NOW Foods Empty Capsules Vegetarian Double 00" 750 Veg Capsules"

What it is

NOW Foods Double “00” Veg Capsules is a resealable pouch of empty vegetarian capsule shells in size 00, sold as a supply for filling at home. The front panel states the count as approximately 750 and the net weight as 91 g (3.21 oz). The shells arrive empty — there is no powder, no vitamin and no herb inside them. You supply whatever goes in.

That makes this an encapsulation supply rather than a finished supplement, and it sits in our Capsules & Supplies range alongside the other equipment and consumables used for measuring and packing your own powders.

What the shell is made of

The ingredient line on the back of the pouch runs to two items: hypromellose (cellulose) and water. That is the entire composition of the capsule shell.

Hypromellose is a cellulose-derived film former, and NOW prints the word “cellulose” in brackets beside it on the pack for exactly that reason. Because the shell is built from plant cellulose rather than animal collagen, there is no gelatin in it — that is what the “Veg” in “Veg Capsules” refers to. The back panel of this same pouch notes that NOW supplies gelatin capsules as a separate line, so the distinction is one the manufacturer draws itself.

Because that ingredient list runs to two items and stops, there is nothing else in the shell to account for: no flavoring, no coloring and no added excipient. Anything else in the finished capsule is whatever you put there.

Product Specifications

How it is used

These shells are filled by the buyer with their own powdered ingredients. NOW's back panel describes them as intended for making your own encapsulated preparations from powdered vitamins, minerals and herbs, and notes that powders handled this way need no fillers or binders and can be measured or mixed to specific blends and potencies.

The capacity figure is the one number worth knowing before you order: the back of the pouch states that these double “00” veg capsules hold 700 to 900 mg of most vitamin or mineral powders. Density is what moves that figure inside the range — a dense mineral powder reaches the 900 mg end sooner than a light, fluffy herb powder does.

The pouch prints no step-by-step filling procedure and no storage instruction, so we are not going to invent either one. If you are new to measuring your own ingredients, the NIH's consumer overview of dietary supplements and what to know about them is useful general background, and the FDA's consumer page on dietary supplements covers how the category is regulated. Neither source refers to this product.

Who it's for

This is a supply item for adults who already buy powdered ingredients and want to put them into capsules themselves. Three groups tend to reach for size 00 specifically: people buying single ingredients in bulk bags rather than pre-made capsules, people building a blend that no one sells ready-made, and people who avoid gelatin for dietary or religious reasons and cannot use a standard gelatin shell.

Size 00 is not the biggest shell NOW lists — the back of this pouch names a “000” in its gelatin range — so the choice comes down to a trade-off between how much powder a shell holds and how comfortable it is to swallow. If you are pairing these with powders, our Supplements section carries the loose-powder side of the same shelf.

Good to know

The pouch carries no Supplement Facts panel — an empty shell has no nutrient content to declare, so there is no serving size, no daily value and no directions panel on this pack.

The allergen statement printed on the back reads: not manufactured with yeast, wheat, gluten, soy, corn, milk, egg, fish, shellfish or tree nut ingredients, and produced in a GMP facility that processes other ingredients containing these allergens. That second clause matters if you are severely allergic — it is a shared-facility statement, not a certified free-from claim.

No California Prop 65 warning is printed anywhere on this packaging. The front panel carries the Non-GMO Project Verified seal and a kosher symbol. NOW Foods is named on the back as the distributor and quality tester, at a Bloomingdale, Illinois address. For general reading on how supplement labels are structured, the NIH maintains a public Dietary Supplement Label Database, and NCCIH publishes an overview of safety considerations for dietary and herbal supplements.

Frequently Asked Questions

What are these capsules made from?

Hypromellose (cellulose) and water — that is the complete ingredient list printed on the pouch. There is no gelatin, no flavoring, no coloring and no added preservative in the shell itself.

How much powder does one size 00 capsule hold?

Between 700 and 900 mg of most vitamin or mineral powders, according to the back panel of this pouch. Where a given powder falls in that range depends on how densely it packs, so a heavy mineral powder fills a shell at a higher milligram figure than a light herb powder does.

Are these suitable for a vegetarian diet?

Yes — the shell is plant-based, built from cellulose rather than animal-derived gelatin, and NOW markets the line as Veg Capsules. The front panel also carries the Non-GMO Project Verified seal and a kosher symbol. The allergen statement on the back adds that they are not manufactured with yeast, wheat, gluten, soy, corn, milk, egg, fish, shellfish or tree nut ingredients.

Does NOW offer other capsule sizes?

Yes. The back of this pouch states that NOW also supplies veg capsules in size “0”, and empty gelatin capsules in sizes “1”, “3”, “0”, “00” and “000”. A size 000 shell holds more powder than a 00; a size 1 or 3 holds less. Only the size 00 veg shell is listed on this page.

How is this order packaged and shipped?

Orders ship in plain, unbranded outer packaging. It will not show the Gear Isle name. The capsules themselves arrive in the manufacturer's own resealable pouch.

Product information compiled and reviewed by the Gear Isle product team. We transcribe product specifications directly from manufacturer packaging. Found an error? Tell us.

These statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. For adults 18 and over. Consult a licensed healthcare professional before use, especially if you have a medical condition or a known allergy to any listed ingredient. Keep out of reach of children.