Dietary Supplements
Dietary Supplements are intended to enhance and improve the diet. The "dietary ingredients" in these products may include one or more of the following ingredients: vitamins, minerals, dietary fiber, probiotics, omega-3 fatty acids, protein and peptides, and phytochemicals. Supplements can also be extracts or concentrates, and may be found in many forms such as tablets, capsules, soft gels, gel caps, liquids, or powders. ABITEC supplies a wide range of nutritional ingredients utilized in dietary supplements for both functional and nutritional use.
SENDS™ - Self Emulsifying Nutraceutical Delivery System
Many active nutraceutical ingredients (ANIs) today have solubility and/or permeability issues. Getting water-insoluble ANIs into solution to promote improved absorption of the intended active is a challenge to many nutraceutical formulators. A SENDS™ formulation strategy utilizes ABITEC's functional lipids to dissolve low-solubility ANIs and enhance permeability of poorly-absorbed ANIs by creating a unique micro-emulsion that provides complete release of the ANI in the desired location (or release of the ANI in an aqueous solution).
A typical SENDS system will consist of a solubilizer, an emulsifier, and a surfactant and/or co-surfactant. For the nutritional space, ABITEC supplies a portfolio to support SENDS formulations:
- CAPTEX® - Solubilizers
- CAPMUL® - Emulsifiers
- ACCONON® - Surfactants
These product families can be used alone as a neat solvent or together in the formulation of self-emulsifying systems to ensure your nutrients reach their destination and are properly absorbed by the body. In addition, a SENDS formulation can reduce the amount of ANI necessary, and thereby reduces the dosing cost of the ANI in the supplement.
Formulating with SENDS™
ABITEC's John K. Tillotson, PhD., shares his expertise on formulating with Self-Emulsifying Nutraceutical Delivery Systems and how it can solve today's issues with solubility and permeability.
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