What are Sublingual Vitamins ?

       Sublingual vitamins are group of food supplements that are not as common as other types of vitamins, such as solid vitamins (tablets or capsules ) or liquid vitamins. The name itself clearly shoes how these foods supplements are delivered inside the body. "Sublingual" means "under the tongue", indicating the way how sublingual vitamins should be taken. Sublingual vitamins come in a form of very tiny pills, they are sometimes called as lozenges, these lozenges should dissolve quickly under the tongue. The most common sublingual vitamin is sublingua B12, but some other vitamins are manufactured as sublingual types.

Benefits of sublingual Vitamins

       According to vitamin manufacturers, this sublingual vitamins has superior bioavailability, it is because of the quick absorption of substances through oral tissues directly into the bloodstream. Spray vitamins, when used as sublingual vitamins, claims that it is able to bypass the gastrointestinal tract by being absorbed in the mouth through oral mucosa.

       Drugs, or food supplements that are taken sublingually are absorbed more quickly as compared to when you are swallowing them. Sublingual absorption allows for bypasses the gastrointestinal tract, this may benefit people with some types of digestive problems. It is reported that Fat-soluble vitamins can be absorbed sublingually better compared to water-soluble ones. There is no solid scientific proof of that there is better vitamin absorption when they are taken sublingually. Some research papers confirm that vitamins are absorbed at the same rate when swallowed, or dissolved in the oral cavity.




What's inside those sublingual vitamins?

       Some websites and manufacturers claim that their sublingual vitamins do not contain binders, fillers, and other inactive ingredients. The role of binders is to form a tablet as a solid form. The substances listed below are used in sublingual vitamins.

Mannitol - Sugar alcohol (sweetener)

Sorbitol - Sugar alcohol (sweetener)

Magnesium stearate - Often used as a filling agent in medical tablets and capsules

Silica - Silicone dioxide, solid adsorbent material. “Adsorbent” refers to a material to which other materials will stick

Stearic acid - It is used along with simple sugar or corn syrup as a hardener in candies.

Cellulose - An organic substance, polysaccharide, main material for producing paper.