Electrolyte effervescent tablets with sodium and potassium: private label for your brand

This page covers one tablet formula. The electrolyte powders, the sachet option and the terms for the whole electrolyte range are on electrolyte effervescent tablets and powders.

What is in one tablet?

Five ingredients share one tablet of 4 g. The table lists them with their share of the reference values and adds the salt equivalent, calculated from sodium. The specification that comes with the offer names the compounds, the excipients and the flavour.

*NRV: nutrient reference value, Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011, Annex XIII. Sodium is not among the vitamins and minerals with an NRV in Part A of Annex XIII. The salt equivalent is calculated: sodium × 2.5, Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011, Annex I, point 11.

How is sodium shown on the label when it has no reference value?

Sodium is given in milligrams with no percentage, since Part A of Annex XIII lists no reference value for it. The table carries the amount alone. A salt equivalent can be shown beside it: Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011 defines salt as sodium multiplied by 2.5 (Annex I, point 11), which for 270 mg is 0.675 g of salt per tablet.

Each of the other four nutrients is declared with its own amount and % NRV: potassium, magnesium, calcium and vitamin C.

What does the label of this formula need to carry?

With five lines on the label, the sodium line is the one that differs from the rest. It has no percentage, and the salt equivalent can stand beside it.

• Fixed lines. Article 6 of Directive 2002/46/EC puts the name "food supplement" on the pack, with the categories of nutrients that characterise the product, the recommended daily dose, a warning not to exceed it, a statement that supplements do not replace a varied diet and a line that they are kept out of the reach of young children.
• Sodium and salt. Sodium has no NRV, so its line gives the amount, 270 mg per tablet. The salt equivalent, 0.675 g per tablet (sodium × 2.5, Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011, Annex I, point 11), can be shown beside it. A recommended dose of several tablets multiplies both figures.
• Four lines with a percentage. Potassium, magnesium, calcium and vitamin C are each declared per daily dose and as a % of the Annex XIII reference values (Directive 2002/46/EC, Article 8). One tablet reads 5 % for potassium, 7 % for magnesium, 2 % for calcium and 50 % for vitamin C.
• Maximums. The EU has not harmonised upper limits for vitamins and minerals in supplements, and several member states set national ones; your importer checks the amounts for the market (Directive 2002/46/EC, Articles 5 and 11(2)).
• Sorbitol. The base is sorbitol, so the polyol line is part of the check: with added polyols above 10 % of the product, the label states that excessive consumption may produce laxative effects (Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011, Annex III, point 2.4). The specification of your formula settles whether the line applies.

Can the formula, flavour or pack change?

Other brands can buy the ready-made formula, and the sample is the finished product that exists today. If you want other amounts of sodium or of any mineral, or a different set of ingredients, the formula is developed to your brief. FIZZPHARMA makes a sample, and you approve it, then the label. A formula developed for your brand is made for your brand.

The sample shows the flavour, and the whole specification comes with the offer. The standard pack is the tube with a desiccant cap, and packaging of your own is accepted on request, with its specification sent along with the enquiry.

Which documents come with a batch, and what does my importer file?

Once the laboratory has checked a batch, a CoA and a specification are issued for it. Your importer registers the product at the destination with these and with the site certificates, copies of which FIZZPHARMA sends on request.

Export papers are arranged for your market, and halal is arranged per batch of your product if the market requires it. The list is on certificates and CoA. Lead times and quantities by format are on minimum order and lead time. The terms for all tablets in tubes are on effervescent tablets in tubes.

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Other ready-made formulas

Close neighbours on the list: Magnesium 250 mg with potassium 250 mg · Calcium 500 mg with vitamin D3 · Magnesium 200 mg with vitamin B6 2 mg · Vitamin C 1000 mg

All of them are listed under ready-made effervescent formulas for your brand. Registration, label and tax guides for each market are in the knowledge hub. The whole launch, from formula to first delivery, is in how to start an electrolyte brand.