Veggie Capsules Not Made of Vegetables

Andrew Lessman, who founded ProCaps Laboratories, spent 30 years researching and exploring the use of vegetable-based capsules; concluded there is no true vegetable-based product that he would ingest daily. The "vegetarian" capsules you see on the market are NOT made from vegetables, and the more you know, the more you would be concerned about putting them into your body.

What You Are Actually Ingesting

Every day millions of people swallow veggie capsules. If you are one of them, have you ever stopped to consider what you are swallowing or what they may be affecting your gut health? New Roy Morgan data shows 8.24 million Australians aged 14+ (39%) buy vitamins, minerals or supplements in an average six month period.

Vegetable Capsules – Why we don’t use them

People are asking why we do not use veggie capsules and, here is why. OHCC do not use veggie capsules because they are made with synthetic material. Vegetable capsules are made from Hydroxypropyl Methyl Cellulose. This non-ionic cellulose ether goes through many chemical processes and natural polymer cellulose, a gelling and thickening agent in a white powder with no taste or smell. Add this to cold water, and it swells into a clear cloudy opaque solution.

Hydroxypropyl methylcellulose (HPMC) is used in the following:

• All type of building materials
• Added to synthetic resins
• Used in the ceramic ingredients
• Pharmaceutical medicine
• Called vegetarian capsules
• Use in processed foods as a thickener
• Used in the textile industry
• Used in agriculture,
• Added to daily house hold chemicals

Hydroxypropyl MethylCellulose has many different properties. It can be applied to other processed foods as enhancers. Bread contains 1% of Hydroxypropyl Methylcellulose. Solidification of Hydroxypropyl MethylCellulose occurs with hot oil producing a layer on the edges of fried food.

Otherwise know as E number E463- E464 which have been linked to:

• Digestive problems
• Gas formation
• Cancer
• Endocrine disruption

If you have supplements in "veggie Capsules", Open and empty the capsules into juice or water and throw the capsule in the bin. You will be doing your gut a favour. So, this is why we don't use "veggie capsules."

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The Truth About Vegetarian Capsules