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Supplements & capsules

A supplement label hides two questions: what's in the powder, and what the capsule itself is made of. These 349 entries cover both, with the medical-necessity pathway documented where fatwa bodies provide one.

Other ingredients — the bottle audit

Pharmacists do not certify a brand from the front of the tub. They read the shell, the lubricant, the carrier and the colour. Each line is a catalogue row. This is not a product certificate.

  1. Capsule shell. Gelatin, HPMC (hypromellose) or pullulan. Bare gelatin follows the capsule row — it is not the powder. Gelatin capsules · HPMC · Pullulan
  2. Glycerin / glycerol. Softgels and liquid drops. Plant or synthetic settles it; animal fat does not. The bottle rarely says which. E422 glycerol
  3. Magnesium stearate. The lubricant in most tablets. Vegetable or synthetic vs animal including porcine. A vegetarian capsule does not settle the powder inside. E572 magnesium stearate
  4. Flavourings. Natural flavour can hide an ethanol carrier. Vanilla extract is a different, disputed row. Natural flavours · Vanilla extract
  5. Colour. Carmine / cochineal (E120) is insect. Plant colours are a different page. Natural colour is not a plant guarantee. E120 carmine

Creatine powder is a different question from a creatine capsule. D3 wants lanolin vs lichen. Collagen wants a species.

The two-minute supplement check

  1. Capsule shell. HPMC, pullulan, or named fish/zabiha gelatin is the check. Bare “gelatin” follows the capsule gelatin row.
  2. Magnesium stearate / glycerin. Vegetable or synthetic settles it; otherwise ask the brand.
  3. The active. Creatine powder is a different question from a creatine capsule. D3 wants lanolin vs lichen. Collagen wants a species.

This is a procedure, not a product certification.