3-Minute Tune-Ups from
the Formulation Front Lines

Insights, ingredient spotlights, and strategy tips
from the experts behind Path Forward Formulator®

Ted Dove-Edwin Ted Dove-Edwin

Chapter 13: Plant Based Protein

In this 3-Minute Thursday, Jade, a summer intern at Path Forward Formulator, builds a plant-based protein powder formula in under 3 minutes. With no prior formulation experience, she shows how easy it is to create a professional-grade product using our app — based on a protein powder she personally uses as a busy college student.

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Ted Dove-Edwin Ted Dove-Edwin

Episode 12: Sleep Gummy in Market

In this special 3-Minute Thursday, Jade — a summer intern at Path Forward Formulator — demonstrates how easy it is to create a sleep gummy formula using our platform, even with no prior formulation experience. Following the supplement facts of a product she personally uses as a college student, Jade walks through the process of configuring the gummy base, adding active ingredients, and exporting a compliant specification sheet — all in under 3 minutes.

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Ted Dove-Edwin Ted Dove-Edwin

Episode 11: CherryPure

In this 3-Minute Thursday, we create a branched-chain amino acid (BCAA) powder designed for energy and muscle recovery. Using Path Forward Formulator, we replicate a market reference formula and show how to quickly customize ingredient loads, build proprietary blends, and export a fully formatted specification sheet — all within 3 minutes.

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Ted Dove-Edwin Ted Dove-Edwin

Episode 10: B&D

In this Mobile Edition of 3-Minute Thursday, we formulate a 5 Billion CFU probiotic tablet using Path Forward Formulator — all from a mobile device. Featuring probiotic strains from B&D Nutritional Ingredients and organic clean label excipients from Ribus, this episode highlights how easily you can build, adjust, and export a full supplement formula on-the-go.

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Ted Dove-Edwin Ted Dove-Edwin

Episode 9: ExcelVite

In this 3-Minute Thursday, we formulate a fat-soluble multivitamin in a liquid-filled hard capsule featuring premium ingredients from Excelvite. This demonstration highlights how Path Forward Formulator streamlines liquid capsule formulations, including excipient management, trademarked ingredient labeling, and supplier sourcing — all within a 3-minute workflow.

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Ted Dove-Edwin Ted Dove-Edwin

Episode 8: CaMgZn

In this 3-Minute Thursday, we tackle a unique formulation challenge: creating a Calcium, Magnesium, Zinc, and Vitamin D3 formula and demonstrating how to convert it seamlessly across three dosage forms — powder, tablet, and capsule — using Path Forward Formulator.

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Ted Dove-Edwin Ted Dove-Edwin

Episode 7: Innovactive + Biova

In this 3-Minute Thursday episode, we create a skin health gummy featuring MyoSerum® from Innovactive and BiovaBio® from Biova. Using Path Forward Formulator, we walk through the formulation of a clean-label, sugar-free pectin gummy designed to support skin hydration and elasticity.

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Ted Dove-Edwin Ted Dove-Edwin

Episode 6: GPCGold

In this episode of 3-Minute Thursday, we create two formulations featuring GPC Gold® Alpha-GPC from Golden Key Ingredients — a brain health capsule and a sports performance powder. This demonstration highlights how easily you can switch between dosage forms while managing ingredient load, potency, and cost within Path Forward Formulator.

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Ted Dove-Edwin Ted Dove-Edwin

Episode 5: Cognizin

In this 3-Minute Thursday, we build a hydration powder formula featuring Cognizin® Citicoline from Kyowa Hakko. Starting with a real market product as a reference, we show how to recreate and customize the formula using Path Forward Formulator — handling everything from electrolyte balance to nootropic integration.

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Ted Dove-Edwin Ted Dove-Edwin

Episode 4: Amlexin

In this 3-Minute Thursday, we demonstrate how to formulate a capsule-in-capsule joint health product featuring Amlexin® from Unigine. This product design not only enhances visual appeal but also allows for optimized ingredient separation and efficacy.

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Ted Dove-Edwin Ted Dove-Edwin

Episode 3: Pharmactive

In this 3-Minute Thursday episode, we showcase how to formulate a melatonin-free sleep gummy using Path Forward Formulator, featuring premium ingredients from Pharmactive and Unigine. We also demonstrate how to instantly convert that same formula into a capsule format — perfect for brands needing flexibility across product lines.

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Ted Dove-Edwin Ted Dove-Edwin

Episode 2: Orgenetics

In this episode of 3-Minute Thursday, we demonstrate how to formulate a plant-based women’s multivitamin capsule using the Path Forward Formulator platform. From capsule selection to ingredient sourcing, we show how to adjust potency, manage capsule capacity, and export a compliant specification sheet — all within 3 minutes.

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Ted Dove-Edwin Ted Dove-Edwin

Episode 1: Innophos

In this quick demo, we formulate a magnesium citrate pectin gummy using Kilomax® from Innophos, a high-performance ingredient optimized for pectin-based systems. We walk through ingredient selection, load calculations, draft label generation, and spec sheet export — all within PathForwardFormulator.

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Boris Bauer Boris Bauer

Episode 1: Pectin Based Magnesium Gummy

You may already know that pectin can be quite challenging from an active load perspective, but let's proceed anyway and choose a natural sugar free base. For this demonstration, we are going to go with two gummies per serving and 20 servings per container.

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Boris Bauer Boris Bauer

Episode 2: Plant-based Multivitamin Capsule for Women

Discover how to formulate a complete plant-based multivitamin capsule for women in under three minutes using Path Forward Formulator's innovative app. In this step-by-step demonstration, Shane walks you through selecting HPMC capsules, incorporating Organetics' premium multivitamin blend, and optimizing iron and zinc levels with targeted botanical extracts.

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