Daily Mineral Complex

Can I afford to make this, and what do I get back?

Formula

4 ingredients

Dose formCapsules per servingServings per containerCapsule size

Capsule fill0.86 of 0.95 ml (90%)

Ingredient	Per serving	Unit	Assay	Overage	$/kg	Lot min	Weighed out
							1.43 g476.19 mg each
							22 mg7.33 mg each
							11 mg3.67 mg each
							75 mg25 mg each

The run

What you order and how it gets made

Bottles in this run

Packaging

ContainerClosureLabel

Tamper-evident neckbandExpected by most retailers.DesiccantNeeded for probiotics and anything hygroscopic.

Conversion and quality

Filling and packing$/unitYield loss%Blend lost to the equipment.Setup and changeover$Charged once for the run.Testing and release$Identity, potency, heavy metals, micro.Inbound freight$Raw materials and components to the plant.

Nothing physically or commercially impossible in this formula. That is not the same as being ready to sell, but it is a real starting point.

Cost to make, per bottle

$3.41

$0.114 per serving. $17,027 for the whole run of 5,000.

Lead time: 10 weeks
Fill weight: 512.19 mg each

Raw materials$1.6147%

Delivery format$0.82824%

Packaging$0.36911%

Conversion$0.43013%

Quality$0.1705%

Line	Per bottle	Per run
Raw materials4 ingredients at 3 percent yield loss	$1.50	$7,485
Lot minimum overbuy4 materials sold in lots larger than this run needs	$0.111	$555
Capsule shells90 x Size 00 (most common)	$0.828	$4,140
Container275cc HDPE round	$0.246	$1,230
Closure45/400 ribbed, foam liner	$0.046	$230
LabelWhite BOPP, 4 colour	$0.073	$365
Tamper-evident neckbandTamper evidence	$0.0044	$22.00
Filling and packingCapsules line rate	$0.360	$1,800
Run setup and changeover$350 once, spread over 5,000 units	$0.070	$350
Testing and release$850 per batch, spread over 5,000 units	$0.170	$850
Total	$3.41	$17,027

Of $3.41, $0.240 is fixed cost spread over this run and $3.17 moves with every extra bottle. A green dot is a reference band, amber is typical trade practice, grey is a number you entered.

I have an idea

First-time founders and at-home formulators

Price you plan to sell at$Bottles you expect to sell a month

Include optional startup itemsPhotography and a storefront.

Cash to start

$17,857 to $20,177

$17,027 of that is the run itself

Cost per bottle

$3.41

$0.114 per serving

You keep per bottle

$10.08

75% of the sale price

Bottles to get your money back

1,324 to 1,496

Out of 5,000 in the run

The margin here is healthy enough to build on.

Making 5,000 bottles costs $17,027, and selling all of them at your price brings in $67,450. At 250 a month that run is about 20.0 months of stock. Your money is back after roughly 1,324 bottles.

Startup costs beyond the run

Not on any manufacturing quote

Label artwork and facts panelA compliant Supplement Facts panel is a specialist job.	$250 to $900
Barcode (GTIN)Needed by most retailers and marketplaces.	$30 to $250
Business registrationVaries by state and structure.	$50 to $500
Product liability insuranceAnnual. Most manufacturers require proof before they run your job.	$500 to $1,500
Startup subtotal	$830 to $3,150
Manufacturing run	$17,027