Depositing and curing time — how much does it change the cost?

Gummies occupy moulds and drying rooms for hours. Tolling reflects the days, not the minutes.

Pectin versus gelatin — how much does it change the cost?

Pectin is vegan, more expensive and more temperamental — usually a positioning decision that costs real money.

Overage on actives — how much does it change the cost?

Vitamins degrade, so brands overdose at manufacture to hold label claim to end of life. That overage is a genuine cost line.

What does it cost to make gummy vitamins?

Q: What does it cost to make gummy vitamins?

A 60-gummy jar costs roughly $2.3137 per unit to make ex-works at a run of 10,000 units — $0.9237 of ingredients, $0.4200 of packaging, $0.7800 of tolling and $0.0280 of inbound freight, divided by a 93% yield. Bigger runs land materially lower.

Cost to make, ex-works $2.3137 per 60-gummy jar, at 10,000 units

Per 1,000 units$2313.71

Whole run$23137.05

This is a realistic mid-market estimate, not a quote. The same product at 5,000 units and at 50,000 units are different businesses — run size moves tolling more than any other line. Use it to sanity-check a quote, not to replace one.

Where the money goes

Ingredients $0.9237 40%Packaging $0.4200 18%Tolling $0.7800 34%Inbound freight $0.0280 1%Yield loss $0.1620 7%

The formulation

Ingredient	Qty	Price	Overage	Per unit
Glucose syrup	420 g/L	$0.58/lb	3%	$0.1659
Sugar	300 g/L	$0.26/lb	2%	$0.0530
Pectin or gelatin	60 g/L	$6.40/lb	5%	$0.2667
Vitamin premix	9 g/L	$52.00/lb	6%	$0.3281
Flavour, colour, acid	22 g/L	$7.20/lb	5%	$0.1100
Ingredients per unit				$0.9237

What actually moves this number

Depositing and curing timeGummies occupy moulds and drying rooms for hours. Tolling reflects the days, not the minutes.
Pectin versus gelatinPectin is vegan, more expensive and more temperamental — usually a positioning decision that costs real money.
Overage on activesVitamins degrade, so brands overdose at manufacture to hold label claim to end of life. That overage is a genuine cost line.

What is not in here

Excludes stability testing, which for a gummy is essential rather than optional.

Change the assumptions. Every figure above is an input, not a fact. Put your own supplier prices, your own pack size and your own run volume into the calculator and see what your product actually costs.

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