Vitaferrin Lactoferrin Capsules

A lactoferrin supplement in capsules. One capsule provides 200mg of non-denatured bovine lactoferrin, 44mg of vitamin C at 55% of the nutrient reference value and 5mg of zinc at 50%. Thirty capsules to a carton, one a day, a one month supply.

A protein that occurs naturally in milk. Cows make it, humans make it, and it is in the milk you already drink. Cow’s milk carries roughly 100 to 150mg a litre.

Cow’s milk. It is bovine lactoferrin, so the product contains milk.

200mg, and that is the whole daily serving. One capsule a day.

Lactoferrin is a protein, and proteins change shape when they are heated. Non-denatured means this one keeps the shape it had in the milk.

Over 95%.

Very little. The lactoferrin is 9% iron saturated, which works out at around 28 micrograms of iron a capsule, or about a fifth of a percent of a daily reference intake.

It is a lactoferrin supplement. The iron in a capsule is negligible, around 28 micrograms. What it does carry is vitamin C, and vitamin C increases iron absorption.

Add up what you take across the day and speak to a pharmacist if you would like a second opinion. There is almost no iron in Vitaferrin itself, so the figures to watch are in the iron tablet.

Vitamin C contributes to the normal function of the immune system, the nervous system and energy-yielding metabolism. Vitamin C also contributes to normal collagen formation for the normal function of bones and cartilage, increases iron absorption, and contributes to the reduction of tiredness and fatigue. There is 44mg per capsule, 55% of the daily reference intake.

Zinc contributes to the protection of cells from oxidative stress, to the normal function of the immune system and to the maintenance of normal skin, hair and nails. There is 5mg per capsule, 50% of the daily reference intake.

Both are here at amounts that mean something rather than a dusting: 55% and 50% of the daily reference intake. The full set of wordings for each is under Read the Box.

Five ingredients in total: bovine lactoferrin, the hydroxypropylmethyl cellulose capsule shell, cellulose powder as a bulking agent, then ascorbic acid and zinc gluconate.

Take 1 capsule daily, with water, preferably with food.

Whenever you will remember it. Most people attach it to breakfast, since the direction is to take it with food.

The capsule is designed to be swallowed whole with water. If swallowing capsules is difficult, speak to a pharmacist about what suits you.

Thirty, which at one a day is a month.

The capsule shell is hydroxypropylmethyl cellulose, which is plant-derived, and the lactoferrin comes from cow’s milk. That makes it unsuitable for a vegan diet.

Lactoferrin is derived from cow’s milk, so anyone with a milk allergy or lactose intolerance should take care. A pharmacist can advise if you are unsure.

Anyone who is pregnant, breast feeding or on medication should consult their doctor or a medical practitioner first. Anyone with a milk allergy or lactose intolerance should take care, as lactoferrin is derived from cow’s milk.

Speak to your doctor or a medical practitioner first if you are pregnant or breast feeding.

That is how it is meant to be taken. One capsule a day, and do not exceed that.

Take the next capsule as usual. There is nothing to catch up.

Thirty capsules is thirty days, so a carton is a month. Form your view at the end of it rather than in the first week, and the refund window is 30 days.

Colostrum is the first milk a cow produces, and it contains many things including some lactoferrin. Vitaferrin is lactoferrin on its own, at 200mg a capsule, with no colostrum in it.

Add up the figures across everything you take, particularly the vitamin C and the zinc, since both are at half the daily reference intake here. A pharmacist can check the totals.

There is 5mg of zinc in a capsule, which is half the daily reference intake. If you take a multivitamin or a separate zinc supplement, add the amounts up across the day, and a pharmacist can check the totals with you.

In a cool dry place, under 25 degrees C, out of sight and reach of children. The Best Before End date is on the top of the carton.

In the EU, using ingredients of non-UK origins, for Wellgard. Bayagan Group Ltd, London.

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Full refund within 30 days, even if the carton has been opened.