Today, roughly 75% of adults take some form of dietary supplement. These same adults are more invested in their overall health and likely to engage in other healthy habits— like exercise, eating a balanced diet, reviewing their health and vitals regularly or getting a good night’s sleep. As a result, they pay close attention to product labels to make sure their supplement ingredients are clean, plant-based and sustainably sourced.

To meet those health-conscious desires, dietary supplement manufacturers are making the switch from traditional animal-based gelatin to a vegan alternative which means they are faced with formulation challenges including maintaining fast processing speeds, heat stability, taste masking, swallowability and more. But the switch is worth it: manufacturers can serve a broader audience when producing plant-based products, unlocking formats with high thermal stability and allowing for better yields and throughputs.

At DuPont, we provide responsibly sourced raw nutritional ingredients that deliver a high-quality experience for consumers and manufacturers. Our team of global experts will walk you through every step of the process for creating natural, vegetarian soft capsules with simple ingredients like seaweed extracts. With non-GMO and ‘clean label’ ingredients to reduce capsule size, provide a positive consumer sensory experience and increase nutritional ingredients within each capsule, you can be confident you’re putting your best performing products on the shelves with DuPont by your side.  

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*Examples only and not representative of a complete list of products. Regional regulations may restrict the use of certain products in dietary supplements. Please contact us for further information.

References

New Hope Network staff | Oct 19. Data Reveal Trends and Habits, Reaffirm Industry Trust of American Consumers and Dietary Supplement Use. 19 Oct. 2018, www.newhope.com/market-data-and-analysis/data-reveal-trends-and-habits-reaffirm-industry-trust-american-consumers.