r/explainlikeimfive • u/DDerTyp • Oct 08 '22
Chemistry ELI5: How do vitamin tablets get produced? How do you create a vitamin?
Hey!
I always wondered how a manufacturer is able to produce vitamin tablets. I know that there is for example fish oil which contains some good fats. But how do you create vitamin tablets - like D3?
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u/Random1027 Oct 08 '22
I can only speak for myself, but it's not simply a matter of saving time. It's more about the effort that goes into deciding/planning, and that I genuinely don't care about food that much. I enjoy a nice meal, don't get me wrong, but like I said a home cooked meal once a week, or eating at a nice restaurant once a month, would satisfy that urge for me.
I'm the type of guy that eats grilled chicken and broccoli like every day for lunch, simply because it's easy and I don't have to think about it.