Children's Chewable Vitamins
For generations, parents have struggled with getting kids to eat their vegetables. These days, with all the fast-food "goodies" around, it's even harder to get kids to eat a balanced meal. Parents are often stressed from the business of their own lives and find the convenience of take-out or fast-food as a suitable option. As a result, more parents are reverting to supplementation to compensate for the nutritional gap in their children's diet. As a result, sales in children's chewable vitamins and supplements have grown in recent years and continue to see upward trends. For example, according to SPINS, Inc. the sale of children's chewable vitamins went up by 8.6 percent in the 1st Quarter 2009. As more health benefits associated with taking children's chewable vitamins and supplements are made public, the demand for these products will surely increase.
Popular Delivery Forms For Children's Chewable Vitamins
There are new theories that have substantial scientific support which indicate that many of the health challenges unique to our children's generation are often related to a lack of nutrients in their diet. For instance, research suggests that children suffering from autism have consistently lower levels of vitamins, minerals, amino acids, and fatty acids. With research expanding on these issues, special formulations by supplement manufacturers are likely to be well-accepted. At present there are very limited nutraceuticals available for children with specific health challenges but we are beginning to see this change.
Changing trends exist in delivery forms for children's vitamins. Some years ago the only form of children's vitamins found were in liquids or children's chewable vitamins. Today there are a variety of delivery forms for children's supplements. They include herbal lollipops, children's gummy vitamins, powdered nutrients flavored with popular fruit flavors, pure chocolate and other flavors kids love. Important factors in children's supplements are taste, delivery form, and generally a supplement that is fun to take! Bright colors and exciting shapes such as cartoon characters or super heroes make supplement taking a fun time which is a primary goal in manufacturing children's vitamins!
In addition to being popular with kids and their parents, children's chewable vitamins are also becoming popular with senior citizens that find it difficult to swallow tablets.
Children's Gummy Vitamins
Children's gummy vitamins are a form of chewable vitamins that became popular in 1998. Since then, the manufacturing of children's gummy vitamins has been a growing trend. In fact, SPINS, Inc. believes the upsurge in sale of chewable vitamins in early 2009 is linked with the sale of a spectrum of new children's gummy vitamins that came out in the market. Many of these targeted both children and adults!
Just about any nutrient or a combination of nutrients can be used to make children's gummy vitamins. The attractive shapes, bright colors and the sweetness make them a big hit with kids and adults alike. Gummy vitamins are gelatin-based (bovine or porcine origin) but can be made from pectin as well for vegan varieties. Beeswax is also used to create the gummy shine to gummy vitamins and may not be suitable for pure vegans. Vegan certified gummy vitamins, however, can be manufactured as well. The vegan variety is popular with those who follow kashrut and halal dietary laws.
Both children's chewable vitamins and children's gummy vitamins can cater to a broad spectrum of nutritional challenges that face children today. Along with specific formulations, children's vitamins/gummies can be vegan certified, kosher certified, organic certified and gluten free.

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