Comment · Sat, June 27, 2020 · ND Owner
Any updates on when Alpha GPC Softgels will be back in stock?
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Mcgrufer · 3 points
I read somewhere on here that the alpha gpc softgels were being reformulated to be more stable, but I just wanted to see if there was any progress made regarding this.
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u/MisterYouAreSoDumb · ND Owner
That one is going to be a while. Alpha-GPC is VERY hygroscopic. So it pulls water out of whatever environment it is in. The issue with that in softgels is that there is moisture in the softgel material. Well Alpha-GPC is so hygroscopic that it is pulling the water out of the softgel shell itself. This is making them brittle and easy to break. So I put a hold on that product while we reformulate them to be more stable. Having very water soluble things in softgels is actually super difficult. Usually you have a lipid base. The issue is the Alpha-GPC does not dissolve in any GRAS lipids. So this formulation is a challenging one.