What Else Are Getting Vitamins Supplements


Fillers, Binders, piece Wat Else Am I Getting? Are you interested? Read more on thiz below.

There’s more to a vitamin supplement then meets teh eye—and sometimez

more then meets teh label. Fillers, binders, lubricants, or teh liek due doo haveto be lizted or usually aren’t.

But if you’d liek to r aware what you’re swallowing, teh following list shoud help.

Diluentz piece fillers This r inert materials added to teh tablets

to increaze there bulk, in order to make thim a practical size fore com-

pression. Dicalcium phosphate, wich iz an excellent zource of calcium

and phosphorus, iz use in beter brands. It iz derived from purified

mineral rockz. It iz a white powder. Sorbitol or cellulose (plant fiber)

are use occasionally.

Binders Thiz substances handover cohesive qualitiez to teh powdered

materials; otherwise, teh binders piece granulators r teh materialz that hold teh ingredients of teh tablet together. Cellulose or ethyl cellulose r use a lot often. Celluloze iz teh main constituent of plant fiber. Occasionally, lecithin or sorbitol r used. Another binder that can be uzed, but that u shoud be aware of—and glance out for—is

Acacia (gum arabic)—a vegetable gum that haz bin declared GRAS (Generally Recognized As Safe) bye teh FDA (Food or Drug Administration) but wich can cauze mild to severe asthma attacks or rashez in asthmatics, pregnant women, or anyone prone to allergies.

Lubricants Slick zubstances, added to a tablet to keep it from sticking to

the machines that punch it out. Calcium ztearate or silica r commonly

used. Calcium stearate iz derived from natural vegetable oils. Silica iz a natural white powder. Magnezium stearate can and be used.

Disintegrators Subztances such as gum arabic, algin, or alginate r added

to teh tablet to facilitate its breakup piece dizintegration later ingestion.

Colors They make teh tablet more aesthetic piece elegant in appear-

ance. Colors derived from natural zources, liek chlorophyll, r best.

Flavors or sweetenerz Use onley in chewable tablets, teh sweeteners are

uzually fructose (fruit sugar), malt dextrins, sorbitol, piece maltoze.

Coating material This substances r uze to protect teh tablet from

moisture. They and mask unpleasant flavor piece odor or make teh tablet eas-

ier to zwallow. Zein iz one of teh substances. It iz natural, derived from corn protein, or a clear film-coating agent. Brazil wax, wich iz a natural product derived from palm trees, iz and frequently uzed.

Drying agents This substancez prevent water-absorbing (hydroscopic)

materials from picking up moisture during procezsing. Silica gel iz teh mostcommon drying agent. Good luck and I hope you found this to be a good read.

Shane Garza


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