Vegetarian Capsules
Vegcaps Healthier & Safer Choice (3)
Welcome to Vegetarian capsules - Many of us
knowingly or unknowingly consume non-veg shiny shells derived from cows, pigs and
other animals. Enjoy this lead starting from gelcaps, to FDA status and
guidelines, the potential risk of CJD and finally vote for vegcaps by using them.
How Does The Vegetarian Capsules
Come To Scene?
When we use the products derived from cows
and other animals who suffer from BSE, we may be at the risk of having
CJD or
Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease. This danger motivated the people toward
bringing the vegcaps to the front scene.
This all fuss started when we violated the
nature's principles. If cows and other animals, that are herbivorous or
vegetarian by nature, are not given animal products in their diets, this trouble
might haven't been there today. And this is another thread that we don't like to
raise here.
This trouble opened business opportunity
for countries like India where cows are treated sacred and they are never on
diet containing any animal product. I have never heard before that animals like
cow could be given animal products to eat. It could be nothing but just shameful
for the humanity. We paid back this transgression of nature's principles.
What Is The Solution Of It All -
Here And At Present?
Vegetarian Capsules! Yes, this is the answer to
the potential troubles with animal derived capsules.
Vegcaps are made from
Hydroxipropylmethyl-cellulose
(HPMC). 92% of methyl cellulose with 8% of purified water is used to make
vegcaps. Hydroxypropyl methyl cellulose is a type of cotton fiber
from a soft wood pine tree that is cultivated in North America. The unused
portions of the trees are used in the pulp industry for making papers.
Hydroxipropylmethyl-cellulose
is derived from woods and cotton fibres that might have Kosher certificate for a
year. HPMC comes under GRAS i.e. generally recognized as safe by FDA. HPMc
derived capsules can meet all requirements of current USP and FCC (Food Chemical
Codex).
Vegetarian Capsules And
Manufacturing Technology:
Previously the attempts to prepare vegcaps were
not possible due to technological reasons - jamming of shells in high speed
capsule-making machines, the brittle and fragile caps tended to rupture in the
bottles etc. By applying the new breakthrough approach in manufacturing technolgy, it was discovered that cellulose could be used for this purpose. HPMC
or Hydroxipropylmethyl-cellulose is the commonly found cellulose in plants and
it has the flexibility and the strength to be turned into capsule.
The Cost Of Vegetarian Capsules:
The cost of vegcaps is slightly more - it is
available at five times the cost of gelatin capsules. But that is still in the
affordable range. Many of the Kosher and Non-kosher companies have been using
vegcaps and giving people 100% vegetarian capsules. As people would be using
more of the vegetable capsules, their cost would be further down.
Vegcaps VS Gelcaps And Tablets:
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Vegcaps |
Gelatin Capsules |
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100% vegetarian |
Animal derived -
cows, bovine product |
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HPMC or
Hydroxypropylmethyl cellulose is used. |
Gelatin is used. |
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GRAS listed in FDA |
GRAS listed in FDA |
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Kosher certified |
Kosher certified |
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Suitable for
cultural, religious and vegetarian dietary requirements. |
Not suitable for
vegetarian requirements |
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Stability over
wide range of temperature and humidity. |
Not that much
stable. |
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Perfect for
hygroscopic preparations. |
Not suitable. |
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Compatible with
capsule filling machines, all sizes available. |
Same
compatibility. |
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Doesn't support
bacterial growth. |
Under good storing
conditions, it doesn't support bacterial growth. |
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Vegcaps |
Tablets |
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Without
Preservatives. |
Preservatives are
to be added. |
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Ideal for
hygroscopic preparations. |
Not ideal. |
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Fast dissolving
ensuring better bioavailability. |
Delay in
dissolving. |
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Free from
irritants, inactive binders, colors. |
They are to be
added. |
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So we can readily move to make
the informed choice of using the vegetarian capsules. And in this way we could
save ourselves from any potential danger.
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Vegetarian Capsules - Gelcaps
VS Vegcaps(1st) - Know the importance of gelatin and about the gelcaps.
Vegetarian capsules - Gelcaps VS Vegcaps(2nd) - Know why gelcaps come under the
scrutiny of FDA and about the potential danger of TSE/BSE/CJD.
Vegetarian Capsules - Gelcaps VS Vegcaps(3rd) - The adorable vegetarian capsule
is here.
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