Supplements Without Bulking Agents: What They Are and Why We Leave Them Out

Supplements Without Bulking Agents: Why Less Really Is More

If you’ve ever wondered why some supplements contain 20 ingredients—but few real benefits—the answer often comes down to one thing: bulking agents.

Used widely in capsules, tablets and powders, these are the invisible extras you never asked for — and your body doesn’t need.

Let’s look at what bulking agents are, why they're used in supplements, and how we’ve built every Arbor formula without them.

🧪 What Are Bulking Agents?

Bulking agents (also called fillers or diluents) are inert substances added to supplements to:

• Increase the size or weight of a capsule or tablet

• Standardise dosing for very small amounts of nutrients

• Reduce manufacturing cost by diluting active ingredients

• Improve processing by making powders flow more easily

They are often cheap, non-nutritive powders that take up space without offering any benefit to you.

🧾 Common Bulking Agents You Might See on Labels

• Microcrystalline cellulose

• Maltodextrin

• Dicalcium phosphate

• Calcium carbonate (used as a cheap filler, not calcium source)

• Starch (often GMO corn-based)

• Magnesium stearate (also a flow agent)

While generally recognised as safe, these bulking agents:

• Have no functional value in the body

• Can irritate digestion in sensitive people

• Are sometimes derived from allergens or GMOs

And most importantly, they dilute the effectiveness of your supplement.

🚫 At Arbor, We Don’t Use Bulking Agents — Ever

Our formulations are built to deliver meaningful doses of active nutrients — not fluff or padding.

We design every product with clean, bioavailable ingredients, in carefully chosen combinations — without shortcuts, without synthetic fillers, and without bulking agents of any kind.

We don’t hide under “proprietary blends.” We don’t pad formulas for shelf appeal. We just give you what works.

🌿 Clean, Bulking Agent-Free Formulas by Arbor

Here’s how our range delivers clean support without the clutter:

💊 TRINITY – Our 3-in-1 Daily Multivitamin System

Split into Morning, Day and Night formulas for absorption and compatibility, TRINITY provides:

• High-potency B-complex, magnesium, vitamin D3, K2, selenium, iron bisglycinate

• Time-structured dosing to avoid nutrient clashes

• Zero fillers, binders or bulking agents

• Gentle capsules with only active ingredients and vegan cellulose shell

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🍄 MYCO MORNING & 🌙 MYCO NIGHT – Pure Mushroom Blends

• MYCO MORNING: Lion’s Mane, Chaga, Cordyceps, Shiitake

• MYCO NIGHT: Reishi, Maitake, Tremella

• No grain fillers, no maltodextrin, no starches — just clean fruiting body extracts in capsules

• Designed to support cognition, energy, calm and immune balance

🛒 MYCO Morning
🛒 MYCO Night

🌺 PERI & ⚖️ MENO – Botanical Support for Hormonal Balance

• Carefully formulated for perimenopause (PERI) and menopause (MENO)

• Includes maca, dong quai, red clover, sage, ginseng, sea moss, CoQ10 and probiotics

• No bulking agents, seed oils, synthetic binders or additives

• Built to support mood, energy, hormonal balance and clarity during life transitions

🛒 PERI
🛒 MENO

✅ Summary

Bulking agents may be common in the supplement industry — but that doesn’t make them necessary.

At Arbor, we take a no-compromise approach to formulation. That means:

• No bulking agents

• No unnecessary additives

• No shortcuts — just thoughtful, effective supplements designed to support your health.

🔗 Shop Supplements Without Bulking Agents

👉 Browse our full range of clean, additive-free supplements