Vesta Nutraceuticals, Inc. (Vesta Nutra, dba)
5740 Thunderbird Rd.
Indianapolis, IN 46236
Phone: (888) 55-VESTA
Website: www.vestanutra.com
Founded in 1996 in Indiana, Vesta is a leading contract manufacturer of finished products and distributor of supplements and nutraceuticals. As an FDA (U.S. Food and Drug Administration)-registered, Made in the USA, cGMP (current good manufacturing practice) facility, we are committed to maintaining the highest standards of quality in the nutraceutical industry. Vesta features LipoQuest Liposomal Delivery and ECO2 Extracts Supercritical CO2 Extraction Manufacturing, along with a comprehensive choice of research-based ingredients. At Vesta, we are dedicated to making world-class, high-quality supplements available worldwide at affordable prices.
Dr. Tax Georgiadis is the chief science officer at Vesta Nutra. He has more than 30 years of pharmaceutical and agricultural industry expertise, a PhD in organic chemistry from UCLA (University of California, Los Angeles) and a BS in chemistry from Indiana University, Bloomington. His experience at Vesta includes the development of LipoQuest, our proprietary liposomal delivery system, as well as overseeing our ECO2 Extracts manufacturing projects.
NIE: What is LipoQuest?
Georgiadis: LipoQuest is a proprietary liposomal delivery system designed to enhance the stability, absorption and bioavailability of nutritional supplements. Liposomes encapsulate active ingredients and transport them throughout the body. The active ingredients are stabilized until released intracellularly and into the blood.
NIE: Vesta’s ingredient Pearl Tomato can be incorporated into supplements and topical formulations. What are some of Pearl Tomato’s key benefits?
Georgiadis: Vesta’s Pearl Tomato is a proprietary white tomato extract powder sourced from specially selected non-GMO (genetically modified organism) tomato fruit. It is uniquely rich in colorless carotenoids. Pearl Tomato can be used in the food and beauty industry for beauty-from-within.
Health Benefits:
• Supports skin health
• Helps to lighten and whiten skin tone
• Reduces melanin in dark spots, freckles and scars
• Lessens formation of new pigmentation spots
• Is an antioxidant to protect against free radicals
• Decreases skin dryness and roughness
• Can increase the suppleness of skin
• Revives and rejuvenates complexion
• Maintains youthful appearance.
NIE: Please describe Vesta Nutra’s sustainability efforts.
Georgiadis: Vesta proudly demonstrates sustainability with the following:
• Ethical sourcing with sustainable farms and botanical suppliers
• Energy-efficient production
• Waste reduction & circular practices
• Clean label & transparency
• Application of organic, Non-GMO and plant-derived materials where applicable. Our ECO2 Extracts are environmentally friendly due to the ability to recycle the solvent. Vesta’s proprietary LipoQuest is lecithin-based, sourced from sunflowers, and is all-natural and allergen-free.
NIE: What are the benefits of ECO2 Extracts?
Georgiadis: Our ECO2 project involves the use of supercritical carbon dioxide as the solvent used to extract desired oils from natural organic matter. This process highlights high purity, selectivity and safety to produce organic extracts that can be used in a variety of applications. Final products are free of residual solvents. This technology has found widespread acceptance in the food industry.
NIE: Is there anything else you would like to add?
Georgiadis: At Vesta, we are dedicated to making world-class, high-quality nutraceuticals available worldwide at affordable prices. We deliver vital products and results to both our partners and the public and collaborate with our partners to generate innovative ideas for the supplement industry. Our commitment is unwavering to fundamentally understanding our marketplace, customers and communities.
Vesta is your one-stop shop for all your dietary supplement manufacturing needs. Contact VestaNutra.com for more information.
