Plant-based technologies for enhanced functionality and convenience
Appealing to vegetarian, vegan and flexitarian consumers, our high-quality products have exceptional performance characteristics and enable efficient processing of complex formulations.
Explore our full product list below:
| VERDIGEL™ | Capsule shell former, Consumer experience, Convenience for consumers, Efficient processing, Plant-based supplements | Vegetarian soft capsules | More |
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Pioneering vegan softgels with pectin VERDIGEL™ SC is an innovative carrageenan-free, vegan softgel technology that delivers superior softgel quality, performance and process efficiency. Our ready-to-use VERDIGEL™ SC premix solution is tailored for use in industry-standard processes and developed for quick and easy implementation into existing operations. Benefit from our long-standing softgel expertise, unmatched application experience, and development capabilities with VERDIGEL™ SC. Contact us for further information. |
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| Ac-Di-Sol® and Accelerate® | Consumer experience, Control speed of action, Improved mouthfeel, Plant-based supplements | Chewable tablets, Oral disintegrating Tablets, Soft chews, Tablets, Pills | More |
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Superior dietary supplement disintegrants As the world’s leading premium cellulosics superdisintegrant, Ac-Di-Sol® exhibits unmatched performance, quality and formulation design flexibility, while Accelerate® is a non-GMO superdisintegrant that can be used at very low levels. Both functional ingredients are used in dietary supplements to create fast and immediate actions for tablets, capsules, granules, ODTs and chewables. Contact us for further information. |
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| Aquateric® | Coating, Consumer experience, Control speed of action, Convenience for consumers, Delayed release, Enteric release, Plant-based supplements, Taste masking | Hard capsules, Vegetarian hard capsules, Softgels, Soft capsules, Vegetarian soft capsules, Tablets, Pills | More |
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A delayed release coating solution for nutraceuticals Aquateric® N100, an alginate-based coating solution, helps to protect nutraceutical ingredients from stomach acid and improve consumers’ sensory experience. The easy-to-use formulation provides an efficient and simplified coating process, helping you to reduce cost, while its versatility allows to coat on wide range of dosage form: from gelatin and vegetarian hard capsules to soft capsules and compressed tablets. Contact us for further information. |
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| Avicel® and Endurance® | Consumer experience, Convenience for consumers, Efficient processing, Improved mouthfeel, Plant-based supplements, Viscosity control | Chewable tablets, Hard capsules, Vegetarian hard capsules, Powder supplements, Suspensions and solutions (& syrups), Tablets, Pills | More |
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Consumer-friendly tablet binders For decades, cellulose-based Avicel® and Endurance® binders have been used to manufacture dietary supplements that deliver nutritional ingredients in a consumer-friendly format like small-sized tablets, capsules, chewables and orally disintegrating tablets (ODTs). With the largest and broadest portfolio of premium cellulose-based binders, manufacturers around the world turn to Avicel® to create nutraceuticals with less dust formation and improved mouthfeel to appeal to the widest possible consumer base. Additionally, Endurance® binders provide a pleasant consumer experience with superior mouthfeel, taste and texture attributes. At IFF we continue to extract these markets established ingredients Avicel® and Endurance® from naturally derived materials like wood pulp, making them ideal elements for crafting sustainable products. We source our raw, renewable materials directly from environmentally conscious suppliers, all of which are certified by the Forest Stewardship Council, the Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification or both. Contact us for further information. |
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| Gelcarin® | Capsule shell former, Convenience for consumers, Gelling agents, Improved mouthfeel, Palatability and indulgence, Viscosity control | Gummies, Hard capsules, Vegetarian hard capsules, Powder supplements, Suspensions and solutions (& syrups) | More |
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Ingredients extracted straight from nature Carrageenan is a natural, seaweed-derived ingredient used to formulate non-GMO and vegan gummies, soft capsules, controlled-release tablets and much more. Sourced from several species of red seaweed, carrageenan enables manufacturers to thicken and stabilize dietary supplements and transition animal-based products. Contact us for further information. |
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| METHOCEL™ | Capsule shell former Plant-based supplements, Coating, Consumer experience, Control speed of action, Convenience for consumers, Taste masking | Hard capsules, Vegetarian hard capsules, Tablets, Pills | More |
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Water-soluble, plant-based ingredient with diverse functionality METHOCEL™ is a plant-based, water-soluble functional ingredient derived from cellulose that is available in a variety of grades to support dietary supplement manufacturing. These cellulose ethers are used for controlled release of nutritional ingredients, tablet coatings for improved swallowability, heat and humidity resistance of hard capsules and taste-masking of bitter palate nutritional ingredients. METHOCEL™ does the job of two or more ingredients in many applications. Some of its key functionalities include:
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| GRINDSTED® Pectin Premium Grades | Consumer experience, Convenience for consumers, Gelling agents, Improved mouthfeel, Palatability and indulgence Plant-based supplements | Gummies | More |
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Formulate exceptional plant-based supplements, sourced from citrus Pectin is a renowned, naturally-sourced product that has been used in homemade jams and jellies for over 100 years. Pectin is a nothing, but a fiber found in fruits. Two types of pectin are commonly used which differ in the degree of methyl esterification (DE):
For consistent properties in use such as gel strength and mouthfeel, standardizing agents and buffers are added to the pectin. For instance, when making gummies this is an important consideration since it can impact the setting properties during the process and the sensory experience for the consumer. Contact us for further information. |
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| SeaGel® | Capsule shell former, Consumer experience, Convenience for consumers, Efficient processing, Improved mouthfeel, Plant-based supplements, Taste masking | Chewable softgels, Softgels, Soft capsules, Vegetarian soft capsules | More |
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Versatile plant-based soft-gel alternative to gelatin For more than a decade SeaGel® has been a leading plant-based softgel technology used by many brands globally for non-gelatin soft capsules containing a wide range of different nutrients such as algae oil, CoQ10, vitamins, and lutein. Naturally derived from non-animal sources, our SeaGel® technology features superior versatility, robustness, best-in-class functionality and effectiveness second to none. It allows delivering a pure, superior quality product, time after time addressing consumer’s preferences and manufactured efficiently. SeaGel® soft capsules maintain structural integrity even under high temperatures, which allows encapsulation of challenging, higher viscosity formulations and which simplifies handling, storage and shipping to the consumers. Without compromising the efficiency and potency of the natural ingredients within the supplement, SeaGel® delivers an exceptional range of benefits for dietary supplements manufacturers and brands. Contact us for further information. |
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| TEXTURECEL™ | Coating, Consumer experience, Plant-based supplements, Viscosity control | Suspensions and solutions (& syrups), Tablets, Pills | More |
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Versatile functional ingredient for dietary supplements TEXTURECEL™ is a highly purified cellulose-derived functional ingredient used in a range of dietary supplements – from vitamins, minerals and herbal ingredients for formulations in tablets, to capsules, powders and granules for ready-to-mix sachets and drinkable supplements. TEXTURECEL's™ versatility means it can be utilized in numerous dosage forms Contact us for further information. |
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