Blake Ebersole, president of NaturPro Scientific, noted adulteration of natural products,
especially foods and botanical ingredients, has been occurring for thousands of years. He added, “Two main classes of adulteration include economically motivated adulteration— generally the substitution or dilution of expensive ingredients with cheaper ones—and also, unintended cases of accidental adulteration or mistaken botanical identity.”
Feb
18
Botanical Authentication for the Long Haul
Aug
28
Private Label Drink and Beverage Powder Supplement Formulation
Creating a successful customized drink and beverage powder is a lot more than creating a list of ingredients that mix well together.
NaturPro has a broad base of knowledge in production of drinks and beverage powder development, spanning from pilots to private labels.
We guide our clients in the right direction, by helping to manage all or parts of the process for private label drink and beverage powder formulation and development all for dietary supplement and health products.
Drink and Beverage Supplement Formula Development
Our client list includes folks of all shapes and sizes, from startup to large corporation.
No two clients or projects are the same, but there are some common approaches found in our Product Development Toolbox:
Product Development Toolbox: Top 10 Development Tools:
Powder development requires a ‘toolbox’ of analysis including the following
- Market Analysis, Competitive Analysis and Positioning
- Supplier and Copacker Relationships
- Understanding of Regulatory Status / Safety Assessment
- Claims Development and Substantiation
- Costing and Financials
- Ingredient Readiness, Supplier Qualification
- GMP’s, Specifications, and Analytical Testing
- Intellectual Property Development
- Manufacturing Feasibility
- Contract Manufacturer Qualification and Negotiation
Contact Us
- Email: blake@npscientific.com
- Website: www.npscientific.com
- Twitter: @NaturalBlake
- Instagram: @NaturPro
Jun
18
Brain Health: Today is Almost Tomorrow
The brain is not simple, and neither are any answers. Early risk detection and a combination of supplements and interventions are the focus of today’s research by thousands of scientists and physicians who are likely to bear fruit in the near future.
Jun
03
Our Black Mentors | Why Black Lives Matter
A message from the Founder and President:
Many of you know me as a “science guy”, a consultant for food and supplements who always tries to go the extra mile and do the right thing for our clients. Many of our clients aren’t aware that the values of NaturPro are essentially the same as the values of the people who have influenced me, in particular, the Black men who have influenced my life.
When I was 14, I went to work for Glenn Ebersole, my dad, at the Country Club of Harrisburg in Pennsylvania. I spent almost every holiday, summer and busy weekend there until I was 22. Although my parents and family, and my education and work experiences are the foundation of NaturPro Scientific, some of the most important lessons of my life came from the Black men who trained and mentored me at the club.
Ron, who is Black, is a banquet legend in Central PA. (I changed his name to protect his privacy). I’ll always remember Ron in a tux uniform, a shining gold-toothed smile, gliding in between the crowd with a giant stacked tray of dirty china hoisted high in the air, so smooth that no one even sees him there. Ron was known to carry 32 entrees at a time, 16 plates tray-stacked, on each hand. Ron could set a formal service for 100 guests in an hour, by himself.
I was the kind of teenager who didn’t like to listen to my dad, if for no other good reason than he was the boss, and I was a teenager. Ron understood that, and he took me under his wing, and called me a brother. My dad set the high standards, but Ron taught them and got me to meet them, all by example. My time with Ron came with valuable lessons on life, that I believe Black men in America are uniquely qualified to share.
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Private country clubs in America are places where the disparity between the staff and the members is especially striking. In the 1990’s, there were no Black club members at CCH. But Black people, and people of color made up most of our full-time staff. My dad paid and treated all his staff fairly. He gave second and third chances to his employees, and posted bail and gave out more loans than he can probably remember. As a staff, we were all in it together in the aim to keep guests happy, while bearing daily witness to the engine of inequality in America.
Ron’s driver’s license was suspended for 18 years after being caught joyriding as a teenager. But I don’t remember Ron ever complaining or making excuses about it. He showed up for work every day, often a few minutes late, usually in a taxi or on his bicycle after riding the few miles to work.
