When to Take Supplements, an AOR Guide

Taking supplements correctly will ensure that the body gains the optimum benefits.

Amino Acids, Vitamins, Minerals and Herbal Extracts all need the correct conditions for effective absorption and uitilisation.

As a General Rule

Take all supplements with a cold liquid and follow any other directions on the bottle.

• Amino Acids: Take amino acids on an empty stomach to ensure effective absorption.
• Fat Soluble Nutrients: Take these supplements, which include vitamins A, D and E, with a fat-containing meal.
• Water Soluble Nutrients: Vitamins B and C should be taken with food. Avoid taking B-vitamins in the evening. B-vitamins may intensify urine colour.
• Minerals: These are best absorbed when taken with food.
• Herbal Extracts: These are best absorbed when taken with food.

Excipient Information
Excipients are the non-active ingredients used in the manufacture of food supplements. As with all other ingredients, AOR takes extreme care to use the highest quality excipients.

Types of Excipients Used In AOR Formulations

• Binders: Hold ingredients together
• Coatings: Mask the taste and make tablets easier to swallow.
• Disintegrants: Enhance the release of active ingredients in the stomach or small intestine.
• Fillers: Bulk up the capsules. Fillers are inert and the most commonly used is microcrystalline cellulose, sourced from tree bark.
• Lubricants: Ensure that contents remain free-flowing during the manufacturing process and do not get stuck to the tableting or encapsulation equipment.

Commonly Used Excipients In AOR Formulations

• Ascorbyl palmitate: Fat-soluble Vitamin C useful as an antioxidant and for preventing oxidation of oils – especially fish oils.
• Beeswax: Thickening agent in some of the softgels.
• Caramel: Thickening and colouring agent in some of the softgels.
• Carob: Colouring agent used to protect some softgels from the effect of exposure to light.
• Cellulose: Filler derived from tree bark.
• Gelatine: Main ingredient in gelatine capsules. See Encapsulations.
• Hydroxypropylmethylcellulose (HPMC): Type of cellulose derived from wood and cotton fibres, used to coat vegetarian capsules. HPMC is certified Kosher.
• Microcrystalline cellulose: Inert filler used in many of the vegetarian capsules.
• Modified cellulose gum: Gelling agent derived from wood fibres.
• Potassium acetate: Acidulant used to achieve the correct pH of the cellulose in vegetarian capsules to ensure that it gels easily.
• Silicon dioxide: Lubricant and flowenhancing agent to prevent ‘caking’ of raw materials.
• Stearic acid: Fatty acid usually derived from palm and/or rice and used as a flow-enhancing agent.
• Tragecanth: Thickening agent derived from the bark of a tree similar to the acacia tree.

Encapsulations
With encapsulations, as with all other ingredients and processes, AOR insists upon the highest standards. Our capsules are manufactured by CAPSUGEL®, the world leader in the supply of both vegetarian and gelatine capsules.

All capsules are soluble in cold water and dissolve completely within 30 minutes in artificial gastric fluid. All capsules are also non-ionic and fully comply with industry regulations governing dyes, pigments, colours and weight, as well as microbiological content, heavy metal content and moisture content. They are uniform in size and shape and comply with industry standards regarding visible imperfections.

• Vegetarian capsules: CAPSUGEL® uses HPMC (Hydroxypropylmethylcellulose), a type of cellulose derived from wood and cotton fibres which is certified Kosher and meets USP and FCC (Food Chemical Codex) requirements.
• Gelatine capsules: The source of the gelatine used for these encapsulations is usually bovine, but CAPSUGEL® ensures the traceability of the animal and guarantees that it is BSE-free.