Glossary

SodaMelt glossary: the label terms from adsorbent to structure function claim

This SodaMelt glossary explains the words on the label and on this website in plain English, in alphabetical order. Each entry says what the term means and where it shows up on the SodaMelt panel, the carton or the batch paperwork.

By SodaMelt Team · Medically reviewed by Dr. Savita Srivastava, MD, Physician · Reviewed October 26, 2026 · Last updated October 29, 2026 · 6 min read

What is in the SodaMelt glossary from A to C?

• Adsorbent. A material that binds what is in the gut alongside it. Bentonite, tenth in the blend, is an adsorbent clay.
• Anthranoid. A family of stimulant laxative compounds. Four blend entries carry them: Chinese rhubarb root, aloe vera leaf, cascara sagrada bark and buckthorn bark. They work in tens of milligrams.
• Binomial. The two-part Latin name of a plant, such as Avena sativa for oat. The panel prints one for each botanical.
• Blend, proprietary. A declared total weight, here 250 mg, with the ingredients listed in descending order and no individual amounts.
• Calcium carbonate. The calcium salt on the panel, 100 mg per capsule. It needs stomach acid to dissolve and is spaced four hours from levothyroxine.
• Certificate reference. A filing reference for the batch paperwork. For this site it is SOD-2226-26-MY. It is not a published test result.
• CFU. Colony-forming units, the count probiotic trials use. The label declares none for Lactobacillus acidophilus.

What is in the SodaMelt glossary from D to L?

• Daily Value. The reference amount a percentage is measured against. Calcium prints 7.5% of it. The blend prints that a Daily Value is not established.
• Descending order by weight. The rule in 21 CFR 101.36 for a proprietary blend. Position one is the heaviest and position eleven the lightest.
• Dietary supplement. The legal category printed on the carton. It is not a drug and it is not FDA approved.
• Glycosides. The form in which the stimulant compounds arrive. Colonic bacteria have to activate them, which is why the effect comes 6 to 12 hours after a dose.
• Hypromellose. The plant-derived material of the capsule shell, listed as a vegetable capsule.
• Latex, aloe. The layer between the aloe leaf and its inner gel, which carries the laxative activity. The label says leaf, not gel.
• Lot. A batch identifier that ties a bottle to a production run. The lot on file is SOD-26/MY-2226, a filing reference and not a laboratory result.

What is in the SodaMelt glossary from M to S?

• Melanosis coli. A brown pigmentation of the colon lining seen at colonoscopy after long use of anthranoid laxatives. It reverses once the laxative stops.
• Other ingredients. The inactive names under the panel: rice flour, hypromellose, magnesium stearate and silicon dioxide.
• Plant part. The part named in brackets: straw, herb, husk, root, leaf or bark. It decides which research applies.
• Psyllium. A gel-forming fibre, third in the blend. Trials that show effects used more than 10 g a day, and the gel needs water.
• Serving size and servings per container. One capsule, and 30 servings in each bottle.
• Stimulant laxative. A product that speeds the colon's passage and reduces the water it pulls back. Four entries in the blend act this way.
• Structure or function claim. A statement about how a supplement affects the body. The carton prints none. The seller's page names its own supports.

How do you use the SodaMelt glossary on a real bottle?

Start at the top of the panel. Find the serving size and the servings per container. Read the two amount rows, then the footnote about the Daily Value. Move to the blend, and notice that the list is in descending order of weight and carries binomials and plant parts. Then read the line of other ingredients, the suggested use, the storage line and the caution.

Each of those steps matches a term above. If you want the steps in order with worked examples, see our seven steps for reading the label. For the amounts, see what 250 mg shared between eleven ingredients means.

What does the SodaMelt glossary not tell you?

It tells you what the words mean, not what the capsule will do for you. It does not give amounts that the label does not print, and it does not rank the ingredients by effect. A glossary is a map, not a verdict. If a term is new to you and it relates to a medicine you take, ask your pharmacist what it means for you. The caution on the bottle says it plainly: do not exceed the recommended dose, and consult a physician if you are pregnant, nursing, under 18 or have a known medical condition.

Which sources does this page use?

• The panel transcription on the supplement facts page and the entries on the ingredients page.
• The expected effects on the side effects page.

Frequently asked questions

Our view

A glossary will not decide whether SodaMelt suits you, but it makes the label readable. Keep it next to the bottle, work down the panel and check each term against what is printed. The full panel is on the SodaMelt official website. For any medical question, ask a doctor or pharmacist.

Last updated October 29, 2026. Medical review by Dr. Savita Srivastava, MD, October 26, 2026.