When Ron got his driving privilege back, he never went back to get his license. When I asked why, he said he wanted to stay out of trouble. They’re not gonna get me again, I remember him saying with his Carolina country drawl that was often difficult for us PA folk to understand.
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Ron taught me my first lessons about quality assurance, in the form of the most effective and efficient technique used to wipe water stains from every piece of silver and glass. Not many restaurants wipe their silverware, which is why there’s always water marks on them.
Wiping silver and glass for formal service requires a certain technique to do correctly and efficiently, using a clean cloth of just the right type (clean, white, 100% cotton hand towel), and with just the right amount of water. If the cloth is too dry, it doesn’t wipe off the water marks. Too wet and it just creates new water marks. The water used for wiping silverware should also be just the right temperature (hot, from the coffee machine, but allowed to cool in the cloth for a few minutes so that it doesn’t burn your hand). That way, the water left from wiping evaporates and doesn’t create new water marks.
This was all Ron’s technique he developed to make sure the silverware looked like new for every guest, without it being an all-day project. Using this technique, one of us could clean and inspect about 1,000 pieces of spotless silverware per hour. Wiping silverware was the only time we got to sit down all day, so we looked forward to wiping silverware, as we listened to old R&B on an old clock radio, and I listened to Ron talk about life.
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Ron didn’t bark orders. Most of the time, he simply and quietly did the job better than anyone else. Ron expected everyone else to watch and learn, to try their best, to be helpful and not lazy. But slow-walking and empty hands were the red flags for which Ron would watch everyone closely, and he wasn’t afraid to call you out on it when he needed to.
Ron protected and helped me, covered for my mistakes on the floor without question or judgment, and helped me clean up the china and glasses I broke. Ron put me in the position to look good, when I was 15 and anything but. He did that for everyone else too – it was a team effort, always. Because if one person screws up, then we all screwed up. As I got older, the two of us flawlessly ran 5-course white-cloth meals for 100+ guests, with no other communication needed aside from nods and hand signals.
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Ron taught me some of the most important lessons about work, and about life, that a teenager can learn. These were the important lessons we all need to learn when we’re young. Lessons about going the extra mile to make the guests happy. Lessons about taking responsibility and working hard. About picking your battles, holding your tongue and saying the right things at the right time, when the truth matters.
There were numerous lessons about how food should look on a plate. There were many lessons about what real street smarts are, and about the importance of trust and loyalty, that I will always have with me. There were lessons about doing the right thing, even when everyone else thinks is right doesn’t make any sense. There were lessons about staying positive and having a sense of humor during life’s challenges. And lessons about taking the time to enjoy a cold Coors Light at the end of the day.
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Ron didn’t talk about white privilege, but he didn’t need to. We saw it in action, every day at work. We had to have thick skin for some of the rude looks and the nasty comments from guests, and meet them with a smile. I learned that what other people think, no matter how rich they are, or the color of skin – it doesn’t matter, as long as you stick to your own values and intuition. Ron rarely talked about how he had been treated unfairly by the system that took away half a lifetime of driving privileges for his harmless joyride. And at the time, I knew I benefited just by the color of my skin, without needing it explained.
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Ron is not the only Black mentor I had at the club who did hard time just for being Black. There was Ron’s friend, Curtis. Curtis is quiet, humble, hardworking. The maintenance guy and cleaner who knew how to remove every type of stain. I learned from Curtis that sometimes the cleaning sprays don’t work, and you just have to scrub the shit out of a stain until its gone. Curtis knew how to fix everything with duct tape and still make it look like new.
Curtis’s skin was dark as night. He did time in county jail for threatening a white co-worker who had stolen money from him. He was a big, strong guy, could bench 400 pounds and run five miles without breathing heavy. After scrubbing the locker rooms and shining golf shoes all day, Curtis would don the tux and haul trays at night until exhaustion. Curtis showed up for work every day with a level of loyalty and dedication that is rare for anyone of any skin color.
There are a lot more Ron’s and Curtis’s I’ve known, but they are two of the high-character Black people who have influenced me greatly. I know and trust Ron and Curtis, my dad knows and trusts them, and numerous influential white people in the Harrisburg area know and trust them.
Yet Ron and Curtis had their lives turned upside down for behavior that white people typically get a slap on the wrist for.
