Table 2.
Data on the tested products.
| Product | Type | Vitamin D3 Content * | Ingredients | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carrier | Potential Stabilizers | Other Excipients | |||
| 1 | M | 20,000 IU/mL | MCT | ||
| 2 | M | 4000 IU/mL | PW | BHT, anhydrous citric acid, propylene glycol | methyl parahydroxybenzoate, MGHS, macrogol 400, anhydrous sodium hydrogen phosphate |
| 3 | M | 2000 IU/mL | PW | glycerol, propylene glycol | MGHS, sodium benzoate, sucrose, sodium saccharinate, orange aroma (ethanol) |
| 4 | FS | 1000 IU/drop | MCT | ||
| 5 | FS | 12,000 IU/mL | deionized water | citric acid, vegetable glycerine | natural orange aroma, lemon essential oil |
| 6 | FS | 400 IU/drop | corn oil | ||
| 7 | FS | 4000 IU/mL | PW | sodium benzoate | |
| 8 | FS | 80 IU/drop | vegetable oil | ||
| 9 | FS | 320 IU/mL | PW | vegetable glycerine | stevia, natural cherries aroma, potassium sorbate, and sodium benzoate |
BHT—butylated hydroxytoluene; FS—food supplement; M—medicine; MCT—medium-chain triglycerides; MGHS—macrogolglycerol hydroxystearate; PW—purified water. * as stated on the packaging of the product.