Comment · Tue, November 2, 2021 · ND Owner
Super satisfied customer, just one small nitpick
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xanthippusd · 33 points
I love ND products. I am a repeat customer and will remain so. The only little nitpick I can find that I think you guys can improve upon is that I picked up the 200 mg caffeine/100 mg theanine caps and half of the cap is coloured with Red #40 and #3. C'mon guys, using azo dyes in supplements? A lot of us avoid that shit even if they aren't yet linked to negative health outcomes. I will finish my bottle since you guys nailed the doses and I'm not \too\ worried, but I will seek an alternative for my next caffeine supp purchase unless you stop using azo dyes in the caps.
\*edited to say that this is also a great reminder of 'buyer beware' - ND has been SO good with not including sketchy ingredients in the vast majority of their products that I got overconfident and bought these without even reading the ingredients as I would with almost any other brand. That is of course my careless mistake.
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xnxxnxxxxn · 1 points
As someone allergic (hyperactivity) to bright food colors (E100's) I was also somewhat disappointed to find "Riboflavin Carmine colourant used for imprint" in the ingredients...on the bottle of my CoQSol-CF, which does not match the "supplement facts" table on the product page.
E120 colouring (Cochineal, Carmine, Carminic acid)
E120 is a red colouring obtained from the cochineal beetle. Fluid from the beetles is mixed with other substances (e.g. tin) to make it more colour-fast.
u/MisterYouAreSoDumb · ND Owner
It's actually not in there. That was used as the printing on the softgels that the patent holder did. We complained to them and they removed it. However, a label change form missed the change. If you look at your softgels, there should be no printing on them. That means E120 is not in there. Sorry for the confusion. My team just printed the old labels without realizing they removed that from the formulation.