Magnesium Stearate is coommonly used as a filling agent in the manufacture of capsules and tablets, such as vitamins, the source of this ingredient is typically bovine. However, there is an increasing number of vegetarian options in which the product specifically indicates it contains magnesium stearate from vegetable sources.

Phaseolus Vulgaris is the scientifically appropriate name for the common bean, which is a herbaceous annual plant. Phaseolus Vulgaris exists in many varieties, from shell beans to white beans, from red kidney beans to yellow beans, pink beans to pinto beans, many of these varieties exist all around the world, in some places being an essential part of the local cuisine. Most of the beans contain a toxic lectin, phytohaemagglutinin, which needs to be either cooked or soaked away in water. In body building circles, the white kidney bean has been promoted as a healthy weight control food, moreover, offering white kidney bean extracts, which is supposed to be lipogenic. Nevertheless, any bean is a proper source of proteins, starch and dietary fiber, as well as selenium, iron, Vitamin B6 and folic acid.

Silica is silicon dioxide, a trace mineral found in bones, teeth, skin, eyes, glands and organs. It also helps keep skin elastic. Silica works with calcium to maintain bone strength.