Who We Serve
- Sports nutrition brand owners building category-leading SKUs.
- Contract manufacturers filling pre-workouts, recovery powders, hydration sticks, and ready-to-drink formats.
- Innovation teams developing the next generation of cognitive and adaptogenic performance products.
What Sports Formulators Care About
- Solubility and mouthfeel — particularly in beverages and stick packs.
- Label-claim density — getting clinically relevant doses into a flavored powder without ruining the texture.
- Stack compatibility — knowing which actives work alongside caffeine, creatine, electrolytes, and plant proteins.
- Stability under processing and storage — heat, moisture, and shelf-life pressure.
- Defensible science — buyers ask hard questions on Reddit and TikTok before they ever pick up a bottle.
GCI’s Branded Ingredients for Sports Nutrition
- RhodiolaSure™ — adaptogen for stress resilience, fatigue management, and cognitive performance under physical load. Available at 5%/2% and 3%/1% rosavin/salidroside profiles.
- PQQSure™ — pyrroloquinoline quinone supporting mitochondrial biogenesis and cellular energy production. Pairs naturally with CoQ10/ubiquinol.
- LipoSerine™ — phosphatidylserine, with growing literature on cortisol regulation under physical stress and on cognitive performance.
- DHA3Sure™ — vegetarian algal DHA for recovery, cognitive support, and clean-label positioning. No fishy taste.
- PEASure™ — palmitoylethanolamide for recovery and comfort positioning, non-psychoactive.
- SerraSure™ — serratiopeptidase for post-exercise recovery formulations.
- Diehl’s Own® CM — cetyl myristoleate for joint comfort stacks.
Common Companion Ingredients in Our Range
Branched-chain amino acids (BCAAs), creatine monohydrate, beta-alanine, betaine anhydrous, taurine, citrulline malate, electrolyte blends, plant proteins, B-vitamins, magnesium, vitamin D, caffeine, L-theanine, alpha-GPC, and more — supplied to spec under GCI Sure™.
Common Formulation Challenges We Help With
- Building a clean-label pre-workout that hits cognitive and energy claims without proprietary blends.
- Adding mitochondrial-energy positioning (PQQ + CoQ10) to an existing endurance product.
- Retaining a non-fish DHA source in a clean-label or vegan recovery formula.
- Building an adaptogen layer (RhodiolaSure™) into a daily-use sports product.
- Adding a recovery-and-comfort ingredient (PEASure™, SerraSure™) without creating regulatory exposure.
Common Dosage Formats
Stick packs and sachets, ready-to-drink shots, gummies, capsules, tablets, effervescents, sports drink mixes, and powdered hydration formats.
Regulatory & Quality Posture
Sports nutrition draws particular scrutiny. GCI’s documentation set is designed to support the brand owner through retailer audits, customs review, and consumer-facing transparency:
- Specification Sheet and current COA per lot.
- Heavy metals, microbiology, and pesticide testing.
- Banned-substance testing requirements: discuss your sport and certification needs with our team.
- DSHEA-compliant suggested structure/function claims for each branded ingredient.
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