The formula
What is in Gumipic, line by line
One declared active carrying its own amount, and nine other ingredients underneath it. The panel first, then each of the nine in plain language.
Supplement Facts
Serving size 1 gummy · Servings per container 30
| Per serving | Amount | %DV |
|---|---|---|
| Calories | 6 | |
| Total Fat | 0 g | 0% |
| Saturated Fat | 0 g | 0% |
| Trans Fat | 0 g | †† |
| Total Carbohydrate | 2 g | <1% |
| Total Sugars | 1.5 g | †† |
| Apple Cider Vinegar | 250 mg | †† |
† Percent daily values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. †† Daily value not established.
Other ingredients
The nine that make Gumipic a gummy
Printed heaviest first, which is what makes the order worth reading as well as the names.
Cane sugar
Heaviest of the nine, which in an ingredient list means it makes up more of the gummy than anything below it. It is the reason a vinegar chew is edible at all.
Glucose syrup
The second sweetener, and the one that keeps the sugar from crystallising while the gel firms up. Between them the two account for the 1.5 g of sugars on the panel.
Water
The medium the gel forms in. Most of it is driven off during drying, which is why a finished gummy weighs so little for its size.
Pectin
The gelling agent, and the reason this is not a gelatine sweet. Pectin comes out of fruit, and it gives a shorter bite than gelatine does.
Citric acid
Brings the acidity pectin needs before it will set, and sharpens the flavour on the way past. One line doing two jobs.
Sodium citrate
Holds that acidity where it needs to be. Without a buffer the gel firms unevenly from one batch to the next.
Natural flavor
The regulated category term for flavouring taken from a spice, fruit, vegetable or similar source. This label does not name which one.
Natural coloring
Colour drawn from a plant or mineral rather than a synthetic lake. As with the flavour, the source is not broken out.
Starch
Last, so the lightest by weight. In a moulded gummy it is what stops the pieces welding together inside the bottle.
Why the panel splits in two
A Supplement Facts panel has a rule across it, and the rule matters. Above it go the nutrients a daily value has been set for. Below it goes anything that has no daily value, which on this label is one line and one line only.
Above the rule: six calories, no fat of any description, two grams of total carbohydrate and 1.5 grams of total sugars. Below it: apple cider vinegar at 250 mg, carrying a double dagger because no reference intake exists for it to be measured against.
Why a printed amount is worth something
Plenty of supplements gather their actives into a blend, give the blend a name, and print one milligram figure for the lot. That total can be split any way the formulator likes, and nobody outside the factory can tell. A single named ingredient with its own number attached does not have that problem: 250 mg is 250 mg.
Reading the nine in order
Ingredient lists run heaviest to lightest, and this one reads exactly like the recipe for a moulded pectin sweet. Two sugars at the front, the gel system through the middle, flavour and colour near the end, and a dusting of starch to finish.
What the label stays silent on
No allergen statement. No vegetarian or vegan certification. No gluten or dairy claim, and no named source behind the flavour. Devices for several of those were supplied with this project and none of them is published here, because a certification is a thing an issuer grants, not a thing to work out from a list.
Questions
About the Gumipic formula
Is Gumipic suitable for vegetarians?
The gel is pectin rather than gelatine, which is usually the sticking point. The label prints no vegetarian certification though, so this site does not claim one.
How much sugar does a gummy carry?
1.5 g of total sugars inside 2 g of total carbohydrate. Cane sugar and glucose syrup are first and second on the other-ingredients line.
Does the label list allergens?
It does not. If that matters for you, read the bottle you have in your hand and put the question to the seller before ordering.
Why is sodium citrate in there?
To buffer. Pectin gels inside a narrow acidity band, citric acid gets it there, and sodium citrate keeps it there from one batch to the next.
What is the flavour?
The label says natural flavor, which is a category rather than a name. The specific source is not printed.
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