The Pectin Paradox
I’ve lost count of how many times a brand has asked, “Can you do calcium D-glucarate in a gummy?” It’s one of those ingredients that sounds simple on...
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I’ve lost count of how many times a brand has asked, “Can you do calcium D-glucarate in a gummy?” It’s one of those ingredients that sounds simple on...
Read More →Creating a gummy with a crackled, rough surface-often described as a “sugar-crusted” or “frosted” appearance-is a deliberate outcome of controlled process...
Read More →You’d be forgiven for looking at a bottle of Acetyl-L-Carnitine gummies and seeing nothing but a tasty, chewy supplement. Behind the bright label and the...
Read More →If we strip away the bright colors and fruity flavors and define a gummy purely by its mechanical personality, we’re looking at a material with a low...
Read More →Every few weeks, a brand walks into our facility with a dream: a single gummy that delivers everything a new mother might need-iron, methylfolate, DHA,...
Read More →You might think making a gummy vitamin is as simple as mixing some stuff, pouring it into molds, and waiting for it to set. I wish. When you’re dealing with...
Read More →Gelatin is a protein derived from the partial hydrolysis of collagen, and its ability to form a thermoreversible gel is the foundation of gummy...
Read More →You’d think after decades in the supplement manufacturing trenches, a simple gummy wouldn’t surprise us anymore. Then calcium D-glucarate walked through the...
Read More →Here’s something most brand owners don’t realize until they’re knee-deep in a production run: the simplest-looking supplements are often the hardest to...
Read More →If you’ve ever held an L-Tyrosine gummy and thought, “Seems simple enough,” you’re in good company. We see it all the time-brands eager to jump into the...
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