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Supplement Insights
Plain-language articles on supplement ingredients, label claims and manufacturing, written for brands planning their next product.
October 30, 2026NMN Is Back. What Brands Should Check Before LaunchingIn September 2025 the FDA reversed its view on NMN as a supplement ingredient. What the decision means, and what to check on purity, production route, stability and claims.Read article →October 28, 2026500 mg of Magnesium Glycinate Is Not 500 mg of MagnesiumMagnesium glycinate is only about 14% magnesium at most. What that means for the label, the capsule count, and the difference between fully reacted and buffered material.Read article →October 25, 2026How to Read a Supplement COA Before You Approve a BatchEvery batch ships with a Certificate of Analysis. What should be on it, the five lines worth a second look, and what the cGMP rule expects a factory to test itself.Read article →October 22, 2026What Looks Fine in a Sample Can Still Fail in StorageA sample lives in ideal conditions for a short time. Real customers open the bottle daily for months. Why moisture causes clumping and caking, and how to design against it.Read article →October 22, 2026ODM Formulation Support: From Product Idea to FormulaMany brands have a customer and a benefit in mind, but no formula yet. What to bring to an ODM manufacturer, what they do, and the ownership and claims questions to settle first.Read article →October 22, 2026Finding a Supplement Manufacturer Is the Easy PartMost brands can find a factory willing to quote. The harder work is checking that it is truly qualified, and making the product worth choosing once it is made.Read article →October 22, 2026Does Your Gummy Contain What the Label Says?A JAMA study of 25 melatonin gummies found only 3 within 10% of their label. Why gummies are hard to dose, and what brands can do to make the number on the front hold.Read article →October 22, 2026The MOQ Problem Is Usually the Bottle, Not the ProductA high minimum order is often driven by custom packaging, not the product. How starting with a stock bottle and your own label keeps the first order small.Read article →October 21, 2026Is Your Fish Oil Still Fresh? What Oxidation Tests ShowOmega-3 oils oxidize, and a rancid oil can look exactly like a fresh one. What the freshness studies found, why they disagree, and how brands keep fish oil fresh.Read article →October 21, 2026The Sample Round Nobody Budgets ForMost private label plans assume one sample and a sign-off. Why new formulas usually need two or three rounds, and how specific feedback keeps each round from being wasted.Read article →October 21, 2026What a “Proprietary Blend” Hides on a Supplement LabelA proprietary blend only has to show its total weight and the order of ingredients, not how much of each. Here’s what that can hide, and how to build a formula buyers trust.Read article →October 21, 202610 Billion CFU, But When? Reading a Probiotic LabelA CFU count “at manufacture” can drop well before you take it. Why the honest label says “through end of shelf life”, and what it takes to make that claim hold.Read article →October 21, 2026Is There Lead in Your Protein Powder? What the Tests FoundA 2025 test of 23 protein products found most over a strict daily lead limit, with plant-based powders highest. What it means for shoppers, and for brands.Read article →
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