Food supplements (Multivitamins/Omega 3 )

Food supplements mean foodstuffs the purpose of which is to supplement the normal diet and which are concentrated sources of nutrients or other substances with a nutritional or physiological effect, alone or in combination, marketed in dose form, namely forms such as capsules, pastilles, tablets, pills and other similar forms, sachets of powder, ampoules of liquids, drop dispensing bottles, and other similar forms of liquids and powders designed to be taken in measured small unit quantities.

Zi-7 laboratory can carry out analysis for vitamins and nutrients in-house at our advanced laboratory providing a service to both Egyptian and International producers and manufacturers.

The purity criteria and assay for vitamins and minerals in their raw material and finished product can be tested on highly sensitive LC/MS/MS 6500 plus at zi-7 laboratory with high accuracy.

Zi-7 laboratory can also help the authorities to ensure that the manufacturers committed to maximum amounts of vitamins and minerals present in food supplements per daily portion of consumption as recommended by the authorities to ensure that food supplements are safe for consumption.

Sample types include powdered vitamins, dairy powders & Sample types include powdered vitamins, dairy powders & infant milk formula and dietary food supplements. And dietary food supplements.

Zi- 7 laboratory can help the authorities to detect the presence of restricted and prohibited substances that can be in food supplements e.g. Ephedra herb and Yohimbe bark.

Food supplements are concentrated sources of nutrients (i.e. minerals and vitamins) or other substances with a nutritional or physiological effect that are marketed in “dose” form (e.g. pills, tablets, capsules, liquids in measured doses).

 A wide range of nutrients and other ingredients might be present in food supplements, including, but not limited to, vitamins, minerals, amino acids, essential fatty acids, fibre and various plants and herbal extracts.

Herbs are tested for Pesticide Residues, Heavy metals, Microbiology, Aflatoxin, Nitrate, Nitrite, antioxidant, PAH, and Protein %.