"Vegetarian" soft capsules that can replace gelatin have appeared!

#Vegetarian Capsule

In the past 2020, the “big health” industry, which has received much attention in the past, is like a strong medicine given by the new crown epidemic.

This has led to an increase in market demand for alternatives to traditional gelatin-based soft capsules, and a substantial increase in the market share of plant-based soft capsules

# Plant-based soft capsule

Plant-based soft capsules are made from natural plant extracts , glycerin and purified water, while the main ingredient of animal-derived capsules is gelatin.

Manufacturers of dietary supplements are looking for a plant-based solution that not only meets formula, production and processing requirements, but also gives brands more flexibility

# SeaGel® plant-based soft capsule technology

Using the sophisticated technology evolved from gelatin technology, IFF has brought better soft capsule solutions to the entire industry: SeaGel® plant-based soft capsule technology, SeaGel® is a versatile, plant-based, and vegetarian-oriented Alternative products to traditional gelatin
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For more than a decade, dietary supplement manufacturers around the world have been using SeaGel® to implement their supplement formulations and create vegetarian products with better structural integrity
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As the name suggests, the raw materials of SeaGel® come from natural deep-water seaweeds.
We extract carrageenan from red seaweeds in Canada, Chile and other countries.
The source of carrageenan will affect its structure, and its structure will affect the functionality of the final product.
Has a great impact
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This is why we attach so much importance to the source of SeaGel® raw materials
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In order to make SeaGel®, we purify carrageenan and use it as a dry powder in SeaGel®CAP 101 to provide better formulation flexibility, or further blend with starch to produce SeaGel®CAP 201, CAP 202 and CAP 203, which helps Manufacturers have significantly improved production efficiency
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Outstanding characteristics

SeaGel® has excellent thermal stability and can withstand higher temperatures and humidity, reducing the risk of capsule cross-linking or melting
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It is almost not brittle under low humidity conditions, and the properties of the capsule shell are still stable under high temperature and humidity, which is more convenient for transportation and has a longer shelf life
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In addition, the heat sealing ability of SeaGel® is the key to preventing leakage and improving sealing performance
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SeaGel® can provide strong heat sealability even at high rotational speeds (RPMs)
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From a structural point of view, SeaGel® has proven that it can maintain the stability of the properties and structure of fillers with multiple attributes, while maintaining the flexibility and softness of the capsule skin, thereby bringing a pleasant mouthfeel to consumers
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For example, SeaGel® can be applied to a series of capsules of different shapes and sizes, including some challenging, high value-added products such as dual enzyme CoQ10 or vitamin capsules
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Obvious advantage

SeaGel® plant-based soft capsules have similar functionality to gelatin-based capsules and are superior to other plant-based soft capsule technologies
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The advantages are also obvious
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SeaGel® provides:

Excellent production efficiency, production speed up to 1.
5 times
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Higher yield rate can be increased by 25% on the same manufacturing equipment
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Better flexibility, more than 90% filling capacity, due to excellent film strength and elasticity, there is no limit to the size and shape of the capsule
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Easy conversion of existing equipment

In addition, if you are worried about the additional cost of production equipment conversion, SeaGel® can help you use existing production equipment to easily transform from traditional gelatin technology to plant-based technology.
We are committed to creating a new generation of dietary supplement solutions.
, To help you produce the dietary supplement products urgently needed in the world
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[1] Dietary Supplement Use Reaches All Time High.
” Dietary Supplement Use Reaches All Time High | Council for Responsible Nutrition, 30 Sept.
2019, high.

[1] January 2018: https://foodrevolution.
org/blog/vegan-statistics-global/