Adulteration: When ingredients aren't what they claim to be
I review findings on elderberry, one of the top-selling dietary supplement ingredients.
The adulteration of botanical products, particularly dietary supplement ingredients, continues to pose challenges for the supplement industry. Last week, the American Botanical Council released a new bulletin addressing the issue of adulteration in European Elderberry extract. The bulletin shed light on the inclusion of low-cost and inferior ingredients such as anthocyanin-rich extracts and food dyes in elderberry products.
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