Nutritional supplements are available in several forms. Consumers can buy them in tablets, liquids, or capsules. Lets review each one separately. Various Forms of Nutritional Supplements Tablets are usually very hard consisting of binders and heavy coatings in order to maintain their shape. As you have already learned, binders can be invasive to the body if not carefully selected.
Manufacturers produce tablets because they are economical.
They tend to force many ingredients into one tablet trying to convince the consumer that their needs are met in one magic pill. Very few companies have mastered the proper technique of tablet making. Liquids supplements are easy to absorb but require heavy dosing in order to achieve desired RDA allowances. They are cumbersome when traveling and tend to taste unpleasant. Often the taste must be disguised by some type of sweetener.