FITGIRL NUTRITION
Ingredient library
Understand the ingredients in your routine: their identity, origin, production and the evidence behind the information.
Content reviewed:
Acacia fibre · gum arabic
A plant gum containing complex polysaccharides; gum arabic is E414.
Boswellia extract
A botanical preparation; the genus name alone does not identify species, extraction ratio or boswellic-acid standardisation.
Calcium carbonate
CaCO3, a calcium salt. Calcium content and total carbonate mass are not the same.
Carotenes
Carotenoid pigments; the label category does not specify one purified carotene.
Citric acid
An organic acid; food additive E330.
Creatine monohydrate
A crystalline compound of creatine and one water molecule. Creatine is not a protein; monohydrate weight and creatine weight are different quantities.
DHA · docosahexaenoic acid
A long-chain omega-3 fatty acid (22:6 n-3), a constituent of fish oil rather than a synonym for the whole oil.
EPA · eicosapentaenoic acid
A long-chain omega-3 fatty acid (20:5 n-3), a constituent of fish oil rather than a synonym for the whole oil.
Fish oil
A mixture of lipids from fish; fish-oil weight is not the same as combined EPA and DHA weight.
Flavourings
A label category for ingredients used to impart or modify flavour, not one chemical substance.
Gelatin
A protein material obtained by partial breakdown of collagen.
Glucosamine
An amino sugar. Salts such as sulfate and hydrochloride are distinct ingredient forms.
Glycerol · glycerine
A three-carbon polyol, E422.
HPMC · capsule shell
Hydroxypropyl methylcellulose, a modified cellulose polymer, E464.
Hydrolysed collagen
Collagen hydrolysate, also called collagen peptides: a mixture of shorter protein chains.
Maca · Lepidium meyenii
Lepidium meyenii Walp., a member of the Brassicaceae family. The swollen underground hypocotyl/root is the harvested plant part; powder and extract are different preparations.
Magnesium stearate
A magnesium salt of fatty acids used as a technological ingredient.
Maltodextrin
A mixture of glucose chains; a digestible carbohydrate.
Manganese · diglycinate
An essential trace mineral; diglycinate names the declared compound form.
Microcrystalline cellulose
Purified, partly depolymerised cellulose, E460(i).
MSM · methylsulfonylmethane
An organic sulfur compound, also called dimethyl sulfone.
Rapeseed oil
A vegetable oil consisting mainly of triglycerides.
Silicon dioxide
Silica, SiO2; food additive E551.
Sodium hyaluronate
The sodium salt of hyaluronic acid, a polysaccharide.
Sucralose
An intense sweetener, E955, chemically derived from sucrose.
Vitamin C · L-ascorbic acid
L-ascorbic acid is a water-soluble vitamin. The chemical name identifies the compound, not the plant or country used to make it.
Vitamin D3 · cholecalciferol
A fat-soluble vitamin form. Micrograms and international units describe quantity differently.
Vitamin E
A family of fat-soluble compounds. A label stating vitamin E alone does not identify the exact chemical form.
Water
H2O; a formulation component and preparation liquid.
Whey protein isolate
WPI is a concentrated milk-protein fraction, including beta-lactoglobulin and alpha-lactalbumin. The protein percentage of an ingredient is not necessarily the percentage of the flavoured finished powder.
Ingredient information is not a product efficacy study. A publication, traditional use or a link to an ingredient does not authorise a health claim.