The ingredients listed here are "Other Ingredients", which are defined as ingredients that have a non-nutritional purpose, generally to aid in manufacturing, ensure even distribution of nutrients in each serving, and sometimes to support shelf-life/freshness. Other ingredients are extremely important for supplements, as they help to protect the consumer from ingesting unwanted microbes or spoiled ingredients, inconsistent dosing of nutrients between servings, or lower potency that label claim (breaking down of ingredients).
"Other" Ingredient | Purpose | Derivation |
Ascorbyl Palmitate | Prevent degradation of nutrients | Corn oil (no corn proteins remain |
Cellulose | Holds tablet together | wood pulp (pine tree) |
Citric acid | Natural preservative | corn or sugar cane (product dependent) |
Glycerin | Acts as a coupling agent for the phospholipid-nutrient bond. It also can act as a "creaming" agent to increase viscosity. | palm |
Gum Arabic | Makes product thicker | acacia tree sap |
Guar gum | Texturing makes product thicker | Guar Bean |
Hydroxypropyl Methylcellulose (HPMC) | Makes up the capsule encasing | white pine |
L-leucine | Even distribution of nutrients, prevent clumping/sticking | Glucose |
Magnesium Stearate | Prevent sticking to manufacture equipment | magnesium and stearic acid |
Malic acid | Flavoring (sour) | synthetic |
Maltodextrin | Even distribution of nutrients prevents clumping/sticking | corn (no corn proteins remain) |
Medium-chain triglycerides | Natural preservatives, mixing aid | coconut |
Microcrystalline cellulose | Anti-caking agent | wood pulp (pine tree) |
Shellac (in Histamine Block) | Stabilizer | Beetle Laccifer lacca |
Silicone dioxide/Silica | Even distribution of nutrients prevents clumping from sticking | mineral extracts and water |
Sucrose (in Histamine Block) | Stability, even dispersal, and flow of ingredients | cane sugar |
Xanthan gum | Texturing makes product thicker | Xanthomonas campestris bacteria (fermentation) |
Xylitol | Flavor, holds tablet together, carrier (carries the nutrient) | North American Hardwood, including birch |
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