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Today, I’m aware of white people who would call Ron and Curtis “thugs”, but that couldn’t be further from the truth. Ron and Curtis are Black people, who I would choose to be in my corner, any day. And they deserve better from America.
There’s millions of Ron’s and Curtis’s out there who’s stories are lost in labels of ignorance. That’s why Black Lives Matter to me, and that’s why we are long overdue for real and permanent change in this country.
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On behalf of NaturPro Scientific, I am pledging our support to the following:
–Sharing the stories of our experiences with great Black people like Ron and Curtis, and encouraging others to do the same.
–Encouraging all white people in America to understand and reflect on the issues facing Black people, and people of all colors, nationalities, races, genders and sexualities.
–Communicating on issues of diversity within our network in the food and supplement space
–Donating to organizations supporting Black people, such as Black Lives Matter and ACLU
I hope that you will join me.
Sincerely,
Blake Ebersole
President and Founder
NaturPro Scientific LLC
May
24
Dietary Supplement Label Review Checklist
The Food & Drug Administration (FDA) has specific rules for labeling and claims related to dietary supplements on packaging, marketing, websites, inserts and other promotional materials. If a label states a false or misleading claim, FDA, other regulatory agencies or class-action attorneys may file warning letters or lawsuits.
Dietary Supplement Label Review Checklist
⊗ PACKAGING REQUIREMENTS
Five general requirements for labels include: 1) the statement of identity (name of the dietary supplement), 2) the net quantity of contents statement (amount of the dietary supplement), 3) the nutrition labeling (Supplement Facts Panel), 4) the ingredient list, and 5) the name and place of business of the manufacturer, packer, or distributor.
⊗ LABEL STATEMENTS
You must place all required label statements either on the front label panel (the principal display panel) or on the information panel (usually the label panel immediately to the right of the principal display panel, as seen by theconsumer when facing the product), unless otherwise specified by regulation(i.e., exemptions).
⊗ SUPPLEMENT FACTS PANEL
Total calories, calories from fat, total fat, saturated fat, cholesterol, sodium, totalcarbohydrate, dietary fiber, sugars, protein, vitamin A, vitamin C, calcium, andiron must be listed when they are present in measurable amounts. Calories from saturated fat and the amount of polyunsaturated fat, monounsaturated fat, soluble fiber, insoluble fiber, sugar alcohol, and other carbohydrate may be declared, but they must be declared when a claim is made about them.
⊗ INGREDIENT LIST
When present, you must place the ingredient list on dietary supplementsimmediately below the nutrition label, or if there is insufficient space belowthe nutrition label, immediately contiguous and to the right of the
nutrition label.
⊗ WARNING STATEMENT
FDA requires warning statements related to safety and special precautions that, if not followed, could make the product unsafe.
⊗ UNITS OF MEASUREMENT
Proper units of measurement must be used, for example milligrams (mg), micrograms (mcg) or other appropriate units
⊗ PERCENTAGE DAILY VALUE (DV)
The % DV must be declared for all dietary ingredients for which FDA has established Daily Values, except that 1) the percent for protein may be omitted, and 2) on the labels of dietary supplements to be used by infants, children less than 4 years of age, or pregnant or lactating women, you must not list any percent for total fat, saturated fat, cholesterol, total carbohydrate,dietary fiber, vitamin K, selenium, manganese, chromium, molybdenum,chloride, sodium, or potassium.
⊗ DOMESTIC ADDRESS OR PHONE NUMBER
The label of a dietary supplement being marketed in the United States must include a domestic address or domestic phone number through which the responsible person may receive a report of a serious adverse event with such dietary supplement. If the label does not include the required domestic address or phone number, the dietary supplement is misbranded.
⊗ UPC BAR CODE
The UPC bar code may be obtained from the Uniform Code Council (www.uc-council.org)
⊗ NATURAL AND ARTIFICIAL FLAVORS
You must declare these ingredients in ingredient lists by using either specific common or usual names or by using the declarations “natural flavor” or “artificial flavor,” or any combination thereof.
