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Reading the label before the marketing. One label decoded, line by line, every Friday.

Label Decoded · 6 min read

Reading a Supplement Label, Line by Line

A top-to-bottom walk through a generic Supplement Facts panel, including the grey type most readers skip.

Label Decoded · 5 min read

The line below the ruled box is mostly manufacturing infrastructure, and it follows its own quiet rules.

Excipients & Fillers · 5 min read

A flow agent that appears on countless labels and draws more marketing comment than its role warrants.

Excipients & Fillers · 4 min read

Two more names that recur on Other Ingredients lines, each doing a specific and unglamorous job.

Certificates of Analysis · 6 min read

A COA is a test report on a specific batch, and its value depends entirely on what was tested and by whom.

Certificates of Analysis · 5 min read

A circular logo on the label stands for a specific program with a specific scope, not a general guarantee.

Dosage Logic · 6 min read

On a mineral label, the number that matters and the number that's printed are not always the same thing.

Marketing Language · 5 min read

A single total weight for a named blend tells you the sum but withholds the split, by design.

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