About Us
Sweet's Elderberry is mom-founded and mom-operated, focused on creating potent, great-tasting wellness products you can TRUST.
Our Story
We're a family-owned business, wholeheartedly committed to helping you achieve better health through a customized product range, ALWAYS delivered with honesty and exceptional service.
After her own family's journey through difficult health diagnoses, Sweet's owner Morgan Smorgala is eager to share what's she's learned about proactive wellness, clean living, and plant medicine.
Elderberry is part of the daily routine at Morgan's house, and each Sweet's product harnesses the amazing antiviral, antioxidant, and anti-inflammatory benefits of this tiny but powerful superfood.
Sweet’s Elderberry's range of USDA Organic certified immune and digestive support products are handcrafted in an FDA-inspected commercial supplement kitchen in Charlotte NC. You'll find Sweet's in homes, markets, farm stands, clinics, pharmacies, salons/spas, and restaurants across the USA.
We carefully source each ingredient, selecting sustainably farmed produce whenever possible. Spent ingredients are composted, and products are packaged in recyclable materials.
In recognition of our environmental responsibility, rigorous production standards, and truly fantastic flavor, Sweet’s is a winner in the 2023 and 2022 Good Food Awards, and a finalist in the 2021-2023 Made in NC Awards.
Why Sweet’s?
WE'RE FOCUSED ON OUR STAR INGREDIENT: ELDERBERRY
• Other makers produce all kinds of supplements. At Sweet’s, we focus on the powerhouse ingredient we know best. Elderberry is the star of every Sweet’s product, each designed to fit your unique wellness needs.
• We know high elderberry content is important to you. Sweet’s Syrup contains 1,500 mg of elderberry per serving. You'll get 1,440 mg of elderberry in every serving of Sweet’s Elderberry Shrub, and a whopping 3,000 mg in our unsweetened Extract!
OUR CLEAN INGREDIENT LISTS ARE SHORT, SWEET & 100% PRONOUNCEABLE
• No fillers, additives, or preservatives, ever.
• Each ingredient is carefully sourced from farmers and suppliers we know and trust. Only the best for you.
• Sweet’s products are made in a supplement-level, FDA-approved commercial kitchen in the USA.
• Every item is carefully inspected, expertly handcrafted, and lovingly packaged by our team.
WE ARE A WOMAN-OWNED AND OPERATED SMALL BUSINESS
• Owner Morgan Smorgala is passionate about clean living, proactive wellness, and the benefits of plants.
• Sweet's is led by a team of moms working hard to create products that you can trust and your family will love.
• Family-owned
• Made in the USA
WE GIVE BACK & INVEST IN OUR COMMUNITY
Giving back is a key value at Sweet's Elderberry. We're honored to support the important work of:
WE LOOK FOR WAYS TO REDUCE OUR CARBON FOOTPRINT
• We use sustainable, reusable packaging and share creative ways you can repurpose these items at home.
• Community partner Crown Town Compost collects compostable materials from our production facility.
• We share our used elderberry mash for creative repurposing.
Only The Best Ingredients
ORGANIC BLACK ELDERBERRIES
Our products feature the finest organic black elderberries available. Hippocrates, the Greek Father of Medicine, called elderberry his “medicine chest” for its variety of uses.
Elderberries are rich in vitamins A and C, beta carotene, iron, and potassium, making them a powerhouse of enzymatic nutrition.
This tiny fruit also contains bioflavonoids and other proteins known to disrupt a virus' ability to infect cells, along with anthocyanidins that support healthy immune function.
Our elderberries are sourced from carefully selected, sustainable, certified organic farms in Europe.
SEASONAL RAW HONEY
Raw honey contains amino acids, minerals, hydrogen peroxide, antioxidants, protective nutrients, and live enzymes.
Traditional uses for honey include soothing sore throat, encouraging good digestion, promoting healthy cells, and providing helpful micro-doses of seasonal pollen.
You'll find this ingredient in Sweet’s Syrup with Raw Honey, which is kept in the fridge. The honey we use is honey is unpasteurized - and that’s intentional. Shelf-stable syrups containing honey “hot pour” their mixture, destroying the honey’s beneficial live enzymes. We hold onto every bit of the goodness in our seasonally-harvested honey, rotated throughout the year in our recipe... giving you the seasonal pollen support you need, at just the right time.
ORGANIC GINGER
Organic ginger provides sweetness and warmth to our Syrups, DIY Kit, and Shrub, but that's not the only reason we use it!
Ginger contains anti-inflammatory compounds called gingerols, as well as over 25 different antioxidants. Traditional herbal use includes easing upset stomach and supporting good joint function.
Much of our ginger comes from organic farms in North Carolina, including Windcrest Organics in Monroe and Against the Grain Farm in Zionville.
