I think it's a shame it's so difficult to find medications without all the junk (food coloring, silica, etc.) added to them. I have heard it suggested that a reason for the coloring, at least, might be that they're necessary for identification of the medicines, but, as seen with this medicine, tablets at least can be made identifiable by engraving the pills with numbers/letters. I guess the case may still be made for medications that need to be in gel capsule form and things like that. Still, it concerns and frustrates me that things that are made to help us heal and get well “must” contain such sketchy, possibly (and, in my opinion, probably) harmful ingredients. Thankfully, this brand exists, and I can at least get a pain reliever that's clean! In my experience, it's just as effective in strength as I remember Tylenol being. However, I will admit that it doesn't last as long as the extended-release Tylenol, so one would have to take them more often for lingering headaches and things like that. With that, I conclude that I am very grateful for this option, but would also be all the more grateful if they had an extended-release version!