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About Us How Standard Process Defines Quality

How we define quality frames our approach to making supplements, from our whole food philosophy and our
careful ingredient sourcing to our formulations and dedication to rigorous testing and safety. “Quality from
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seed to supplement ” is more than just a tag line to us—it’s a commitment we take to heart during every step
of the production process.

A whole food supplement is a
complex formula of targeted
ingredients that may include:

Whole food ingredients—complete foods
prepared in a way that safeguards their
nutritional value
On our product labels are many ingredients that you
recognize as foods. Some of these whole food
Brussels sprouts ingredient sources are regularly grown locally on
our certified organic farm, including alfalfa, barley
grass, beets, Brussels sprouts, buckwheat, kale,
kidney beans, oats, pea vine, and Spanish black
radish. This allows us to control the quality of these
ingredients from seed to supplement.

Whole food concentrates—processed parts
of a whole food containing two or more
constituents of the original whole food
These concentrates are used when a beneficial
concentration of nutrients cannot be obtained using
a whole food ingredient. Fish oil is a good example.
Derived from whole fish, the nonconcentrated
Kale triglyceride oil that makes up our final product
allows patients to take advantage of the naturally
occurring DHA and EPA omega-3 fatty acids.

Whole food isolates—single components
from a whole food
Sometimes foods do not contain sufficient
quantities of specific nutrients to address certain
health challenges. In this case, we use evidence-
based food isolates to complement whole food
ingredients for optimal nutritional support.
Isolates like glucosamine are used in our products
because they are well-researched and have strong
Oats evidence for efficacy. Isolates derived from whole
food sources are combined with other ingredients to
maximize efficacy.

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