Brown rice syrup is natural, tastes wonderfully sweet and allows health-conscious consumers to utilize ZAND's herbal lozenges throughout the seasons without concern over restricted diets, refined sugars or the use of artificial sweeteners. ZAND Elderberry Zinc Lozenge - Sweet Elderberry have been specially sweetened with pure brown rice syrup and have a delicious elderberry flavor. Elderberry and zinc have long histories of use in support of healthy immune system function.