⊗ CHEMICAL PRESERVATIVES
You must list the common or usual name of the preservative, which may be followed by a description that explains its function e.g., “preservative,” “to retard spoilage,”“a mold inhibitor,” “to help protect flavor,” or “to promote color retention.”
⊗ OTHER DIETARY INGREDIENTS
You must list “other dietary ingredients” by common or usual name in acolumn or linear display. FDA has not specified an order that you must follow. You must list the quantitative amount by weight per serving immediately following the name of the dietary ingredient or in a separate column. You must place a symbol in the column for “% Daily Value” that refers to the footnote “Daily Value Not Established,” except that the symbol must follow the weight when you do not use the column format.
⊗ LIQUID EXTRACTS
You must list liquid extracts using the volume or weight of the total extract and the condition of the starting material prior to extraction when it was fresh. You may include information on the concentration of the dietary ingredient and the solvent used. The solvent must be identified in either the nutrition label or ingredient list.
⊗ DRIED EXTRACTS
For dietary ingredients that are extracts from which the solvent has been removed, you must list the weights of the dried extracts.
⊗ CONSTITUENTS
You may list constituents of a dietary ingredient indented under the dietary ingredient and followed by their quantitative amounts by weight per serving. You may declare the constituents in a column or in a linear display.
⊗ PROPRIETARY BLENDS
You must identify proprietary blends by use of the term “Proprietary Blend” or an appropriately descriptive term or fanciful name. On the same line, you must list the total weight of all “other dietary ingredients” contained in the blend. Indented underneath the name of the blend, you must list the “other dietary ingredients” in the blend, either in a column or linear fashion, in descending order of predominance by weight. These ingredients should be followed by a symbol referring to the footnote “Daily Value Not Established.”Dietary ingredients having RDIs or DRVs must be listed separately and the individual weights declared.
⊗ PRODUCT CLAIMS
Claims come in four basic varieties:
- structure/function claims
- disease claims
- health claims and qualified health claims
- content claims
Basically, dietary supplements cannot make “disease” claims (for example: “treats cancer”). Dietary supplements that make disease claims are considered by FDA as drugs.
Dietary supplements can make “structure/function” claims (for example, “calcium builds strong bones”). A structure/function claim describes the product’s role in maintaining the “structure or function of the body,” or “general well-being.”
The Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) has overlapping jurisdiction with the federal Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”), and focuses more on whether advertising is truthful, or false and misleading. Thus, it is important to respect nuanced labeling rules, including those regarding the statement of the identity.
⊗HIGH POTENCY CLAIMS
The regulation states that the term “high potency” may be used in a claim on the label or in labeling to describe individual vitamins or minerals thatare present at 100 percent or more of the Reference Daily Intakes (RDI) per reference amount customarily consumed (21 CFR 101.54(f)(1)(i)). This means a supplement may be labeled as “high potency” for each nutrient(s) that is present at 100% of the RDI per serving.
⊗ ANTIOXIDANT NUTRIENT CONTENT CLAIMS
A claim that describes the level of antioxidant nutrients present in a food is a nutrient content claim and may be used on the label or in the labeling of a food when the conditions of use in the regulation are met (21 CFR 101.54(g)).
The antioxidant nutrient must meet the requirements for nutrient content claims in 21 CFR 101.54.
⊗SUGAR-FREE CLAIMS
A dietary supplement may include claims in labeling such as “sugar free,” “no sugar,” or other claims provided it meets all of the eligibility criteria set forth in the regulation.
Among other requirements, a food must be labeled as “low calorie” or “reduced calorie” or bear a relative claim of special dietary usefulness. However, a dietary supplement that is prohibited from bearing a “low calorie”or “reduced calorie” claim can still use a sugar-free claim provided it meets the “low calorie” requirement in 21 CFR 101.60.
⊗HIGH OR GOOD SOURCE CLAIMS
You may make a “high” claim when your dietary supplement contains atleast 20% of the Daily Value (DV) (i.e. the Reference Daily Intake (RDI) or Daily Reference Value (DRV)) of the nutrient that is the subject of the claim perreference amount customarily consumed. You may make a “good source”claim when your dietary supplement contains 10 to 19% of DV.
