In the context of advocating health and nature, natural plant-based products with labels such as "natural, pollution-free, beneficial to health, and safe" have gradually become the main choice for many consumers pursuing health food. In the process of consumers choosing the dosage form of health food, capsules have become a relatively large proportion of dosage forms, with relatively simple production processes, convenient administration, and faster absorption. Insiders point out that consumers' interest in health and sustainability continues to grow, with a particular focus on natural and safe "plant-based" capsule shells, and they prefer to choose health foods that use plant-based capsules when making purchases.
Capsules, as the protective shell of health food, not only protect the active ingredients from being destroyed, extend their shelf life, but also improve consumers' consumption experience and reduce irritation to the gastrointestinal tract. However, in 2012, a toxic capsule incident occurred, with approximately 100 billion capsules entering the market, which was shocking and turned the protective shell into poison. Since then, the safety of capsules has become a key concern for consumers when choosing health food. The new type of "plant-based" capsule, which is safer than traditional gelatin capsules, has ushered in a "highlight" moment, and the country has also included it in the "Chinese Pharmacopoeia".
In the global market, over 80% of health food capsule preparations in Europe and America are using plant-based capsules. Plant capsules also solve the problem of cross-linking reactions and clumping of contents in gelatin capsules caused by high hygroscopicity of traditional Chinese medicine and herbal ingredients. For example, internationally renowned brands such as Nature's Sunshine Women's Pregnancy Herbal Complex Nutrition Capsules, Elderberry Gummies elderberry gummies, HERMAN Organic Seven Day Intestinal Cleansing Capsules, and domestic Ganoderma spore powder capsules all use plant capsules in their traditional Chinese medicine capsules.
Plant capsules are made from natural plants and have better characteristics than gelatin capsules: "excellent oxygen barrier and sealing", "not easy to breed bacteria, no need to add preservatives", and "no risk of heavy metal components". The use of plant capsules in health food not only conforms to the current trend of green health and sustainable development, but also meets the growing pursuit of health and natural products by global consumers.
In the future, with the continuous growth of consumer demand for health and natural products, plant capsules are expected to occupy a more important position in the field of health food.