TABLETS
Tablet contract manufacturer for supplement brands
BioGalen Nutra is a tablet contract manufacturer with its own plant in Bavla, Gujarat, India, pressing film coated, chewable, sublingual, lozenge and fast dissolve tablets. Runs start from 1,000 bottles and the same formula scales to 1 million units a month, turnkey: we source, blend, press, coat, bottle, test and deliver. Every lot is tested by an independent ISO 17025 lab.
- Film coated, chewable, sublingual and fast dissolve
- One a day multivitamins that fit in one tablet
- One landed price: product, freight, duty, delivery
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Third-party tested
Every lot, by an accredited lab
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Quality release
No lot ships without sign-off
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One landed price
Product, freight, duty, delivery
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Fast replies
Within 4 business hours
What does a tablet run include?
| Item | What you get |
|---|---|
| Tablet types | Film coated, uncoated, chewable, sublingual, lozenge and fast dissolve |
| Shapes | round, oval or caplet, scored on request so a tablet splits cleanly |
| Coating | Film coats in your choice of colour, to make large tablets easy to swallow and hide strong tastes |
| Serving | 1 to 3 tablets, set by the dose |
| Bottle | 60 to 250 cc, with an induction seal and a desiccant where the formula needs one |
| Count | 30, 60, 90, 120 or 180 tablets per bottle |
| Good for | Multivitamins, minerals, calcium, B vitamins, joint formulas, melatonin, biotin |
| Testing | Every lot tested by an independent ISO 17025 lab, including disintegration |
| Delivery | Duty paid to your warehouse or 3PL (fulfilment warehouse) |
| Quote | Landed price in writing within 24 to 48 hours |
What is the minimum order for tablets?
Tablet presses are built for long runs, so many plants set high tablet minimums. Ours starts from 1,000 bottles, full service, and scales to 1 million units a month.
| Manufacturer type | Published tablet minimum | What you supply |
|---|---|---|
| Typical quote, per US industry sourcing guides | 10,000 to 50,000 bottles | Nothing: they source and press |
| US full-service plant | 2,500 bottles of 60, or 250,000 tablets in bulk | Nothing |
| Asian bulk tablet makers | 300,000 tablets | Nothing, but bulk tablets need bottling elsewhere |
| BioGalen Nutra | From 1,000 bottles, scaling to 1 million units a month | Nothing: we source, press, coat, bottle, test and deliver |
Published minimums on manufacturer websites and industry guides, checked November 2026. Your minimum can change with the tablet type, coating and bottle.
Which tablet types can you make?
| Type | What it is | Suits |
|---|---|---|
| Film coated | A pressed tablet with a thin coat that makes it smooth to swallow | Multivitamins, minerals, botanicals with a strong taste |
| Uncoated | A plain pressed tablet, often scored to split | Small daily doses such as zinc, D3 and folate |
| Chewable | A flavoured tablet chewed before swallowing | Kids, vitamin C, creatine, adults who dislike pills |
| Sublingual | A small tablet that dissolves under the tongue | Vitamin B12 |
| Lozenge | A tablet that dissolves slowly in the mouth | Zinc and vitamin C |
| Fast dissolve | A tablet that melts on the tongue in seconds, with no water | Melatonin and other low dose products |
| Effervescent | A tablet that fizzes in water into a drink | Vitamin C, electrolytes, multivitamins. See effervescent manufacturing |
Tablet or capsule: which suits your formula?
| Tablet | Capsule | |
|---|---|---|
| Amount per unit | More, so a full multivitamin fits in one tablet a day | Less, often two to four capsules a serving |
| Cost per serving | Lower | A little higher |
| Taste and smell | Hidden by a film coat | Hidden by the shell |
| Splitting the dose | Possible with a scored tablet | Not possible |
| Swallowing | Caplet shapes and coats help; chewables avoid it | Many customers find capsules easier |
| Shelf life | Very stable | Stable, and depends more on humidity |
| Suits | Multivitamins, minerals, calcium, B vitamins | Botanicals, blends and powders that are hard to press |
Many brands sell both. See capsule manufacturing.
What can go in a tablet?
Most dry powders and extracts that can be pressed into a firm tablet:
- Vitamins and minerals: see vitamin formulas
- Women's and prenatal formulas: see women's health formulas
- Joint and beauty formulas: see beauty and joint formulas
- Sleep and magnesium: see sleep and calm formulas
- Kids chewables: see kids formulas
What suits another format better:
- Servings of several grams, such as creatine or collagen at full dose: a stick pack or a tub
- Oils such as fish oil: we do not make softgels, so we use dry oil powders where they work
- Some botanical blends that will not press well: a capsule
Which tablet formulas are ready to brand?
