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United States law defines a dietary supplement as a product taken by mouth that contains a dietary ingredient intended to supplement the diet, under the Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act (DSHEA) of 1994. The NIH Office of Dietary Supplements lists vitamins, minerals, herbs and other botanicals, amino acids and enzymes among the ingredients a dietary supplement can contain, in forms such as tablets, capsules, gummies and powders. A dietary supplement must be swallowed, so topical and inhaled products fall outside the definition. Knowing the legal definition helps shoppers tell a dietary supplement apart from a conventional food or a medicine before comparing Trio Nutrition formulas.*

A Supplement Facts label has to show the size of one serving, the number of servings per container and each dietary ingredient in the product, and the NIH Office of Dietary Supplements notes that the label also lists other ingredients such as fillers, binders and flavorings. For each dietary ingredient outside a proprietary blend, the panel lists the amount per serving by weight, as a percentage of the Daily Value, or both. Magnesium panels declare elemental magnesium rather than the weight of the whole magnesium compound, which is why the Magnesium Complex panel lists 420 mg of magnesium at 100% of the Daily Value. Reading the panel lets shoppers compare the amount per serving across Trio Nutrition formulas before choosing.*

Supplement labels carry an FDA disclaimer statement because the Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act of 1994 requires the disclaimer whenever a label makes a structure/function claim, a general well-being claim or a nutrient deficiency claim. The NIH Office of Dietary Supplements explains that a structure/function claim describes how a supplement supports a body part or function, such as heart health or the immune system, and that the FDA has not evaluated such claims. The manufacturer must also notify the FDA of the claim text no later than 30 days after first marketing a dietary supplement that carries the claim. The asterisk beside a claim on trionutrition.com points shoppers to the full FDA disclaimer printed in the site footer.*

cGMP stands for current Good Manufacturing Practice, the FDA rules that dietary supplement manufacturers must follow, and the NIH Office of Dietary Supplements states that the rules cover the identity, purity, strength and composition of a supplement. According to the NIH Office of Dietary Supplements, Good Manufacturing Practices help avoid the wrong ingredient, too much or too little of the correct ingredient, contamination, and improper packaging or labeling. Independent organizations including ConsumerLab.com, NSF International and U.S. Pharmacopeia offer quality testing, and the NSF/ANSI 455-2 dietary supplement standard is an independent GMP certification whose scope includes the FDA rule at 21 CFR Part 111. Choosing a product made under independent GMP certification gives shoppers a verifiable quality marker beyond the label.*

The Trio Nutrition supplement range covers eight wellness goals: sleep and relaxation, stress and mood, immune support, gut and digestive health, detox and weight, women's health, hair, skin and nails, and daily multivitamins. Magnesium is a cofactor in more than 300 enzyme systems, according to the NIH Office of Dietary Supplements, and Magximum supplies 210 mg of magnesium glycinate per 2-capsule serving within the Sleep and Relaxation collection. Probiotics are live microorganisms named by genus, species and strain, and Nirvana Kombucha lists 5 billion CFU from five probiotic strains plus inulin, a prebiotic fiber from chicory root. Shoppers can open any of the eight goal collections from the Shop page to compare the formulas listed under each goal.*