At D-LAB, every detail is important. From the design to the manufacture of our products, we strive to integrate the best for your health and for the environment. We are constantly innovating to ensure that our formulas are always more effective, natural, clean and environmentally friendly.
This is why we have selected 100% vegetable and gastro-resistant capsules to guarantee optimal effectiveness and bioavailability. Our capsules, manufactured in Alsace, are patented and have been the subject of numerous clinical studies proving their ability to resist stomach acidity and to release their contents several tens of minutes later than a traditional capsule. This new technology is an excellent choice for stomach acid sensitive ingredients such as probiotics.
A 100% clean and vegetable capsule
Made from hypromellose (95%) and gellan gum (5%), our capsules are certified 100% vegetarian. They are non-GMO, Halal and Kosher. They are therefore suitable for all diets.
In addition, our capsules do not have synthetic films to protect the ingredients, mask flavours or delay the release of the active ingredients. The elimination of this coating means that the use of toxic chemicals and solvents is no longer necessary.
Finally, these clean and vegetable capsules naturally mask the unpleasant aftertaste and odour of plant and mineral ingredients that can increase digestive discomfort and the risk of reflux.
An innovative delayed-release capsule
The release of the contents of conventional gelatin-based capsules occurs almost immediately upon contact with stomach acids, approximately 7 minutes after ingestion. This rapid dissolution of the active ingredients can be harmful to acid-sensitive ingredients and nutrients.
Our capsules, on the other hand, are gastro-resistant. This means that they do not open when they come into contact with stomach acids and protect their contents until they reach the intestines, the place where the active ingredients are assimilated by the body.
According to a clinical study using a medical imaging method, these capsules begin to release their contents within an average of 52 minutes after ingestion and are fully disintegrated 72 minutes after swallowing. The release occurred as the capsules were about to leave the stomach*.
Thanks to this specificity, these innovative capsules significantly reduce the degradation of nutritional ingredients compared to traditional immediate release capsules. The content of the capsule is then released in the small intestine and bioavailability is optimal.
In vivo gamma-scintigraphic testing to assess intestinal transit and release of capsule contents based on the images obtained. After consuming a light breakfast, all eight participants ingested a radio-labelled DR caps™ capsule containing 300 mg of lactose.
An ideal capsule for probiotics
Probiotics are our new health and beauty allies. They are now widely recognized for their benefits to the body, particularly the digestive and immune systems, but also the health and beauty of our skin!
However, probiotics are fragile micro-organisms, sensitive to heat, humidity, oxygen and acidic environments such as the stomach.
Our vegetarian and gastro-resistant capsule has a low moisture content which allows it to protect and stabilise moisture and acid sensitive ingredients.
The low moisture content (4-6%) compared to conventional gelatin capsules (12-14%) prevents premature action and degradation of the contents.
This new technology is therefore perfectly suited to probiotics. It ensures an optimal intake, perfect efficiency and bioavailability since the probiotics are absorbed in the small intestine where they pass directly into the bloodstream.