How to create my food supplement formulation?

The ideal nutraceutical ingredients will serve as the building blocks of your food supplement project. The process of finding the ingredients that work best for your project is a complicated one, with several considerations to take into account.
  • What defines the perfect nutraceutical ingredient?
  • What makes such an ingredient successful?
  • Where do we find such an ingredient?
  • What do we look for in our nutraceutical ingredient supplier?

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What are the key ingredients for a successful food supplement formulation?

The 3 types of ingredients to include in your food supplement formulation.
A successful supplement formulation will contain a combination of three types of ingredients that will maximise its potential within the nutraceutical market:
  • A well-known or recognised ingredient that will lend its credibility as a known source of your targeted benefit to your supplement making its function more quickly identifiable to your customers.
  • An ingredient that provides a meaningful claim that will have a clinically certified or verifiable effect that you can utilise in your product marketing and packaging to further reinforce your formulation’s efficacy to your customer. Ingredients that are backed up by scientific studies carry particulary strong claims.
  • A new and innovative ingredient that will differentiate your product from comparable alternatives. Products with equivalent health benefits can often contain similar components making it difficult for consumers to identify why one product may be superior to another. A new or innovative ingredient, as well as having unique effects, will help your food supplement stand out from the crowd.
The 3 types of ingredients to include in your food supplement formulation.
An in-depth knowledge of your ingredients and the mechanism of action for each, is essential to the formation of an effective food supplement. This knowledge is the key to understanding how your ingredients will interact with one another. Through this understanding you will know that the most effective ingredient combinations are those that have:
  • Synergy of action. When the effect of the mixture is greater than the sum of the effects of the individual ingredients. Several ingredients could all have positive effects when applied individually, synergistic ingredients effects are augmented by combining them leading to an altogether more effective product.
  • Complementary action. Ingredients that act at different levels for the same health benefit are an interesting option to consider for your food supplement formulation project as they work separately and on different aspects, complementing each other’s effects, resulting in a stronger outcome.

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Carrying a similar level of importance as understanding your ingredients mechanism of action, is the knowledge of at what dose or quantity an ingredient becomes effective. This information would ideally be backed up by a clinical study outlining its effect as it is integral to the construction of your nutraceutical formulation.

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What are the key success factors in the choice of nutraceutical ingredients?

Proven effect
Does this ingredient perform as advertised? Consumers want a product that works with visible effects in an efficient manner. Efficacy backed by science and clinical studies that proves the ingredient’s effectiveness is an important element to consider when choosing the right ingredient for your project’s needs. An effective product not only builds trust between you and your customers but also prompts them to recommend your product within their social circle resulting in increased sales of your product.
Claims
What claims can be legally use on my packaging when marketing my nutraceutical supplement? Nutraceutical ingredients that come with pending or validated health claims allow customers to quickly identify the beneficial effects of your product and the issues that it addresses. Be aware, the use of these health claims is regulated depending on what countries and markets you plan on being present! Aside from the claims that address the health benefits of your chosen ingredient you should consider ingredients with additional efficacity, geographic or other marketable claims. Efficacity claims rely on control group testing or surveys e.g.; ‘2 / 3 users satisfied with results’, geographical claims concern where your ingredient was made or sourced e.g; ‘Made in Fance’. Keep in mind that all claims must be backed up by data evidencing their veracity.
Innovation
Will this nutraceutical ingredient bring a new or exciting element to my food supplement? The science behind nutraceutical ingredients is a constantly evolving field with new and innovative ideas continuously in development. In considering innovative ingredients for your project, you open up the possibilities of meeting your needs in new and exciting ways. Innovative ingredients also serve as a way to set your product apart from those of your competitors, giving it an air of exclusivity in regard to its effects and components. On the other hand, you may rather choose an ingredient that is well known for the effects that you desire, in certain cultures or traditions, lending your product an extra layer of credibility in the court of public opinion.
Galenic options
Is this nutraceutical ingredient compatible with my chosen galenic form? Whether you have chosen gummies, capsules, soft tabs, sachets or syrups as your galenic form for your nutritional supplement project, this will have an impact on the ingredient you choose, as you will have to know whether or not it can be adapted to suit your needs. Considerations such as dose size needed for the ingredient to be effective, taste, solubility and grain size, as examples, need to be taken into account when choosing your nutraceutical ingredient so that you are not faced with technical difficulties further down the line.
Galenic options
Is this nutraceutical ingredient compatible with my chosen galenic form? Whether you have chosen gummies, capsules, soft tabs, sachets or syrups as your galenic form for your nutritional supplement project, this will have an impact on the ingredient you choose, as you will have to know whether or not it can be adapted to suit your needs. Considerations such as dose size needed for the ingredient to be effective, taste, solubility and grain size, as examples, need to be taken into account when choosing your nutraceutical ingredient so that you are not faced with technical difficulties further down the line.
Galenic options

Is this nutraceutical ingredient compatible with my chosen galenic form?
Whether you have chosen gummies, capsules, soft tabs, sachets or syrups as your galenic form for your nutritional supplement project, this will have an impact on the ingredient you choose, as you will have to know whether or not it can be adapted to suit your needs. Considerations such as dose size needed for the ingredient to be effective, taste, solubility and grain size, as examples, need to be taken into account when choosing your nutraceutical ingredient so that you are not faced with technical difficulties further down the line.

Galenic options

Is this nutraceutical ingredient compatible with my chosen galenic form?
Whether you have chosen gummies, capsules, soft tabs, sachets or syrups as your galenic form for your nutritional supplement project, this will have an impact on the ingredient you choose, as you will have to know whether or not it can be adapted to suit your needs. Considerations such as dose size needed for the ingredient to be effective, taste, solubility and grain size, as examples, need to be taken into account when choosing your nutraceutical ingredient so that you are not faced with technical difficulties further down the line.

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