Allergy Research Group

Hypoallergenic is a formulation choice, not a marketing word

Allergy Research Group was founded in California in 1979 and built its range around one question: what can you take if you react to most supplements? The answer was to strip the formulas back. Common allergens such as gluten, dairy, soy, corn, egg and nuts are left out, along with added colours and needless fillers. The buffered vitamin C, one of the first products, pairs vitamin C with calcium and magnesium so it sits better in a sensitive stomach.

You can see that thinking in the ingredient lists. Capsules are usually plain vegetarian cellulose, most products hold one nutrient instead of a crowded blend, and the label names the source of each raw material. That makes the range easy to build with: you add what you need, rather than a multi that overlaps with everything else in your cupboard. If you want to weigh up the alternatives first, our overview of supplement brands shows what else we carry in the same forms.

What sits in this collection

• Buffered vitamin C in capsules and powder, for stomachs that struggle with plain ascorbic acid
• Essential-Biotic probiotics, including Saccharomyces boulardii, a yeast rather than a bacterium
• Optimox Iodoral, high-strength iodine tablets with potassium iodide
• Single nutrients such as NAC, TMG and zinc picolinate
• 200 mg of Zen, a combination of L-theanine and GABA

Two things are worth knowing before you order. Some products are not vegan: certain softgels use fish gelatin, and the glandular products are beef or pork based, so check the label if that matters. And hypoallergenic lowers the chance of a reaction, it does not remove it. If you react to an unusual ingredient, read the full list. Readers who mainly want gut support often begin with one probiotic supplement and add a second product weeks later, instead of three at once.

In some markets the same formulas appear under the name NutriCology. Same manufacturer, different label, which explains why both names turn up in reviews of the same product.

Why Allergy Research Group at BONO

We stock this brand because its formulas are made for the people other brands leave out. We judge form, dose and combination before anything goes in the assortment. Here that means vitamin C buffered with minerals for sensitive stomachs, delayed-release capsules so probiotic bacteria arrive further down the gut, and single nutrients you can dose yourself. We buy directly from the brand, so what arrives is authentic, and our compliance team checks every product before it goes live. We test products ourselves and independent labs spot-check batches. You can read how we select brands and products.

The honest part: this range is not cheap, and the iodine and glandular products are made for people who already know why they want them. If you are starting out, a straightforward vitamin C option or a probiotic is the more sensible first purchase. Give most products two to three weeks of daily use before you judge them.