Comment · Wed, April 15, 2026 · ND Owner
UK supplement manufacturer actually runs his capsule and tablet machines with and without fillers and added ingredients, thought this is cool and informative
What they were answering
MaintenanceOk7855 · 8 points
Yeah, now I'm pretty skeptical about certain pure companies listing zero additives only the supplements either they are lying or they don't care about consistency and how much are in each capsule
u/MisterYouAreSoDumb · ND Owner
Why do you think I am pissed off all the time?!? I buy all these company's products and test them in the lab! I see what is in them, and what they are not putting on their labels. I even buy some of the same patented ingredients as they do, that I know contain certain excipients, and they don't put it on their labels and we do. Berberine Phytosome from Indena... It contains maltodextrin as a carrier. It's in every Berbevis on the market. However, multiple other brands just didn't list it, including the largest brand in Costco. Then customers say they stopped buying from us because we put "unnecessary fillers" in ours, and went and bought the brand at Costco THAT HAS THE SAME FUCKING INGREDIENT IN IT! Brands realize lying to consumers is easier and makes them more money, and there are no real consequences to doing it, so they choose that. Also, most brands are just using contract manufacturers. They don't actually see what goes in the capsules. They just get told it by the manufacturer, and the manufacturer just doesn't list it, because they know that's what the brand wants to hear. Nobody questions it, because then they might not like the answer.