Tablets
Men's Multivitamin Tablets
With zinc and selenium
BGN-TAB-001
Tablets
Daily Multivitamin Tablets
Adult formula
BGN-TAB-002
Tablets
B-Complex Tablets
High potency
BGN-TAB-003
Tablets
Women's Multivitamin Tablets
With iron, folate, biotin
BGN-TAB-004
Tablets
Glucosamine, Chondroitin and MSM Tablets
Three-tablet serving
BGN-TAB-005
Tablets
Melatonin Tablets
3 mg
BGN-TAB-006
View every ready tablet formula. To put your brand on one as it is, see white label supplements.
How is a tablet run made?
| Step | What happens | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Price | You send the formula, the tablet type, the bottle and the count. A person replies within 4 business hours, then your landed price arrives in writing | 24 to 48 hours of a complete spec |
| 2. Artwork | You approve the label and carton artwork, yours or from our designers | Your pace |
| 3. Blend and granulate | Ingredients are weighed against the spec, blended, and granulated where needed so the mix flows and presses evenly | Steps 3 to 5: about 4 weeks from artwork approval |
| 4. Press and coat | Tablets are pressed and coated, with weight, hardness, thickness and friability checked through the run | Part of production |
| 5. Bottle and test | Tablets are counted, bottled, sealed and labelled, and a sample from the lot goes to the independent lab | Part of production |
| 6. Deliver | Shipped duty paid to your warehouse or 3PL, with the lab report | Air: about 1 to 2 weeks door to door. Sea: about 5 to 7 weeks door to door |
Your production start date is confirmed in your written quote. See the plant and its tablet line.
See the landed price for your tablets
Send the formula, the tablet type, the count and the quantity. Landed price in writing within 24 to 48 hours.
What does a tablet run cost?
Your price is one landed number per bottle. The written quote lists every line:
- Product: ingredients, blending, pressing and coating
- Bottles, caps, labels and cartons
- The independent lab test for your lot
- Freight from India, by air or by sea
- US duty at the rate in force on your quote date
- Delivery to your warehouse or 3PL
Price per bottle falls as the run grows, and the quote shows the price at your quantity.
How is every tablet lot tested?
Every lot goes to an independent ISO 17025 lab before it ships:
- Potency: HPLC for vitamins and botanicals, ICP-OES for minerals
- Identity: HPTLC or FTIR against a reference standard
- Heavy metals: lead, arsenic, cadmium and mercury by ICP-MS
- Microbiology: Total aerobic count, yeast and mould, and pathogen screens (E. coli, Salmonella, S. aureus)
- How fast the tablet breaks apart: Disintegration time at 37 °C in a basket apparatus
- Retained sample: kept for 1 year past the expiry date
Weight, hardness, thickness and friability (how well a tablet resists chipping) are also checked during the run. Five documents ship with every lot: the certificate of analysis (COA), a batch record extract, the spec and allergen sheet, label review notes and the landed invoice. See how every lot is tested.
Certificate of analysis (COA)
Your product, your lot
| Test | What it checks |
|---|---|
| Potency | Each active against its label claim |
| Identity | Each ingredient against a reference standard |
| Heavy metals | Lead, arsenic, cadmium and mercury |
| Microbiology | Total count, yeast and mould, pathogens |
| Disintegration | Tablets and capsules |
| Stability | New formulas |
Can you match the tablet I sell now?
Yes. Keep your current manufacturer and give us one SKU to prove us:
- Send a bottle and its label or spec sheet
- We match it to a written spec you approve
- A Proof Lot is made, tested by the independent lab and shipped with its report
- Move more volume only once our lots match the spec
Questions buyers ask
What is your minimum order for tablets?
Runs start from 1,000 bottles, full service, and the same formula scales to 1 million units a month. The minimum can change with the tablet type, coating and bottle, and your written quote confirms it.
Which tablet types do you make?
Film coated and uncoated tablets, chewables, sublingual tablets, lozenges and fast dissolve tablets, plus effervescent tablets made in a separate low humidity room.
Are tablets absorbed as well as capsules?
A well made tablet breaks down in the stomach within its disintegration limit, which we test on every lot. Disintegration, not the format, is what decides whether the nutrients are released.
Can you make time release or enteric coated tablets?
Ask in your quote request. We confirm what is possible for your formula and quote it as a custom project.
How long does a tablet run take?
Production takes about 4 weeks from artwork approval. By air, delivery to the US takes about 1 to 2 weeks door to door, and by sea about 5 to 7 weeks door to door. Your production start date is confirmed in your written quote.
Is every tablet lot tested?
Yes. Every lot goes to an independent ISO 17025 lab for potency, identity, heavy metals and microbiology, and disintegration is tested too. The certificate of analysis (COA) ships with the lot.
Price your first run
Landed price in writing within 24 to 48 hours. A person replies within 4 business hours.
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