Food supplements

Food supplements are a broad group of products that are freely available to consumers. As defined by EFSA: Food supplements are concentrated sources of nutrients (i.e. minerals and vitamins) or other substances with a nutritional or physiological effect marketed in “dose” form (e.g. pills, tablets, capsules, liquids in measured doses).

Food supplements may contain a wide range of nutrients and other ingredients, including:

vitamins
– minerals
plant or herbal extracts
– amino acids, peptides or proteins
honey and bee products
– probiotics,
essential fatty acids, enzymes, metabolites, fibres or extracts.

Vitamins in food supplements

Food supplements are therefore single or combined sources of concentrated active ingredients such as vitamins, minerals, plant extracts and other ingredients with dietary or physiological effects, which may come in many forms such as tablets, capsules, softgels, gel capsules, syrups, liquids or powders.

All food supplements placed on the market must be of good quality and safe for the consumer, i.e., they must contain the declared content of active ingredients, be microbiologically safe and not contain substances in quantities that pose a risk to human health.

The manufacturer of food supplements is responsible for ensuring that its activities comply with the requirements of the legislation, at all stages from development and production to distribution and marketing.

Manufacturers should guarantee  content control of the declared ingredients to ensure the quality of the product product until the expiry date, prevent inaccurate labelling or possible contamination. 

Testing of food supplements and content determination of the active ingredients is a basic quality control of the products.

Contact us for analysis of your specific formulation and active ingredients.

We are experts for vitamin analysis

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Stability testing is performed to determine the shelf life of food supplements Product stability is a key indicator of product quality. Stability testing is needed to determine or verify the shelf life of the product, to ensure that the product is stable during its shelf life, as an aid in product development, etc. Stability testing is performed specifically for your product formulation and needs in accordance with the industry guidelines for stability testing.

Our laboratory provides the following services:

 

Content analysis of food ingredients (vitamins, minerals, herbal extracts, amino acids,…)

Analysis of controlled substances and contaminants in food supplements (heavy metals)

 Research and laboratory services during product development

Stability testing

Sample preparation and analysis

Method development and validation

Consulting services on request

 

We provide the best and most cost effective testing for your needs.

For more information please Contact us by e-mail info@inslab.si or call us + 386 2 654 02 10.

Our services include

Content analysis of active ingredients

Vitamin analysis

Analysis of controlled substances and contaminants

Analysis of heavy metals

Research and laboratory services

Stability testing

Method development and validation

Consulting services

Clinical studies