A plant-based gelling agent that gives gummy supplements their texture. Technically a fiber, practically a filler.
It's produced by bacterial fermentation, similar to how yogurt or vinegar is made. Not synthetic, but also not something you'd find growing on a tree.
Yes. No animal products involved. It's made by bacteria eating sugar.
Technically it's a soluble fiber, but you'd need grams for gut benefits. Supplements contain milligrams.
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Some ingredients build up over weeks. Others act fast.
The compound effect of consistent dosing.
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Some ingredients you feel. Others just work in the background.
Similar concept (both are bacterial fermentation products), but different bacteria and different gel properties. Gellan gum makes firmer gels.
Very unlikely at supplement doses. Some people with sensitive guts notice bloating from gums in general, but the amounts here are tiny.
If it's a gummy or liquid, gellan gum is creating the texture. It's the thing making your gummy chewy and your liquid smooth.
Anionic polysaccharide produced by Sphingomonas elodea. Forms gels in the presence of cations, creating stable matrices for supplement delivery. Acts as soluble fiber in larger amounts.
Gellan Gum has emerging evidence.
Produced by Sphingomonas elodea bacterium through fermentation
Sphingomonas elodea bacteria are grown in a sugar-containing medium. They secrete gellan gum as an exopolysaccharide, which is then purified and dried.
Gellan Gum interacts with other supplements and meds. The analyzer flags interactions, dose mismatches, and timing collisions across your whole list.
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