⊗ LOW OR FREE-FROM CLAIMS
If a similar dietary supplement is normally expected to contain a nutrient and your dietary supplement is specially processed, altered, formulated, or reformulated as to lower the amount of the nutrient in the food, remove the nutrient in the food, or not include the nutrient, then you are permitted to make a “low” or “free” claim as applicable.
⊗ LOW CALORIE CLAIMS
A “low calorie” claim may not be made on dietary supplements, except when an equivalent amount of a dietary supplement that the labeled dietary supplement resembles and for which it substitutes (e.g., another protein supplement), normally exceeds the definition for “low calorie.”
⊗ QUALIFIED HEALTH CLAIMS
FDA will permit the use of a qualified health claim provided that 1) FDA hasissued a letter stating the conditions under which we will consider exercisingenforcement discretion for the specific health claim, 2) the qualified claim is accompanied by an agency-approved disclaimer, and 3) the claim meets all the general requirements for health claims in 21 CFR 101.14, except forthe requirement that the evidence for the claim meet the validity standard for authorizing a claim, and the requirement that the claim be made in accordance with an authorizing regulation.
This guidance was prepared by the Office of Nutritional Products, Labeling and Dietary Supplements (ONPLDS) in the Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition (CFSAN) at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
Further reading:
Article: Food and Supplement Claims with Confidence
Food and Supplement Testing for Natural Products
Dietary Supplement Facts and Label Review FAQ
Dietary Supplement and Food Label Review
May
23
Food & Supplement Testing for Natural Products
Testing Foods, Supplements and Ingredients
NaturPro offers independent laboratory support for food & supplement testing for natural products.
Have natural product analysis questions? Contact Us..
Why Testing is Important: Supplement and natural product testing with a compliant laboratory is required by FDA for foods, dietary supplements and ingredients to ensure they meet standards for safety, quality and effectiveness. For example, identity, potency and purity are quality control parameters needed to legally sell a natural product as an ingredient, food or dietary supplement.
NaturPro Scientific is driven to achieve the right answers for our clients. Some have even called us the UnLab. Why?
Being independent means that we do not own or have interest in any laboratory, which means we are free to pick from the top scientific experts for each type of test or analysis. As a result, we are truly able to work on behalf of our clients, to ensure that correct methods are used and results are obtained.
Natural Product and Supplement Testing Consultants
We know which labs are experienced with ginseng, but not with ginkgo — and this can mean a world of difference in test results.
11 reasons to use a supplement testing consultant for natural products:
- To ensure analytical methods used are valid and fit for purpose
- To make sure laboratories don’t take shortcuts with your sample
- To determine if results are precise and accurate
- To replicate the results of another lab
- To resolve out-of-specification test results
- To resolve disputes in data reports
- To determine if “dry-labbing” may be occurring
- To have an independent expert to review methods and results
- To perform due diligence on a supplier or partner
- To eliminate the potential for perceived conflict of interest when testing own products
- To qualify a lab as a good partnership choice.
3 main benefits of food and natural products testing consultants:
- Better analysis and testing validity for reliable, replicable and defensible results.
- Fast turnaround and lower testing costs.
- Reduced retesting, rejections, production delays and product recalls.
Bottom Line – NaturPro knows the right methods and labs to use, and the right questions to ask. We know the shortcuts that testing labs can take, and how to prevent that from happening to you, to ensure testing gives the most scientific, accurate and defensible results possible.
Contact Us with your Testing Questions
Mar
08
Dietary Supplement Quality Control QA QC
Dietary Supplement Testing: Quality Control
Dietary supplements are subject to FDA requirements for quality control in the United States. cGMP require specifications for each ingredient and finished dietary supplement. The specifications list parameters for identity, purity, potency and other requirements for regulatory compliance. Each parameter on the specification must be tested with a scientifically valid method.
