Richard
I sell supplements for a living.
I sell supplements for a living. I purchased their tributyrin in hope of getting a high quality supplement whilst on the road. This company highlights that quality is a key priority for them. It’s infuriating at how poor quality this supplement is. You can tell it from the moment you open the packaging (the smell vs other companies) and from the symptoms it causes. Invest your money into a more reputable company…. Honestly “ If you are experiencing "eggy" or sulfur burps and take tributyrin, it may mean your supplement is low quality or breaking down too early in your stomach. Tributyrin is a type of gut supplement meant to reach the lower intestines without smelling.Why Tributyrin Can Smell Like EggsIt is unstable: Low-quality tributyrin breaks down before it gets to the gut. It turns into butyric acid in your stomach.The acid has a terrible odor: Butyric acid naturally smells like rancid butter or rotten eggs.High-quality versions are protected: Good tributyrin is usually micro-encapsulated (coated). This protects it from stomach acid so it only releases deep in the gut.”
Response from HealthygutAug 11, 2026
Hey Richard - As the founder I'm actually sorry you didn't get what you wanted from our company. Our goal is to help people feel normal and enjoy life again. Anytime we fail to do that is bad for everyone. However, I'm skeptical you are a real person... as this appears to be a lazy troll... but I'll engage anyways. Our tributyrin is 99.9% pure and packed in a patented enteric coated capsule. In you or anyone reading this looks at reviews on our site one of the things you'll see is how many people enjoy the "lack of smell" from our formulation. When you first open the bottle the manufacturing flush smell will leave and when you come back there's barely any smell at all. If there is a smell that means something leaked (which happens in all manufacturing environments) and we'd be happy to send you a free bottle on us. We don't use micro encapsulation because our enteric coating is better technology. Same idea though! And I agree that micro encapsulation is a better form than free forms without enteric or other coatings. Butyrate does smell like rotten eggs or vomit depending on the person sniffing and it's one of the reasons people struggle to take it. We solved that our way with our enteric softgel. I wish you had a better experience with us, I wish you had reached out to us to get a free bottle if yours was not right. And if you are a troll... find a new job.