Guest guest Posted August 22, 2003 Report Share Posted August 22, 2003 In a message dated 8/22/2003 12:20:28 PM Central Daylight Time, cathysimmerman@... writes: > Today I went to GNC to buy my Calcium Citrate and I > found a product called Calcimate Plus 800. The Store > Manager said it is made out of the most highly > absorbable form of Calcium, Calcium Citrate Malate. > It also has vitamin d, magnesium and a little > potassium in it. I was intrigued and bought a huge > bottle. --------------------------------------- Calcium citrate malate is fine. I'd just be careful about the ratio of the magnesium and vit D. You want 250 mgs mag and 200 iu D for every 500 mg of cal citrate. Oh, the D should be D3 (cholecalciferol, not ergocalciferol). Carol A Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 11, 2006 Report Share Posted October 11, 2006 I know the mag stearate is legal. I honestly don't know about the crosscarmellose sodium. I guess I would avoid it if no one can find an answer on that one. There is a list on the www.pecanbread.com website, under " Supplements " of legal and illegal supplement additives, but that second one isn't on the list. Patti Calcium hi, does anybody know if these ingredients are legal? - magnesium stearate ( binding agent ) - crosscarmellouse sodium ( filler / binder ). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 12, 2006 Report Share Posted October 12, 2006 Hi nassal00, > does anybody know if these ingredients are legal? > - magnesium stearate ( binding agent ) Legal. > - crosscarmellouse sodium ( filler / binder ). Illegal. Sheila, SCD Feb. 2001, UC 22yrs mom of and Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 12, 2006 Report Share Posted October 12, 2006 > > - crosscarmellouse sodium ( filler / binder ). > > Illegal. I came to post the deffinition I found of this ingredient on this site http://www.pformulate.com/labclass/croscarmellose.htm I though there was nothing wrong with it, I'm surprised it's illegal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 12, 2006 Report Share Posted October 12, 2006 Hi nassal00, Here is what Defelice wrote about it on Lyris: " I asked Devin Houston about this and below is the reply. It is cross-linked carboxymethylcellulose, basically cellulose linked to itself. Crosslinking makes it less soluble. It is GRAS, used in many pharmaceutical preparations as a binder and stabilizer. It takes up water significantly. I would imagine cellulase enzyme would have some effect on degrading it, but cross-linking usually makes it harder for enzymes to have access to the substrate. " Elaine didn't like it. She was concerned that the crosslinking would make it difficult to digest and end up being food for the nasy microbes. Sheila > > - crosscarmellouse sodium ( filler / binder ). > > Illegal. I came to post the deffinition I found of this ingredient on this site http://www.pformula te.com/labclass/ croscarmellose. htm I though there was nothing wrong with it, I'm surprised it's illegal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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