Hard and delayed-release capsules, stick packs and sachets, protein and powder blends, tablets and chewables, pectin gummies and functional foods. Each format has its own fill range, stability questions and packaging, and a minimum order that fits the category.
Typical ranges below are starting points. The final fill, shell and pack are fixed per product in the written specification.
The workhorse of supplements: precise dosing, neutral taste and stability that is easy to prove. Delayed-release capsules are designed to hold their content through the stomach, which matters for acid-sensitive ingredients such as live cultures.
Single-serve powders that consumers stir into water or take directly. Ideal for doses too large for a capsule and for combining a probiotic with fibre. A multi-layer barrier foil keeps moisture out.
Whey, clear whey (for clear, juice-like drinks) and specialty blends in tubs or pouches. Here our purchasing team makes the difference: dairy proteins bought directly from European producers, documented down to each batch.
Pressed tablets, chewable tablets and melt-in-the-mouth tablets. They fit the most active ingredient into the smallest space at the lowest cost per serving; when biotics are involved, pressure and heat from tablet pressing are part of the stability plan.
Pectin-based, so they suit vegetarian and vegan lines. Gummy production involves water and cooking temperatures, which is why we pair gummies with robust active ingredients: vitamins, spore-forming strains or a postbiotic.
Snack bars and drinks that carry an active ingredient into everyday eating. Baking, pasteurisation and long shelf lives at room temperature rule out most live cultures here, and that is exactly where a postbiotic that tolerates processing fits.
Fill weight is the capsule volume multiplied by the tapped density of your powder (how tightly it packs). Light botanical extracts fill less, dense minerals more.
| Capsule size | Volume | Fill at density 0.6 g/ml | Fill at density 0.9 g/ml |
|---|---|---|---|
| 00 | 0.91 ml | ~545 mg | ~820 mg |
| 0 | 0.68 ml | ~410 mg | ~610 mg |
| 1 | 0.50 ml | ~300 mg | ~450 mg |
| 2 | 0.37 ml | ~220 mg | ~330 mg |
| Format | Live lactobacilli & bifidobacteria | Spore-formers | Postbiotic (MaestroBiome 01) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Capsules | Standard choice | Yes | Yes |
| Sticks and sachets | Yes, with a barrier pack | Yes | Yes |
| Tablets and chewables | Robust strains only | Yes | Yes |
| Gummies | Not recommended | Yes | Yes |
| Bars and baked goods | Not recommended | Case by case | Yes |
| Drinks | Chilled products only | Case by case | Yes |
Clear minimums, per category.
| Category | Minimum order |
|---|---|
| Sports nutrition, incl. protein powders | 500 units per SKU |
| Probiotics | 60,000 capsules or 300,000 stick sachets |
| MaestroBiome 01 (ingredient) | From 10 kg |
| Bulk protein: WPC80, WPI90 | On request |
| Other formats | On request |
When the product works, the same specification scales up. The formula, the documentation and the team stay the same; only the batch size changes.
Sports nutrition: 500 units per SKU. Probiotics: at least 60,000 capsules or 300,000 stick sachets. MaestroBiome 01 as an ingredient: from 10 kg. Other formats on request.
Yes. Besides gelatine we fill plant-based capsule shells (HPMC), and our gummies are pectin-based rather than gelatine-based.
Not a sensitive live culture: water and heat in production make its declared count very hard to keep. Spore-forming strains or a postbiotic such as MaestroBiome 01 are the reliable route.
Yes. Every new product goes through a pilot batch and samples for your approval of appearance, fill, taste where relevant, and lab results before the first full production run.
Typically 8–10 weeks from brief to first commercial production. Repeat orders take 6–8 weeks.
Send a few lines about your product: format, market, rough volume. Minimum orders: 500 units per SKU for sports nutrition, 60,000 capsules or 300,000 stick sachets for probiotics. You get an answer within two working days.