Food Supplement Analysis

Today, nutritional elements such as vitamins, minerals, proteins, carbohydrates that need to be taken daily are seen to be deficient with the change in nutritional habits, more participation of people in the workforce, increasing stress. Lack of nutrients is felt during the day in the form of weakness and fatigue. This leads people to supplementary foods to feel more energetic throughout the day.
Supplementary Foods, within the scope of the "Regulation on Import, Production, Processing and Supply of Supplementary Foods", "Nutritional or physiological effects of nutrients such as vitamins, minerals, proteins, carbohydrates, carbohydrates, fatty acids, amino acids or other than these in order to supplement normal nutrition. The daily intake dose was determined by preparing the concentrates or extracts of plant, herbal and animal origin substances, bioactive substances and similar substances alone or in their mixtures, capsules, tablets, lozenges, disposable powder packs, liquid ampoules, dropper bottles and other similar liquid or powder forms. products are defined as ".
With the easy accessibility of supplementary foods and their increasing place in our lives, imitation and adulteration increase. In order to prevent this situation, the procedures and principles regarding the import, production, processing and placing on the market have been determined with the regulations published. The most important point in the quality control of supplementary foods is the analysis stages, which are important both for the suitability of the products to be sold and for the control of the accuracy of the information shared with consumers.

Some of the supplements approved in our country are as follows:
Calcium, Vitamin D, Omega 3, Coriander, Vitamin C, Magnesium, St. John's Wort, Vitamin K, Ginseng, Garlic, Ginger, Olive Leaf, Flax Seed, Propolis, Calcium, Phosphorus

The analyzes performed on supplementary foods can be listed as follows:
- Vitamin Analyzes: Vitamin A, D, E, K, ß-carotene, C, B1, B2, B3, B6, B7, B9 Vitamin Analyzes
- Element Analysis: Heavy Metal Analysis such as Mercury, Cadmium, Lead, Arsenic, Mineral Analysis such as Iron, Zinc, Copper, Manganese, Calcium, Phosphorus, Selenium, Sodium
- Effectiveness Analysis
- Stability Analysis
- Free Analysis: Pesticide, GMO, Mycotoxin, Pork Search,
- Organoleptic Sensory Analysis
- Artificial Sweeteners: Aspartame, Acesulfame K, Saccharin
- Additives: Benzoic Acid, Paint Search
- Energy Analysis from Carbohydrates

Our laboratories serving in many provinces in turkey, "Food Supplement Analysis" in accordance with legal regulations and standards relating to Türkak accreditation is carried out.