Ingredients

  • Are our ingredients natural or synthetic?

    We formulate our products using naturally derived ingredients, with a focus on clean, bioavailable sources. For example: Vitamin D3 is sourced from lichen, a plant-like organism that offers a vegan-friendly form of D3. Vitamin C comes from acerola cherry, a nutrient-dense fruit native to Brazil....

  • How is L-Leucine used in our products made?

    L-leucine, which is included as an excipient in some of our supplements, is a naturally occurring amino acid. It's made by fermenting bacteria to naturally produce L-leucine (just like how Kombucha is made with naturally fermented bacteria). As the bacteria grow, and once enough l-leucine is ma...

  • Where do we source our ingredients from?

    Here’s an overview of where we source our active ingredients for each of our supplements: Magnesium Glycinate = USA Zinc Glycinate = USA Vitamin D3 = UK Vitamin C = Brazil Vitamin K2 = France Calcium with K2= Iceland Iron Glycinate = USA We do source 1 excipient from China; the amino acid 'l-le...

  • Why we use calcium hydroxide in our Vitamin D3?

    Calcium Hydroxide listed on the ingredients label is an 'incidental minor excipient' which is used as a processing aid for the seed husk powder (in the 'excipients' list). It helps separate the the husk from the seed. Naturally occurring, calcium hydroxide has been approved by the TGA (Australia...

  • Why we use citric acid in our supplements?

    A very small amount of citric acid is used in our vitamin D3 (approximately 0.32% of our supplement)... which is from a natural, rice extract flowing agent to help ingredients flow through the machines & avoid the powder sticking and clumping together during manufacturing. We source our rice...

  • Why we use maltodextrin in our Vitamin D3 & K2?

    Maltodextrin is used in very small amounts to support the manufacturing of certain ingredients in our supplements. Maltodextrin is extracted from a natural source (in this case, non-GMO corn).., and it’s used in the ‘spray dry’ process of our active ingredient Vitamin D3 & Vitamin K2 … to ob...

  • Why we use silicon dioxide in some of our supplements?

    Silicon dioxide is a naturally occurring compound found in sand, quartz, and many plants... & it's used in some of our supplements in small amount & acts as a natural flowing agent, preventing the powder from sticking or clumping during manufacturing. Being a natural compound & used i...