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BEIJING, Aug. 13, 2020 /PRNewswire=KYODO JBN/ --

Vegetarian capsules are becoming a new trend in international dietary

supplement market in 2020, as increasing health awareness has driven more

consumers to natural product marketplace.

Vegetarian capsules, both hard and soft shells, are made from vegetable

materials such as cassava starch.

Compared with gelatin capsules that are derived from the hydrolysis of collagen

from bovine, fish or swine, vegetarian capsules can better meet the demands of

vegans and people of certain religious or ethnic groups who are forbidden from

using animal products.

Such plant-derived capsules are free from chemical additives and cause little

pollution during the production process. Besides, the inertia of the

plant-sourced ingredients has made vegetarian capsules suitable for a variety

of fill materials such as fish oil, plant extract and other nutrients that are

easily oxidized, so that the nutrients can better be maintained.

As people are pursuing healthier life, they tend to choose more natural,

healthier and safer products. In the field of dietary supplements, many

manufacturers and brand owners, including Healthy Care, BioBalance, doTERRA,

Walgreens, Sam's Club, Colfarm, Benemax, Healtheries, and Sports Research, have

thus begun to seek out plant-based alternatives to gelatin capsules to meet

evolving consumer needs.

Also, the COVID-19 pandemic has pushed consumers to re-evaluate their health,

life habits and related consumption propensity.

"We continue to see an ongoing shift in shopper thinking when selecting from

natural and conventional products," said Kathryn Peters, executive vice

president at SPINS, a wellness-focused data technology company.

As the public remain focusing on health and well-being, natural products will

continue to outperform other products as consumers continue to invest in

better-for-you items to eat, use on their bodies and to maintain their homes,

added Kathryn.

Huge differences will be found in enterprises and brand owners that use

vegetarian capsules in dietary supplements and those using conventional

capsules, said an official with VegeGel, one of the world's leading producer of

starch plant-based capsules.

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