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ExiTide Other Ingredients: What Else Is in the Capsule Besides the Eleven?
The other-ingredients line on the ExiTide label reads: hypromellose (capsule), rice flour, silicon dioxide and magnesium stearate. Hypromellose is the plant-cellulose shell. The other three help the eleven active rows fill and flow. None carries an amount, and none is a gluten or dairy source.
- Four other ingredients are printed: hypromellose, rice flour, silicon dioxide and magnesium stearate.
- The shell is hypromellose, a plant cellulose, so there is no gelatin in the capsule.
- The nine rows weighed in milligrams add up to 442 mg, and the two cultures are counted in CFU, so the capsule needs a filler.
- Neither the active list nor the other-ingredients line carries caffeine.
- The label carries no allergen statement, so trace-exposure questions belong with the manufacturer.
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What does the other-ingredients line say?
Under the eleven printed rows, the label adds one more line: “Other ingredients: Hypromellose (capsule), rice flour, silicon dioxide, magnesium stearate.” That is the whole list. There is nothing else in the capsule besides the eleven rows above it.
People search for this line for a few reasons. Some avoid a certain additive. Some follow a plant-based diet. Some simply like to know what they swallow. All of those are fair reasons, and the line is short enough to read in one go.
| Name on the label | What it is | Its job |
|---|---|---|
| Hypromellose | A film made from plant cellulose | The capsule shell |
| Rice flour | A neutral flour | A bulking agent |
| Silicon dioxide | A very fine powder | An anti-caking agent |
| Magnesium stearate | A common lubricant | Stops powder sticking to the filling machine |
Is the hypromellose shell gelatin?
No. Hypromellose is a film made from plant cellulose. The capsule shell has no gelatin in it, which is why the vegetarian seal on the artwork is consistent with the label.
You can read the seals against the real list on this site. The panel and the other-ingredients line name all fifteen components of the capsule, eleven active rows and four others, so a reader can check the seal rather than take it on trust. Our seals article goes through that check in full.
The product form is a capsule. It is not a gummy, a tablet, a powder or drops. If that is your question, see ExiTide: capsules, pills, gummies or drops.
Why does the capsule need rice flour?
The simple answer is volume. Add up the nine rows weighed in milligrams: 25 plus 100 plus 100 plus 100 plus 50 plus 25 plus 15 plus 15 plus 12 comes to 442 mg. The two live cultures are counted in colony-forming units, at 1 billion CFU each, and they add very little weight.
So the eleven active rows weigh under half a gram between them. That is not enough to fill a capsule on its own. A neutral flour makes up the volume and keeps the fill weight the same from one capsule to the next. Rice flour is the bulking agent here.
It is also worth saying what this tells you. The panel is built from many small rows, and the rest of the capsule is simple filler. There is no hidden blend. The label prints an amount beside every active row, and you can read each one on the supplement facts page.
What do silicon dioxide and magnesium stearate do?
Both are processing aids, and both are common in the supplement industry.
- Silicon dioxide is an anti-caking agent. It is a very fine powder that keeps a blend flowing instead of clumping. That is what lets eleven ingredients be mixed evenly before the capsules are filled.
- Magnesium stearate is a lubricant, used in fractions of a percent. It stops powder sticking to the filling machinery, and it is one of the most common excipients in the industry.
Neither is an active ingredient. Neither is there to give an effect. They exist so that the capsule is filled evenly. If you avoid one of them for a personal reason, you now know exactly which two names to look for.
What about gluten, dairy, caffeine and allergens?
The four other ingredients are hypromellose, rice flour, silicon dioxide and magnesium stearate. None of them is a gluten source or a dairy source. The seller’s artwork carries gluten free and dairy free seals, and the label lets you check those against a real list.
On caffeine, the answer is also plain. Neither the active rows nor the other-ingredients line carries caffeine. Nothing on the panel is a stimulant. If you are wondering about stimulants and side effects, read the thermogenic and caffeine article.
One limit applies. The label carries no allergen statement. If you have a food allergy and need to know about cross-contact in the plant where the capsules are made, that question belongs with the manufacturer. Ask before you buy, and speak to your doctor if you have a medical condition.
Why are the other ingredients listed without amounts?
This is the ordinary convention for an other-ingredients line. The items are listed in descending order of weight and left unquantified. So hypromellose, the shell, comes first, and magnesium stearate, used in fractions of a percent, comes last.
The label does not print how much of each one is in a capsule, and this page will not invent a number. What you can rely on is the order, and the fact that these four are the whole of the capsule besides the eleven active rows.
What is not published about the other ingredients?
A few items are not on the label or the seller’s page.
- The weight of each of the four other ingredients.
- The source of the rice flour.
- An allergen statement or a cross-contact statement.
- A laboratory report. The lot code and the certificate reference on the bottle are markings, not a test result.
None of that is unusual for a supplement label. It is simply good to know where the printed information stops. For the rest, the FAQ page and the side effects page are the next stops.
Frequently asked questions
What are the other ingredients in ExiTide?
The label lists hypromellose (the capsule), rice flour, silicon dioxide and magnesium stearate. They sit under the eleven active rows and none carries an amount.
Is the ExiTide capsule made of gelatin?
No. The shell is hypromellose, a film made from plant cellulose. There is no gelatin in the capsule.
Does ExiTide contain caffeine?
No. Neither the active rows nor the other-ingredients line lists caffeine, and nothing on the panel is a stimulant.
Our view
The other-ingredients line is short, and that is a good thing. Four names, each with a simple job: a plant shell, a filler, a flow aid and a lubricant. You can read the whole capsule in one sitting, and that is rare in this category.
If you avoid gelatin, gluten or dairy, the list gives you something real to check. If you have a food allergy, ask the manufacturer about cross-contact first, because the label does not cover it. And as always, speak to a doctor before you start if you take medicine or have a medical condition.
ExiTide is a dietary supplement. It is not a drug and it is not approved by the FDA, and no dietary supplement is.
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