Nutramedic &Cosmetics
Sidebyside
Capsule Technology Sidebyside capsules technology is an innovative approach that allows incompatible ingredients to coexist within a single capsule using a unique three-piece design. It maximizes dose volumes and enables customization of dose sizes, making it suitable for combining sensitive ingredients. We are discussing the details with Mr. Tobie Louw, Vice-President Operations, Vantage Nutrition LLC (An ACG Group Company). What is Sidebyside capsules technology?
Sidebyside capsules are the world’s first separat ed oral dose health products. They are a three-piece capsule; the third piece being a cup-shaped divider membrane which is made up of the same material as the capsule. This divider enables incompatible acti ves, or dry and wet ingredients to be housed – as the name suggests – side by side in the one product.
Why is Sidebyside considered to be so pioneering?
The three-piece Sidebyside capsule maximizes the dose volumes on both sides of the membrane. The ability to move this membrane and reposition it wit hin the capsule also enables customized dose sizes. This makes the product format is ideal for com bining generally sensitive ingredients, such as probi otics with other incompatible nutrients and actives. With Sidebyside technology, the capsule shell of
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both chambers dissolve at the same time, enabling the ingredients to disperse and work together simul taneously, which can deliver benefits such as better absorption of key nutrients in the presence of oils.
What’s the difference between Sidebyside and capsule-in-capsule products?
The dual capsule-in-a-capsule is where a small capsule containing a powder dose is placed inside a larger one containing a liquid dose. This form factor results in the outer liquid capsule and dose being dissolved before the inner powder capsule and dose. The outer oil protects the inner capsule after inges tion and the powder is thereafter released for diges tion, which can help the does to travel as a delayed release solution. With these products, the separated ingredients dissolve sequentially. There are application needs