NaturPro Scientific, as an UnLab, partners with expert analytical laboratories to conduct specific testing on dietary supplements. Testing typically includes:
- Physical characteristics (visual, color, odor, taste, density, mesh size)
- Identity (matching an ingredient in a pass/fail fashion to a particular species of botanical or herb, or a chemical purity test)
- Potency (concentration of active or marker compounds)
- Purity (absence of impurities such as moisture, microbiology, pathogens, heavy metals, residual solvents, pesticides, mycotoxins)
The following are analytical principles or instruments that may be used for dietary supplement testing:
- Karl Fischer
- Ro-tap and particle size analysis
- Titration
- Gravimetry
- Thin Layer Chromatography (TLC or HP-TLC)
- High Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC)
- Gas Chromatography with Flame Ionization Detection (GC-FID)
- Gas Chromatography with Mass Spectrometry (GC-MS of GC-MS-MS)
- Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry (ICP-MS)
- Total Aerobic Plate Count
- Pathogens (Salmonella, E. Coli, Staph)
The following is a list of documentation and regulations requiring testing under cGMPs:
- Documentation of the specifications established (21 CFR 111.95(b)(1))
- Documentation of your qualification of a supplier for the purpose of relying on the supplier’s certificate of analysis (21 CFR 111.95(b)(2))
- Documentation for why meeting in-process specifications, in combination with meeting component specifications, helps ensure that the dietary supplement meets the specifications for identity, purity, strength, and composition; and for limits on those types of contamination that may adulterate or may lead to adulteration of the finished batch of the dietary supplement (21 CFR 111.95(b)(3))
- Documentation for why the results of appropriate tests or examinations for the product specifications that you selected for testing ensure that the dietary supplement meets all product specifications (21 CFR 111.95(b)(4))
- Documentation for why any component and in-process testing, examination, or monitoring, and any other information, will ensure that a product specification that is exempted under 21 CFR 111.75(d) is met without verification through periodic testing of the finished batch, including documentation that the selected specifications tested or examined under 21 CFR 111.75 (c)(1) are not able to verify that the production and process control system is producing a dietary supplement that meets the exempted product specification and there is no scientifically valid method for testing or examining such exempted product specification at the finished batch stage (21 CFR 111.95(b)(5))
There are a number of sources of information for developing specifications and test methods for analysis of dietary supplements. The below is a list of eight references and resources:
- Dietary Supplement Ingredient Database, https://dietarysupplementdatabase.usda.nih.gov/
- Dietary Supplement Label Database, https://ods.od.nih.gov/factsheets/DietarySupplements-HealthProfessional/
- Dietary supplement laboratory quality assurance program: the first five exercises. Phillips MM, Rimmer CA, Wood LJ, Lippa KA, Sharpless KE, Duewer DL, Sander LC, Betz JM. J AOAC Int 2011;94:803-14. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3173719/
- Heavy metals: analysis and limits in herbal dietary supplements, http://www.naturalhealthresearch.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/09_1214_AHPA_Heavy-Metals-White-Paper-Revised.pdf
- Pesticide Analytical Manual, Vol I, FDA. Source: http://www.fda.gov/downloads/Food/FoodScienceResearch/ucm113702.pdf
- Pesticide Analytical Manual, Vol II, FDA. Source: http://www.fda.gov/downloads/Food/FoodScienceResearch/ucm113721.pdf
- Quality assurance of cultivated and gathered medicinal plants. Mathe and Mathe, Source: http://www.mtk.nyme.hu/fileadmin/user_upload/kornyezet/Mathe/Quality_assurance.pdf
- Quality control methods for medicinal plant materials (1998) World Health Organization
Feb
10
Customized Private Label Dietary Supplements
As Private Label Formulators we often get asked what we think of a product concept. The thought process to develop an answer is generally similar, regardless of the type of dietary supplement, and whether its finished product, or an ingredient or raw material.
A number of considerations go into formulating successful, effective, safe and compliant dietary supplements, foods, and food and dietary ingredients. These include:
- What does the supplement or food do?
- What can be claimed about the product?
- Is the evidence supporting the claims sufficient?
- How safe is the product?
- Who will benefit from the product?
- How is the ingredient dosage determined?
- Are the ingredients available at an acceptable quality, cost and volume?
The 4 Steps to Private Label Dietary Supplement Formulation
There are 4 basic elements to formulating a groundbreaking private label dietary supplement:
- Begin with the finished product in mind. Determine in full detail how the product will be marketed, what the desired product claims will be, and how the product will address an unmet market need.
