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Private label gummies

Find a reliable, low MOQ gummy manufacturer.

Gummies are the fastest growing delivery format in supplements and the reason is simple. People take them. A gummy feels like a treat rather than a regimen, and that shows up directly in reorder rates and subscription retention.

  • Free to send a brief
  • Reply in 2 business days
  • Runs from 1,000 units

Best for

When gummies are the right call

  • Brands selling to people who have never taken a supplement before
  • Children's and family lines, where swallowing a capsule is the barrier
  • Anything sold on Amazon or in mass retail, where the category is now gummy led
  • Single ingredient hero products with a clean, repeatable story

What you give up

The honest trade offs

Dose is capped by what will physically fit and still taste right. Bitter actives fight the flavor system. Heat and humidity are real enemies in shipping, so summer freight and warehousing need planning. Sugar free builds with allulose or maltitol cost more and behave differently in texture.

We would rather tell you this now than after a deposit. Choosing the wrong format is the single most expensive early mistake a brand can make.

Low MOQ is not enough

What a reliable gummy manufacturer looks like.

A low minimum only matters if the product comes back right. These are the things we check before a gummy manufacturer ever sees your brief.

  1. Runs your base in house. Pectin and gelatin need different lines and cure times, and a factory that does one well may not do the other.

  2. Doses with overage and tests finished potency. Gummies lose active through cooking and shelf life, and a reliable maker accounts for it and proves it on the certificate of analysis.

  3. Controls curing and humidity. Sweating, sticking and melting in the bottle are cure room problems, not shipping problems.

  4. Tells you the real minimum per flavor, not just per order.

Certifications

Certifications for your gummies.

Ask for the ones your retailers and customers expect. We match gummies projects only to manufacturers that hold the certifications your product needs.

  • FDA registeredRegistered facilities
  • cGMPCurrent Good Manufacturing Practice
  • NSF certifiedFacility certification
  • NSF Certified for SportBanned substance tested
  • KosherWorld Kosher Services
  • HalalCertified halal lines
  • OrganicCertified organic production
  • Non-GMOVerified ingredients
  • VeganPlant based formulas
  • Gluten freeCertified gluten free
  • Third party testedCOA on every batch
  • Made in the USADomestic manufacturing

Where it sells

Channels where gummies perform.

Format and channel should be decided together. A product that wins on Amazon can stall in mass retail, and the reverse.

Mass retail and club

The category is gummy first now. A capsule line entering mass retail today is swimming upstream.

Amazon and DTC

The highest converting format in the category. Reviews build faster because the product is pleasant to take.

Natural and specialty

Pectin, vegan, organic cane sugar and no artificial color all index well here.

Subscription

Retention is driven by whether people actually finish the bottle, and gummies get finished.

Categories

What brands make as gummies.

Existing formulas are available across most of these, ready for your label. Custom development is available on every one.

  • Sleep and relaxation
  • Energy and focus
  • Immune support
  • Gut and digestive health
  • Beauty, hair, skin and nails
  • Men's and women's wellness
  • Functional mushrooms
  • Creatine and performance
  • Kids and family
  • Metabolic and weight management
  • Hemp and cannabinoid gummies

Ingredients

Ingredients we run in gummies.

A working list, not an exhaustive one. If it is not here, ask. Sourcing an ingredient a manufacturer does not stock is part of the job. Marked ingredients are trending into 2027.

  • Melatonin
  • Ashwagandha
  • L-theanine
  • GABA
  • Valerian root
  • Chamomile
  • Lemon balm
  • Passionflower
  • Magnesium citrate and glycinate
  • Vitamin C
  • Vitamin D3
  • Zinc
  • Elderberry
  • Echinacea
  • Quercetin
  • Bromelain
  • Astragalus
  • Creatine monohydrate
  • Beet root
  • Tart cherry
  • Collagen
  • Biotin
  • Lion's mane
  • Reishi
  • Cordyceps
  • Chaga
  • Turkey tail
  • Apple cider vinegar
  • Probiotics and prebiotic fiber
  • Psyllium and soluble fiber
  • Turmeric and curcumin
  • Ginger
  • Black pepper extract
  • Saffron
  • Shilajit
  • Tongkat Ali
  • Maca root
  • Horny goat weed
  • Milk thistle
  • B complex
  • Methylfolate
  • Iron
  • Potassium
  • Green tea extract
  • Matcha
  • Cranberry
  • D-mannose
  • Hibiscus
  • Chasteberry
  • Black cohosh
  • Saw palmetto
  • Lycopene
  • Selenium
  • Alpha GPC
  • Bacopa monnieri
  • Rhodiola rosea
  • Panax ginseng
  • Resveratrol
  • Sea moss
  • Moringa
  • Sea buckthorn
  • Black seed oil
  • Berberine
  • Ceylon cinnamon
  • Chromium
  • CBD
  • CBN
  • Kanna

Search the full ingredient index by benefit →

Questions

Gummies, answered.

What is the minimum order for private label gummies?

1,000 to 5,000 units on existing formulas. Custom formulas run far higher, often 100,000 pieces and up. Starting from an existing formula keeps minimums lowest. We will tell you honestly where a manufacturer's real minimum sits, which is often different from the number on its website.

How long does gummy manufacturing take?

4 to 8 weeks on an existing formula. 12 to 20 weeks for a true custom development. The biggest variable is usually packaging and label approval rather than production itself, so we start that work in parallel.

How do I find a reliable gummy manufacturer?

Ask for the real minimum per SKU, a sample before a deposit, and a certificate of analysis from a recent batch, and check the points on this page. Or send us a brief, because that qualification is the work we do every day.

Can I start on a stock formula and move to custom later?

Yes, and for most brands that is the right order. Launch on a proven formula with your label, learn what sells, then invest in a custom formulation once the volume justifies it.

Do I get specifications and certificates of analysis?

Yes, with every quote. Our manufacturing partners are FDA registered and work to cGMP. NSF, organic, kosher, halal and vegan options are available depending on the line.

Will I know who makes my product?

Yes. You meet the manufacturer once the project is real, at the brief, sample or purchase order stage, and from that point you can vet them yourself: certifications, audit history and a visit if you want one.

Does it cost anything to send a brief?

No. Sending a brief and getting a quote through us costs you nothing.

Start a project

Ready to make gummies?

Tell us the product, the volume and the date it needs to be on a shelf. We will come back with a gummy manufacturer that fits, a real minimum and a lead time. Sending a brief costs nothing.

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