In this video, Rick explains the differences - and the misconceptions - about gelatin capsules and vegetarian (not vegetable) capsules.

Many people believe that vegetarian capsules are a healthier alternative to a gelatin capsules, but that is just not the case. It is simply a gelatin alternative. Both capsule types take about the same amount of time to digest in the stomach, and neither is used a food very efficiently by the human body. Gelatin does however have some benefits that vegetarian caps do not, such as a supplement for bones, joints, hair and nails.

Please find the full transcript below:

Hey Friends. Rick Calvert, Empty Caps Company, explaining the difference between a gelatin capsule and vegetarian capsule. A lot of people think that vegetarian is a
Better capsule, or healthier capsule, because they think "well it's made of fruits and vegetables" and all that kind of good stuff. But actually vegetarian is just an
Alternative to gelatin capsules. Gelatin as you may or may not know is derived from
bovine hide. And a lot of people don't like the idea of eating an animal. Either they're vegetarian, or for religious purposes they don't consume animals and so the vegetarian capsule is an alternative to the gelatin. The vegetarian capsules are actually derived from something that occurs naturally, or its semi-synthesized and it's known is HPMC by the initials. It's also known as Hydroxypropyl Methylcellulose or Hypromellose is a more common-used name. It's been used for a very very long time as as gelatin. It's a little more expensive and that's why I say if you're not a vegan, vegetarian, or for religious reasons, there's no reason not to take gelatin. How to tell the difference between a vegetarian and a gelatin capsule: I'm going to turn the bags around here so you can see the two of them side-by-side and on your left is a vegetarian capsule. On your right is a gelatin capsule and if you can see usually the gelatin is a little lighter and clearer than the vegetarian capsule. So a lot of times you can tell the difference simply by comparing the colors of the two capsules and the clarity. As I said gelatin tends to be very clear and vegetarian tends to be a little cloudy. Another way that you can tell the difference is by taste! A vegetarian capsule if it is derived from HPMC as I mentioned usually has a little bit of a pine taste to it and that's what you'll get with that. Gelatin tends to be pretty inert; doesn't have much of a flavor at all but you will with a vegetarian capsule notice a "piney" kind of a taste which of course because HPMC is derived from Southern Pine Bark and NOT from fruits and vegetables and NOT from soybeans or anything like that. So those are the differences between gelatin and vegetarian, and I hope we've been helpful. If there are any questions that we can ever answer, please contact us online: [ Ссылка ]. I'm Rick Calvert, President, Empty Caps Company. Along with my wife, Kelly, we look forward to your business!

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