Pick up a D-mannose gummy and a D-mannose capsule and the two Supplement Facts panels look different before you read a single number. That is not an accident of design - the formats genuinely ask different things of a label. Here is where to look on each.
1. The serving basis: pieces vs. capsules
Every Supplement Facts panel states its serving size as the basis for everything declared below it. On a gummy product the serving is a count of pieces - on our label, 2 gummies. On a capsule product the serving is a count of capsules, and that count varies by product. Before comparing any amount across the two panels, note both serving sizes first: the declared D-mannose is per that serving, not per piece and not per bottle.
2. Calories, carbohydrates and sugars: lines you will see on a gummy panel
A gummy is a chewable food-like format, and its panel typically carries lines a capsule panel may not show: calories, Total Carbohydrate, Total Sugars and Added Sugars. Under 21 CFR 101.36, these nutrients are listed when their amounts exceed the thresholds that can be declared zero - so a missing line is not proof of absolute absence in either direction. The numbers to compare are the ones printed on each actual product's panel. Our gummy label, for reference, declares 20 calories and 5 g Total Sugars, including 5 g Added Sugars, per 2-gummy serving.
3. The Other Ingredients list: long vs. short
The Other Ingredients line sits outside the Supplement Facts panel and helps identify the capsule shell, sweeteners, flavors and other formulation ingredients. On our gummy it reads like a recipe - glucose syrup, sugar, pectin, citric acid, sodium citrate, natural flavors, palm glaze, stevia leaf extract and purple carrot juice concentrate for color. A capsule may instead list shell materials and other formulation ingredients. Neither list is inherently better or worse; they are different ingredient commitments - so read the actual list on each product rather than inferring it from the format. If dietary preferences or sensitivities matter to you, this is the line to read first on both formats.
4. Extract equivalences mean the same thing on both panels
Whichever format you choose, concentrated extracts may be declared with a ratio and an equivalence - for example, our label's 30 mg cranberry 50:1 extract, equivalent to 1,500 mg of cranberry powder. The ratio describes the extract's concentration and the equivalence describes the raw-material amount it represents; neither is a claim about clinical dosing. Read these lines the same way on any panel. For the neighboring comparison, see gummies vs. powder, and for a wider format tour, gummies vs. capsules vs. powder vs. juice for beet root.
Where Vitamized stands
Vitamized D-Mannose, Cranberry & Hibiscus Gummies declare, per 2-gummy serving: 250 mg D-mannose, 30 mg cranberry 50:1 extract (equivalent to 1,500 mg of cranberry powder) and 25 mg hibiscus 10:1 extract (equivalent to 250 mg of hibiscus powder), with 5 g Total Sugars, including 5 g Added Sugars, and 20 calories. Each bottle holds 60 gummies, or 30 servings; the suggested use is 2 gummies daily for adults, and the product is made in the USA. The full Supplement Facts and Other Ingredients are published on the product page.