- Intimately understand the product value and market positioning compared to the competition. How will the product address an unmet need, or be different than what is already found on the market? How will the product be priced compared to the competition? A full competitive analysis is important to determine positioning.
- What language will be used to describe the product? (This language, found on product labels and on webpages, is considered to be part of product claims.)
- In what country(s) will the product be marketed? Regulations in different countries vary, and it is important to understand the unique requirements of each location.
It is the result of preparation, hard work, and learning from failure. -Colin Powell
Private label formulating plans often coordinate the knowledge of dietary supplement consultants and experts, review regulatory status of the product and evaluate the available scientific evidence. A good formulating plan will identify not only opportunities, but also gaps and risks that may prevent success.
Contact us for more information on our Dietary Supplement Formulation and Development
Additional Reading:
Food and Supplement Claims with Confidence
Dietary Supplement Formula Development
Dietary Supplement Ingredient Regulatory Status
Jan
07
Nutraceutical Formulators
NaturPro are nutraceutical formulators with a broad range of experience in development and production of nutraceuticals, supplements, healthy foods and natural products — spanning from raw material to finished consumer product.
We talk through your goals with you and clarify the kind of nutraceutical formulators you’re looking to hire.
A number of considerations go into formulating successful, effective, safe and compliant nutracetical products. These include:
- What does the product or food do?
- What can be claimed about the product?
- Is the evidence supporting the claims sufficient?
- How safe is the product?
- How is the ingredient dosage determined?
- Are the ingredients available at an acceptable quality, cost and volume?
The 4 Steps to Nutracetical Product Formulation
There are four main points when formulating nutraceutical products:
- Taste, Color, Delivery systems, and Dosage. We focus on the consumer market and how to help sell your product.
- Market Analysis, Competitive Analysis and Positioning. Making your product stand out from others.
- Supplement Testing and Analysis. NaturPro Scientific, as an UnLab, partners with expert analytical laboratories to conduct specific testing.
- Product Manufacturing Feasibility. We check early on to make sure your product and ingredients are feasible and available to make.
“Only move forward with creating a product that will be ‘above the bar.’”
Nutraceutical formulators coordinate the knowledge of supplement consultants and experts, review regulatory status of the product and evaluate the available scientific evidence. A good development plan will identify not only opportunities, but also gaps and risks that may prevent success.
Contact us for more information on our Nutraceutical Formulator Services
Additional Reading:
Food and Supplement Claims with Confidence
Dietary Supplement Formula Development
Dietary Supplement Ingredient Regulatory Status
Dec
26
Nutrition Product Development
Development of nutrition products focus on efficacy, quality and purity. NaturPro has a broad base of knowledge in nutrition product development and production of nutrition supplements, healthy foods and natural products, spanning from raw material to finished consumer product.
We take the time to talk through your goals with you and clarify the kind of nutrition product you’re looking to develop and sell. A number of considerations go into developing successful, effective, safe and compliant nutritional supplements. These include:
- What does the product or food do?
- What can be claimed about the product?
- Is the evidence supporting the claims sufficient?
- How safe is the product?
- Who will benefit from the product?
- How is the ingredient dosage determined?
- Are the ingredients available at an acceptable quality, cost and volume?
Four Steps to Nutrition Product Development
There are four main points when developing nutritional products:
- Dosage & Delivery We focus on the details that make your product and claims stand out from the rest.
- Market Analysis, Competitive Analysis and Positioning. Making your product stand out from others.
- Supplement Testing and Analysis. NaturPro Scientific, as an UnLab, partners with expert analytical laboratories to conduct specific testing.
- Contract Manufacturing Advocacy – Qualifying and negotiating with contract manufacturers
Sufficient time spent in the planning phase is the difference between success and failure.
Product formulating plans often coordinate the knowledge of supplement consultants and experts, review regulatory status of the product and evaluate the available scientific evidence. A good development plan will identify not only opportunities, but also gaps and risks that may prevent success.
Contact us for more information on our Nutrition Product Development Services
Additional Reading:
Food and Supplement Claims with Confidence
Dietary Supplement Formula Development
Dietary Supplement Ingredient Regulatory Status