Eli5: Why do vitamins mg not match their true weights?
In: Chemistry
Do you mean why are vitamin tablets heavier than the sum of the individual vitamin weights on the label? It’s because there will be other ingredients known as excipients which are used to fill out the tablet to a suitable size and ensure it breaks up when it’s swallowed. As these aren’t active, they aren’t laid out in detail on the label.
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