Our Elderberry Apple Shots is not a lab food and as such it's very simply made. And this come at the expense of extra processing that involves more than simply cold-pressing berries and heating the liquid briefly (like Elderberry Apple Shots). Generally, if an elderberry syrup labels show high elderberry content it generally comes in the form of concentrate, extract, or concentrated extract. What does it mean that your Elderberry Apple Shots has more minimally-processed elderberry than any commercially-available elderberry syrup? How much pressed elderberry (liquid) is in each serving?Įach serving contains at least 8,000 mg or 8 grams of pressed elderberries (liquid) derived from pressing 13,000 mg or 13 grams of whole elderberries. We DO NOT add spices - only 2 ingredients in our Shots - and so actually our Shots are the "plainest" we've seen on the market.ĭo you sell your Elderberry Apple Shots in larger sizes? It is common to add spices in these blends such as cloves, cinnamon, and ginger. Other companies use honey, agave nectar, vegetable glycerin, cane sugar, tapioca syrup, etc.
We chose to use apples to sweeten the bitter taste of elderberries. There is no such thing as "plain" elderberry syrup. Why don’t you sell plain elderberry syrup? We occasionally sell dried elderflowers when they are available here. You can also freeze Shots for very long term storage. Once you open it, keep it in the refrigerator and it will last for 4 months. The shelf life un-opened is one year (not refrigerated). What is the shelf life of Elderberry Apple Shots? The same principles work for "no sugar added" jams and jellies and pickles that you purchase in the grocery store, or make yourself at home following approved recipes. the naturally occurring sugars in the apples and the berries 2. Three factors are at work to create a safe product, without added preservatives: 1. How is it preserved when there are only two ingredients?Įlderberry Apple Shots have been evaluated and approved by a food laboratory and are "shelf stable." That means they can be stored, unopened, in a dark dry location safely for a long period of time. Please be wary of elderberry companies which offer medical advice. But we are farmers not medical researchers! As farmers, about all we can say to you is our elderberries and apples are of the highest quality and that we take great care in putting them in a bottle. As farmers we can tell you how elderberries grow best, what varieties do what, how soil should be enlivened, etc. We do have a short nutritional table to help you research elderberries here. That’s a question for medical science to answer. Our serving size is 1 Tablespoon, and there are 8,000 mg of pressed elderberries in each serving. We cannot offer any health-related advice. We recommend that folks who take prescriptions or are under medical care ask a healthcare specialist before consuming Elderberry. Other elderberry products will offer dosages because they are sold as supplements. Spoilage after this date tends to be fermentation, but degradation of nutrition, vitamins, and minerals happens as well.Įlderberry Apple Shots is a food, not a supplement or a drug. Our products will degrade over time, and the expiration date indicates the highest quality time-frame, assuming the original vacuum seal has not been broken. A few may have a month/year, followed by, or preceded by, a 3-digit batch number. Most stickers have a year-month-day on the left, and a 3-digit batch number on the right. On the bottom of your Elderberry Apple Shots (and all other products except maple syrup, honey, and soap), you will see a white sticker with some numbers on it.
How do I read the Expiration Date? And what does it really mean? We offer the Shots in several options, including one made with Certified Organic apples and Certified Organic elderberries and one which is USDA Certified Organic. Be sure to use the drop down menus under the green "Add to Cart" buttons to see the options. Is your Elderberry Apple Shots Certified Organic? Our farm product stands out for its purity, simplicity, delicious taste and one year shelf life! Elderberry Apple Shots has significantly longer shelf-life than elderberry juice and yet doesn’t have the preservatives or high sugar content generally found in elderberry syrups. Why do you call it Elderberry Apple Shots?īecause the combination of these two perfect ingredients is thicker than a juice but thinner than a syrup. No added sugar, no glycerin, no preservatives, no funny business! of elderberries and combine them with apple syrup we make on our wood-fired evaporator from apple cider (similar to how we make maple syrup). Elderberry Apple Shots is a fantastic combination of elderberries and apples.
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