PROTECT YOUR SLEEP. PROTECT YOUR RECOVERY.
Capsules are superior to gummies for sleep supplements. A 2017 study in the Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences and a 2019 ConsumerLab analysis found that the majority of gummy supplements fail to match label claims. Capsules preserve compound integrity, hold higher doses, and contain zero sugar. DOZE uses vegetarian capsules for full clinical dosing.
Format Science
A gummy is built for taste. That single design choice limits dose, demands sugar, and degrades the active ingredients before they reach you.
The Space Problem
A gummy is mostly sugar and gelatin. There is almost no room left for the active ingredients on the label.
Vegetarian capsule shell. Filled at room temperature. Every milligram is the formula.
By volume, less than 1 in 20 milligrams is the actual ingredient you came for.
Approximate composition based on FDA Supplement Facts panels and published gummy formulation guidelines (Marques et al., Drug Discovery Today, 2017).
The Sugar Problem
Sugar isn't an extra in a gummy. It's structural. Without it, the gummy doesn't hold its shape. And eating it right before bed works against the biology you're trying to support.
↑ Insulin
Even small evening sugar loads trigger an insulin response that blunts the natural overnight drop in blood glucose your body uses to enter deep sleep.
Gangwisch et al., American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 2020
↓ Growth Hormone
Growth hormone release peaks in the first 90 minutes of deep sleep. Elevated insulin in that window suppresses the pulse your body uses to repair tissue.
Lanzi & Tannenbaum, Endocrinology, 1992
↑ Night Wakings
Higher added-sugar intake is associated with lighter, more disrupted sleep and a greater number of arousals through the night.
St-Onge et al., Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine, 2016
The Stability Problem
Three reasons the dose printed on a gummy bottle rarely matches what reaches your bloodstream.
Gummies are cooked at 200–240°F to form the matrix. L-Theanine, apigenin, and lemon balm are heat-sensitive. Capsules are filled cold, with no thermal damage.
Marques et al., Drug Discovery Today, 2017
Gummies absorb moisture from the air. Over months on a shelf, sensitive compounds oxidize and degrade. A 2017 study found gummy multivitamins lost up to 35% of label dose within two years.
Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, 2017
An independent ConsumerLab analysis found the majority of tested gummy supplements failed to meet label claims for at least one ingredient. Capsule formats passed at a far higher rate.
ConsumerLab.com Quality Report, 2019
The DOZE Format
We chose capsules because the format lets the formula do the work.
0g
Sugar. Nothing that spikes insulin before bed.
800mg
Active formula per serving. Full clinical doses.
5
Research-backed ingredients. No filler, no melatonin.
Cold-fill
Vegetarian capsule. No heat damage to the actives.
DOZE delivers five research-backed ingredients at full clinical doses. Zero sugar. Zero melatonin. Zero compromises.
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