Purdy, MO-based INS Farms, a grower, processor, and supplier of U.S.-cultivated Sambucus nigra has obtained Tru-ID certification for its North American black elderberry ingredient, Elder Pure.
 
The Tru-ID testing certification “authenticates that the elderberry is the species we have identified in the polyphenol fingerprint,” said INS Farms CEO Devon Bennett. “This DNA test is the primordial step towards detecting—and preventing—adulteration, especially as demand for elderberry products continues to climb.”
 
INS Farms’ Elder Pure ingredients that are certified under the Tru ID program includes organic elderberry juice powder, conventional juice powder, whole fruit powder, and liquid extract syrup.