Irritable Bowel Syndrome Message Boards | Re: Veggie Caps for Tummy Tamers?

Hi Ava,

All of our products are vegan, kosher and certified organic except the peppermint oil caps. This is because of the enteric coating and the gelatin in the capsules.

The gelatin is of animal origin and the exact source varies. It can be beef, pork, or fish, or any combination there of. It cannot be guaranteed that the gelatin is pork free, which is why we cannot have it kosher certified.

To date, a vegan gel cap hasn't been formulated that can withstand the enteric coating or the peppermint oil itself. The enteric coating is necessary to prevent the peppermint oil from being released in the stomach where it can cause heartburn.

As soon as someone formulates a vegan gel cap we can use with the enteric coating and peppermint oil (and manufacturers have been striving for this for quite a few years), we will switch in a heartbeat! Then we will be able to get them organic and kosher certified.

We have been in contact with several research and development firms in this field and they know there is a huge demand, and they hope to have vegan, organic enteric coated gel caps available sometime soon if the testing goes well.

Best,
Heather

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