ORGANIC CEYLON CINNAMON
Organic Ceylon Cinnamon, provides a sweet, floral flavor, and is featured in both of our Syrups.
Ceylon cinnamon, imported from Sri Lanka or Madagascar, is different from the Cassia cinnamon commonly found in stores. Fine in texture and difficult to find, Ceylon is considered “true cinnamon.”
Cinnamon has been used for centuries for its antioxidant and antimicrobial properties, and to support the healthy function of the immune, digestive, and cardiovascular systems, as well as the brain.
ORGANIC CLOVES
Aromatic organic cloves round out the flavor profile in our Syrups and Kits, with a strong, warm, sweetness similar to the taste of nutmeg.
Cloves' antiseptic and anti-inflammatory properties have made them a traditional herbal go-to for relieving the mouth pain, sore throats, and headaches.
These small super spices are the unopened, sun-dried flower buds of the tropical clove tree, an evergreen in the myrtle family.
ORGANIC AGAVE NECTAR
You'll find this mild plant-sourced sweetener in Sweet's Syrup with Blue Agave.
Agave nectar adds mild sweetness with a low glycemic index, helping you avoid the "crash" associated with sugars, and features Vitamin B6, which helps the body break down food, and inulin, a prebiotic that stays in the bowel and promotes good gut health.
Agave contains antioxidants like terpenoids and saponin. Both offer protective benefits for your cells, while saponin also promotes healthy blood fat levels and glucose response.
ORGANIC APPLE CIDER VINEGAR
Apple cider vinegar has been used for centuries to ease digestion, reduce cholesterol, and encourage an alkaline pH in the body.
We use it in Sweet's Elderberry Shrub for all those reasons AND to add a pleasant "zing" to your palate.
This refreshing flavor provides a delicious boost to beverages, marinades, and much more!
ORGANIC PLANT GLYCERIN
Organic plant-based glycerin is found in our Extract and Tinctures. We use it to ease the natural bitterness of elderberry while extracting all its goodness in an alcohol-free process.
The result is a simple, clean flavor and a highly concentrated, potent product.
Our glycerin is carefully sourced and may include palm or flax, but never soy.
ORGANIC CANE SUGAR
Sweet's Elderberry Shrub is lightly sweetened with organic cane sugar.
Free from fats, cholesterol, proteins and sodium, raw sugarcane contains beneficial magnesium, iron, potassium, phosphorous, vitamin C, and vitamin B2 (riboflavin).
Which Sweet’s Products Are Best For Me?
Many households have EVERY Sweet's product in their kitchen or pantry, because they serve different purposes and complement the family’s wellness needs in various ways. Others choose the ones they’ll use most.
If you still have questions after reviewing the graphic below, please reach out to info@sweetselderberry.com.
A member of Team Sweet’s would love to assist you!
Syrup with Honey
- Immune and seasonal support
- 1,500 mg of elderberry per Tablespoon
- With seasonally-rotated raw unpasteurized honey
- Antioxidant-rich spice blend of cinnamon, clove, and ginger
- Try in smoothies, yogurt, oatmeal, beverages, marinades and sauces
- Not for use during pregnancy or with babies under 12 months
- To create a similar product with the sweetener of your choice, choose a Sweet's DIY Syrup Kit
- Ships cold, keep refrigerated
Syrup with Agave
- Daily immune support
- 1,500 mg of elderberry per Tablespoon
- Lightly sweetened with raw blue agave nectar for lower glycemic impact
- Healthy, delicious spice blend of cinnamon, clove and ginger
- Use as a daily supplement or add to beverages
- Safe for all ages, pregnancy and nursing.
- Vegan and USDA Organic
- Refrigerate after opening
Unsweetened
- Concentrated, simple immune support
- Extract: 3,000 mg of elderberry per Tbsp, tastes similar to raw blackberry, refrigerate after opening
- Tincture: 500 mg of elderberry per 1 mL full dropper, tastes similar to raisin, never needs a fridge - perfect for travel!
- Take alone or add to a beverage if preferred
- No sugar, alcohol, gluten or soy
- USDA Organic, vegan, keto, diabetic friendly
- Safe for babies, pregnancy and nursing
Shrub
- All-in-one support for immune AND gut health
- 1,442 mg of elderberry per Tablespoon
- Delicious by the daily dose or as a mixer for cocktails, mocktails, kombucha, seltzer and more. Flavorful addition to sauces and marinades.
- If you take ACV for gut health, but wish it tasted better, try this!
- Bright zingy flavor of apple cider vinegar and fresh ginger, sweetened with a smidge of organic cane sugar
- USDA Organic. Vegan. Safe for use during pregnancy and nursing.
- Refrigerate after opening.