The Gummy Base In Gelagen

What The Evidence Actually Shows

There is no evidence to review here, because nobody is claiming pectin does anything for skin. What is worth knowing is the trade the format involves, stated plainly: a gummy contains sugar and a capsule does not; a gummy is pleasant to take and a capsule is a chore. Which of those matters more depends entirely on you, and this page would rather lay it out than let you discover the sugar afterwards.

Where Else You Get The Gummy Base

Pectin is the same substance that makes jam set, and it comes from fruit — apple pomace and citrus peel are the usual commercial sources. Citric acid is the sourness in a lemon. Neither is exotic and both are in a great deal of what you already eat.

The Gummy Base: What To Watch

The honest caution is the sugar. Two gummies contain a small amount — small enough to be irrelevant for most people, and not small enough to ignore if you are counting carefully, managing your blood sugar, or watching your intake for dental reasons. Chewing anything sweet and then going straight back to bed without brushing is not a great habit with any gummy, vitamin or otherwise.

What The Gummy Base Is Not

Pectin and gelatin are not the same. Gelatin comes from animal collagen; pectin comes from fruit, which makes a pectin gummy suitable for far more people. Worth noting given this product's name: the fact that gelatin is collagen-derived is sometimes used to imply a gummy delivers collagen. A pectin gummy contains none, and neither does a gelatin one in any meaningful amount.