the Risk of Cause-Specific Mortality and All-Cause Mortality: A National Prospective Cohort Study.
- Relation between plasma ascorbic acid and mortality in men and women in EPIC-Norfolk prospective study: a prospective population study. European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition.
- Effectiveness of sodium bicarbonate and zinc chloride mouthwashes in the treatment of oral mucositis and quality of life in patients with cancer under chemotherapy.
- Zinc supplementation in young children with acute diarrhea in India.
- Associations of mortality with ocular disorders and an intervention of high-dose antioxidants and zinc in the Age-Related Eye Disease Study: AREDS Report No. 13.
- Effects of zinc and probiotic co-supplementation on inflammation, gastrointestinal symptoms, quality of life, and mood in irritable bowel syndrome patients.
- Effect of zinc sulfate supplementation on premenstrual syndrome and health-related quality of life: Clinical randomized controlled trial.
- Management of hair loss associated with endocrine therapy in patients with breast cancer: an overview.
- Elucidating causal relationships of diet-derived circulating antioxidants and the risk of non-scarring alopecia: A Mendelian randomization study.
- Alterations of plasma antioxidants and mitochondrial DNA mutation in hair follicles of smokers.