Immune Package Plus – vitamin C + zinc, D3 + K2, selenium and cultures

The package consists of five products that are also sold individually:

• Vitamin D3 + K2: 120 capsules, each with 60 µg vitamin D3 and 75 µg vitamin K2
• Selenium: 100 capsules, each with 200 µg selenium from sodium selenite
• Vitamin C + Zinc Plus: 60 capsules, two capsules provide 600 mg vitamin C from camu camu, acerola and sea buckthorn and 15 mg zinc
• Flora Plus: 60 capsules with nine bacterial strains, L-glutamine, L-carnosine, acacia fibre and 10 mg zinc per two capsules
• breathing tea: organic herbal tea blend, including lemon balm, thyme and rosemary

The full composition is on each product page.

Each product is taken according to its own label; there is no shared package dosage.

• Selenium: one capsule daily, the tub lasts 100 days.
• Vitamin C + Zinc Plus: two capsules daily, the tub lasts 30 days.
• Flora Plus: two capsules daily with plenty of fluid, the tub lasts 30 days.
• Vitamin D3 + K2: the label does not state a fixed daily amount. Clarify beforehand how much suits you; see the questions on maximum amounts further down.
• Breathing tea: pour boiling water over one to two teaspoons per cup and leave to steep for five to eight minutes.

Zinc is often easier to tolerate with a meal. Take iron or calcium supplements at a different time, as they can reduce zinc absorption.

Bought individually, the five products cost €127.30 in total: Vitamin D3 + K2 €27.50, selenium €15.90, Flora Plus €49.50, breathing tea €9.50 and Vitamin C + Zinc Plus €24.90. The package costs €120.90, so you save €6.40, about 5 %.

The products last for different lengths of time: Flora Plus and Vitamin C + Zinc Plus about one month, selenium just over three months. If you want to continue after a month, you can buy individual products again.

The EU has authorised the same health claim for all four nutrients. It applies because each product provides at least 15 % of the reference value per daily portion:

• Vitamin C contributes to the normal function of the immune system.
• Zinc contributes to the normal function of the immune system.
• Vitamin D contributes to the normal function of the immune system.
• Selenium contributes to the normal function of the immune system.

For vitamin K2: vitamin K contributes to normal blood clotting. Vitamin D and vitamin K contribute to the maintenance of normal bone. There are no authorised claims for the bacterial cultures, L-glutamine, L-carnosine or the herbal tea.

Statements such as "boosts your defences" or "immune booster" are not authorised for foods, not even for a package as a whole.

The only authorised statement is that certain nutrients contribute to the normal function of the immune system. If your status is adequate, extra amounts do not give you a "stronger" immune system; the research does not support that.

Vitamin D is the best studied. A meta-analysis of 43 trials found a slightly lower risk of acute respiratory infections with daily intake; the effect was small and did not appear with large single doses (PubMed 33798465). A lot depends on the starting level: earlier analyses found the clearest difference in people with very low vitamin D levels (PubMed 28202713).

Sleep, physical activity, a varied diet and vaccinations as recommended are better supported than any supplement.

No claim about this is authorised for foods. A Cochrane review found that regularly taken vitamin C does not reduce the risk of catching a cold in the general population; colds lasted slightly less long (PubMed 23440782). For zinc, a 2024 Cochrane review concluded that it probably does not prevent colds and may shorten their duration, with low certainty of evidence (PubMed 38719213).

High fever, shortness of breath or symptoms lasting longer than about ten days should be assessed by a doctor.

No health claim is authorised for bacterial cultures. A 2022 Cochrane review found indications that probiotics might slightly reduce the number of people with acute upper respiratory tract infections; the certainty of evidence was low, and strains, amounts and duration varied widely (PubMed 36001877).

Whether these results apply to the nine strains in Flora Plus has not been studied.

No interactions between these nutrients are known that would speak against taking them together. Something else matters: amounts of the same nutrient add up. In this package, zinc is contained in two products, Flora Plus and Vitamin C + Zinc Plus.

Multivitamin, hair or thyroid supplements you may already take often contain zinc, selenium or vitamin D too. Add everything up before you start, and talk with the ORY expert team or with your doctor or naturopath.

According to the labels, Flora Plus provides 10 mg and Vitamin C + Zinc Plus 15 mg of zinc per day, 25 mg in total. The German Federal Institute for Risk Assessment (BfR) proposes a maximum of 6.5 mg zinc per day for food supplements. EFSA has set a tolerable upper intake level of 25 mg per day for total intake from all sources.

If both products are taken at the same time according to their labels, this upper level is reached even before food is counted. Persistently high zinc intakes can reduce copper absorption. Whether you take both products at the same time or one after the other is something to discuss beforehand with the ORY expert team or with your doctor or naturopath.

Yes, for several nutrients. The German Federal Institute for Risk Assessment (BfR) proposes maximum amounts per daily portion for food supplements; the products exceed them as follows:

• Vitamin D: 60 µg per capsule, proposal 20 µg
• Vitamin K2: 75 µg per capsule, proposal 25 µg
• Selenium: 200 µg per capsule, proposal 40 µg (BfR, 2023)
• Vitamin C: 600 mg per daily portion, proposal 250 mg
• Zinc: 10 mg and 15 mg per daily portion, proposal 6.5 mg

The EFSA upper levels for total intake in adults are 100 µg vitamin D, 255 µg selenium and 25 mg zinc; food comes on top in each case. Whether and for how long these amounts make sense for you is something to clarify with the ORY expert team or with your doctor or naturopath.

Vitamin K affects blood clotting. Anyone taking anticoagulants such as phenprocoumon or warfarin should only take Vitamin D3 + K2 after talking to their doctor. Zinc can reduce the absorption of certain antibiotics, such as tetracyclines and quinolones. With a history of kidney stones or an iron storage disease, vitamin C should be discussed beforehand, and selenium if you have a thyroid condition.

Flora Plus contains live bacteria; with a severely weakened immune system or a serious illness, take it only after medical advice. Do not use the breathing tea if you have known plant allergies. If you are pregnant or breastfeeding or take medicines, talk with the ORY expert team or with your doctor or naturopath before use; you can also ask at your pharmacy.

At ORY, measuring comes before supplementing. Prevent 360 is a basic check from capillary blood and shows your general nutrient status; exactly which values are included is on the product page. A second measurement after a few months shows whether anything has changed.

The starting level matters especially for vitamin D and selenium, because the amounts in this package are high. Whether you supplement, and which products you take, is something you decide with the ORY expert team or with your doctor or naturopath.