Standard Process Ingredients
A line-by-line look at what's inside Standard Process whole-food supplements (brand-wide review hub), including active components and excipients.
From the athletic-recovery read of the Standard Process catalog: the ingredient story divides naturally into the herbal anti-inflammatory and adaptogen layer (MediHerb), the foundational whole-food nutrient cofactor support layer (Cataplex line, Catalyn), and the adrenal and endocrine support layer (Drenamin, the PMG line, MediHerb adaptogens). Athletic-recovery protocols typically pull from all three layers.
Active Ingredients
The active categories most athletic-recovery protocols touch:
- MediHerb herbal anti-inflammatories — Boswellia Complex for chronic-joint-discomfort and inflammation; Andrographis Complex for immune-season immune support; Phytolyn (Phytolacca-Lymphagogue) for lymphatic recovery support
- MediHerb cognitive and adaptogen anchors — Bacopa Complex for cognitive-stress side of training; Adrenal Complex for HPA-axis support; Rhodiola & Ginseng Complex for the adaptogen-driven training-stress management
- Cataplex foundational support — Cataplex B and Cataplex G for whole-food B-vitamin support; Cataplex E and Cataplex E2 for antioxidant support; Cataplex C for whole-food vitamin C; Cataplex F for essential fatty acid support
- Adrenal anchors — Drenamin as the adrenal glandular foundation; Drenatrophin PMG as the protomorphogen adrenal extract; relevant for HPA-axis management in heavy training blocks
- General foundation — Catalyn as the whole-food multi-vitamin foundation; Tuna Omega-3 for omega-3 fatty acid availability; the standard nutritional baseline that supports the athletic-recovery overlay
- What Standard Process does NOT carry that athletes often need — significant iron content (warranting standalone iron supplementation if ferritin is low), NSF Certified for Sport status on most SKUs, creatine monohydrate, beta-alanine, or other ergogenic-aid categories
Other Ingredients (Excipients)
From the athletic-recovery perspective, the absence of magnesium stearate, titanium dioxide, synthetic colorants, shellac, and gluten across most Standard Process SKUs is relevant for athletes with documented excipient sensitivities and aligns with the broader clean-supplement positioning that athletic-recovery brands increasingly take. The excipient profile is comparable to the best practitioner-channel athletic-recovery brands (Thorne, Klean Athlete) and superior to most retail-channel mass-market supplements.
Allergens and Sensitivities
Athletic-recovery allergen-status read: gluten-free, dairy-free, soy-free, and corn-free across most multi-vitamin and broad-spectrum formulas. The bovine sourcing in glandular and PMG products is the relevant exclusion for vegan or vegetarian athletes and for athletes with beef allergy. The MediHerb plant-based line carries standard ragweed and Asteraceae cross-reactivity considerations that may surface during pollen-heavy training seasons. The absence of NSF Certified for Sport status on most SKUs is the meaningful gap for tested athletes; Thorne and Klean Athlete are the appropriate alternatives in that compliance context.
Sourcing and Quality Notes
From the athletic-recovery perspective, supply-chain transparency on chronic-use supplements matters disproportionately for athletes given the contamination-risk-per-gram-consumed math of high-volume supplementation. The Palmyra Wisconsin farm-to-tablet supply chain on the whole-food concentrate line, the New Zealand BSE-free certified bovine sourcing on the glandular and PMG line, the MediHerb pharmaceutical-grade botanical standardization with HPLC documentation, and the per-lot certificate-of-analysis availability all support the documentation chain that serious athletes should run before adopting a year-round supplement. The the practitioner's full Standard Process brand review covers the supply-chain context with the broader clinical framework. A practitioner's evaluation of Standard Process's sourcing standards is included in this the practitioner's full Standard Process brand review.
How Ingredients Compare to Similar Products
Athletic-recovery-context comparators: Thorne (NSF Certified for Sport on much of the catalog, the central differentiator for tested athletes), Klean Athlete (banned-substance-tested, narrower catalog focused on athletic-recovery), Momentous (NSF Certified for Sport, athletic-performance positioning), Gaia Herbs Professional (similar pharmaceutical-grade botanical standardization to MediHerb at competitive pricing). The Standard Process value in the athletic-recovery space is the depth of the MediHerb and Cataplex catalog plus the glandular and PMG line; the limitation is the NSF Certified for Sport gap.
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