Salt is used in the Usanimals for flavoring purposes. It is a purified sea salt.

Potassium sorbate is a mold and yeast inhibitor. Sorbic acid and potassium sorbate are compounds found naturally in some foods and berries (like blueberries). Potassium sorbate is generally recognized as safe as a direct food additive. It is commonly used in many foods including wine, cheese, yogurt, fruit drinks, dried meats, and baked goods. It is used in non-toxic quantities at which there are no known adverse health effects and it breaks down in the Krebs cycle into water and carbon dioxide. Not only does it have a very good safety profile, it is effective at preventing growth of molds and yeast which can have deleterious health effects, especially in children.

The individual ingredients that make up flavorings are proprietary and not made available to the public to protect research and innovation. The thought that saying “natural flavors” is just a way to hide unhealthy ingredients is very overly simplistic and untrue. Natural flavor must originate from plant or animal sources. Natural flavors do contain potentially some compounds as stabilizers, emulsifiers, carriers, etc. These other ingredients are crucial to the consistency, quality, and safety of the flavoring.

If information is needed about a potential allergen please contact us, and we can check with our suppliers for information on an ingredient-by-ingredient basis.

Natural citrus flavors (e.g. citric acid, malic acid) are common flavoring agents. They are often used to add tartness to tablets, especially chewable ones.

Natural caramel color is used in the Palmetto Plus capsules as an opacifying agent. This protects the active ingredients from exposure to light, and has the added benefit of making tablet appearance more consistent and uniform.

Modified food starch (dextrin) functions as a stabilizer and binder. It may also help improve tablet solubility and texture. It is produced from starch.

Microcrystalline Cellulose (derived from plant fiber) serves multiple functions in tablet formulas. It is commonly selected for its excellent properties as a binder and disintegrant.

Medium-Chain Triglycerides (MCTs) can be derived from coconut oil and much more readily digested, absorbed, and metabolized than either animal fats or vegetable oils (which primarily contain long-chain triglycerides). MCTs are an excellent delivery system for fat-soluble elements (vitamin E, CoQ10), especially for individuals with fat malabsorption disorders.

Mannitol is a polyol (sugar alcohol). It is used as a replacement for sugar because it is able to provide half (50%) of the sweetness of sugar at less than half the calories.

Maltodextrin is used in tablet formulations as a binder and diluent. It is particularly useful in chewable tablet formulations.
Maltodextrin is derived from the partial hydrolysis of starch.