Analysis of dietary supplements and sports nutrition

To ensure the food safety of your products and the accuracy of claims related to product ingredients, analytical testing is essential. As a specialist in the field of food and dietary supplements, Eurofins Food & Feed Testing offers you advice and support at every stage of your product’s development and production. We develop complete solutions tailored to your products.

Dietary supplement testing capabilities

Eurofins Food & Feed Testing is your full-service testing partner. We offer focused testing for botanical, joint health, and sports nutrition ingredients and products. Our laboratories provide state-of-the-art testing of nutritional ingredients and products including vitamins, minerals, amino acids, fibres, sweeteners, and more. In addition, we offer a full suite of USP microbiology testing services for supplements.  

The Eurofins Food & Feed Testing network of laboratories also provides services to verify compliance with Amazon's Dietary Supplements Policy.

When you work with Eurofins Food & Feed Testing you will also have access to a team of experts who are available for:

  • Consultation for formulation and testing challenges
  • Method development and validation
  • Scientifically valid method verification
  • Tailored testing solutions

Key services

Residues and contaminants

Content determination of the ingredients

  • Vitamins
  • Minerals, trace elements
  • Amino acids (free and bound)
  • Fatty acids (incl. Omega-3)
  • Curcumin, taurine
  • Melatonin
  • Piperine
  • Hyaluronic acid
  • Carnitine
  • Glucosamine, Chondroitin
  • Coenzyme Q10
  • Various secondary plant compounds
  • Authenticity

Consulting and services

Methodology

Eurofins Food & Feed Testing team of scientists are experienced in setting up and executing various methods based on the requirements of the matrix they are analysing and the specifications of the analyte. Below are just some of the types of methods our teams utilise.

  • ISO 17025 accredited methods
  • AOAC, AOCS, USP/NF, FCC, scientifically validated in-house methods
  • Other compendial methods, as well as industry-provided, or client-supplied
  • 500+ routine methods
  • 600+ certified botanical reference materials

Analytical instrumentation

  • Capillary electrophoresis (CE)
  • Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR)
  • Gas Chromatography (GC)
  • High-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC)
  • High-performance thin-layer chromatography (HPTLC)
  • Mass spectrometry (MS)
  • Supercritical Fluid Extraction and Chromatography (SFE-SFC)
  • Ultra Performance Liquid Chromatography (UPLC)
  • Ultraviolet-visible (UV-Vis) spectrophotometry
  • And more

Supported product types

Finished products

From fish oil to multivitamins, our scientists know how to work with your matrix.

The Eurofins Food & Feed Testing network of laboratories provides services to verify compliance with Amazon's Dietary Supplements Policy.

Dietary ingredients

Verifying raw materials in your supply chain is an important step to increase customer confidence in your brand. We can help do just that.

Botanicals

We offer a fully customisable botanical testing package.

Hemp and CBD

Our scientists are leading global experts in hemp and CBD analysis and verification.

Let us help you find your solution

Identity testing

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The Dietary Supplement cGMP identity requirements may be satisfied by one of several analytical methods and technologies. Eurofins Food & Feed Testing laboratories offers a full range of choices, and our experts will work with you to select the most appropriate test for your product's matrix.

When and why would you test?

To verify that the ingredients that you are putting into your supplement are what your supplier says they are.

How we can identify compounds

  • Microscopy
  • High-performance thin layer chromatography (HPTLC)
  • Chromatography methods using Diode Array or mass spectrometry
  • Fourier transform infrared (FTIR)
  • Near-infrared (NIR)
  • Organoleptic
  • DNA sequencing with real-time (Qualitative) PCR
  • Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA)
  • Site-specific natural isotope fractionation
  • Nuclear magnetic resonance (SNIF-NMR)
  • Isotope ratio mass spectrometry (IRMS)
  • Wet chemistry methods
  • USP, EP, FCC, JECFA, and other compendia

Potency testing

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Eurofins Food & Feed Testing laboratories is capable of testing for potency using UPLC, HPLC, GC, and LCMS technologies. We verify the strength of your active compounds in both raw materials and finished products.

Key capabilities

  • Compendia testing including USP/NF Monograph
  • Label claim verification

Examples of actives

  • Vitamins
  • Minerals
  • Herbal and botanical phytochemicals
  • Amino acids
  • Specialty components, new innovations, and discoveries
  • Probiotics and enzymes
  • Oils, fats, and sterols

Purity testing

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Our experts help you determine the purity of your dietary ingredients as well as finished products. At our ISO 17025 accredited laboratories, we can analyse for the presence of heavy metals, detect for pathogens, as well as confirm that your products are free of other potential contaminants. 

Potential contaminants

Microbial contaminants

  • Absence of salmonella spp. and E. coli
  • Bile-tolerant Gram-negative bacteria
  • Total aerobic microbial count
  • Total combined yeast and mould count
  • Extensive sample preparation expertise including difficult matrices
  • Multiple rapid immunoassay and PCR detection platforms
  • Strain typing and source tracking

Dietary ingredient testing

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Testing products and verifying raw materials in your supply chain are important steps to increase customer confidence in your brand. Whether you are an ingredient supplier or sell finished products direct to consumers, obtaining verifiable data from a trusted laboratory is the only way to ensure your products are authentic and safe. Our network of ISO 17025 accredited laboratories offers both compendial (USP, AOAC, EP, JP, etc.) and non-compendial raw material testing tailored to fit your individual needs.

Raw material testing helps:

  • Increase customer confidence in your brand
  • Increase finished product quality and safety
  • Increase control over your supply chain

Finished product testing

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Our scientists are leading global experts in finished product analysis. Our microbiology and chemistry laboratories are ISO 17025 accredited and adhere to AOAC, USP, Compendial, FDA, and USDA standards. Our scientific teams collaborate with yours to develop innovative, customisable testing solutions to ensure that you deliver the safest, highest-quality finished products to market.  In addition to testing capabilities, we can also partner with you to test the stability of your ingredients and the shelf-life of your supplements.

Selling your products with retailers like Amazon or CVS? We offer one-on-one support to ensure your products are tested to meet the requirements of Amazon's Dietary Supplements Policy.

Testing solutions

Product types

  • Capsules
  • Caplets
  • Gelcaps
  • Gummies
  • Soft chews
  • Liquids
  • Powders
  • Softgels
  • Tablets
  • Food bars

Get in touch

Would you like to find out more about our testing solutions, or do you need tailored analytical support? Contact us today to get in touch with our experts.

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