Ingredients to Avoid | Supplements
These are ingredients I choose to avoid entirely in supplements.
I’m more selective with supplements since they’re something we’re ingesting regularly and often taking consistently. I focus on options that are made with:
⭐️ Whole foods or herbs
⭐️ No unnecessary additives
⭐️ Third-party testing
⭐️ Transparent sourcing and labeling
⭐️ High-quality ingredients (I prioritize organic when possible to help reduce pesticide exposure)
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Ingredients I Avoid in Supplements
- Artificial Colors / Dyes
- Artificial Flavors
- Artificial Sweeteners
- Ascorbyl Palmitate (if GMO-derived)
- Aspartame
- Acesulfame Potassium (Ace-K)
- BHA
- BHT
- Bioengineered Food Ingredients (GMOs)
- Bisphenol A (BPA) (commonly found in packaging)
- Canola Oil
- Caramel Color
- Carrageenan
- Citric Acid (if synthetic or mold-derived ➡️ see more HERE)
- Cottonseed Oil
- Dicalcium Phosphate
- EDTA
- Folic Acid (look for folate instead)
- Guar Gum
- Heavy Metals (not listed... look for third-party testing)
- High Fructose Corn Syrup
- Hydrogenated Vegetable Oils
- Hydrolyzed Vegetable Protein
- Magnesium Silicate
- Magnesium Stearate & Stearic Acid
- Maltodextrin
- Monosodium Glutamate (MSG)
- Nanosilica (silicon dioxide in nano form)
- Natural Flavors
- Natamycin
- Polysorbate 20, 60, 80
- Potassium Sorbate
- Powdered Cellulose
- Propylene Glycol
- Processed Stevia (not whole leaf)
- Refined Vegetable Oils
- Safflower Oil
- Seed Oils (see more HERE)
- Sucralose
- Sulfites
- Sodium Ascorbate (if GMO-derived)
- Sodium Benzoate (see more HERE)
- Sodium Nitrate
- Soybean Oil
- Sunflower Oil
- Talc
- Titanium Dioxide (see more HERE)
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