{"id":52045,"date":"2021-04-06T14:41:07","date_gmt":"2021-04-06T21:41:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kidstarnutrients.com\/?p=52045"},"modified":"2026-07-16T02:09:08","modified_gmt":"2026-07-16T09:09:08","slug":"whats-in-your-kids-vitamins","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kidstarnutrients.com\/us\/learning-centre\/nutrients\/whats-in-your-kids-vitamins\/","title":{"rendered":"What\u2019s in Your Kids\u2019 Vitamins & Supplements?"},"content":{"rendered":"

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What’s in Your Kids’ Vitamins & Supplements?<\/h1>\n

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By the KidStar Team<\/p>\n

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Did you know that a supplement\u2019s non-medicinal ingredients are just as important as the medicinal ones? Kids\u2019 vitamins and supplements can contain potentially harmful ingredients like sugar and artificial colours, artificial flavours, and artificial sweeteners. Why are these ingredients used in nutritional supplements?<\/p>\n

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Non-Medicinal Ingredients<\/h2>\n

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Every supplement sold in Canada is required to list the non-medicinal<\/em> ingredients, in descending order on the label. According to Health Canada, \u201ca non-medicinal ingredient is defined as any substance added to a natural health product formulation to confer suitable consistency or form to the medicinal ingredients.\u201d<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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Some non-medicinal ingredients are good for our kids, like fruits and vegetable blends, as they add fibre and additional nutrients. But other non-medicinal ingredients are not. Many non-medicinal ingredients are often used for the manufacturing process (fillers, binders, and flowing agents) or to keep tablets together (glues and gums). Artificial colours are used to make tablets and gummies visually appealing. Sugars and artificial sweeteners and flavours are used to improve taste.<\/p>\n

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Helpful or Harmful Ingredients?<\/h2>\n

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What is most concerning is that nutritional supplements that are supposed to be healthy for kids can be full of ingredients that are potentially harmful<\/em> to their health. One product can contain multiple types of sugars and artificial sweeteners and flavours\u2014which are simply unnecessary.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Non-medicinal ingredients to avoid<\/a> in kids\u2019 vitamins and supplements include:<\/p>\n