Key services

• Quantitative analysis of water- and fat-soluble vitamins using HPLC and LC–MS/MS; Vitamins A, C, D, E, K, and the B-vitamin group
• Mineral and trace element determination using ICP–OES and ICP–MS; Minerals such as calcium, iron, magnesium, potassium, sodium, zinc, and selenium
• Amino acid profiling using dedicated amino acid analysers and LC–MS/MS; Amino acids including essential, non-essential, and conditionally essential types, for both total profile and targeted analysis
• Multi-nutrient profiling in a single workflow
• Stability studies

Your Competence Centre for vitamins and minerals

The Eurofins Competence Centre for vitamin analysis, Eurofins Vitamin Testing Denmark A/S, is a leading vitamin laboratory in Europe, offering a wide range of vitamin testing for industrial customers within the foodstuff, animal feed, food supplement and pet food industries. Through the Eurofins network of laboratories, the service is available to customers all over Europe.

Legal bases and guidelines

• Regulation (EC) No 1925/2006 (addition of vitamins and minerals and of certain other substances to foods)
• Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011 (Labelling of the vitamin content)
• Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2016/127 (requirements for infant formula and follow-on formula)
• Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2016/128 (requirements for food for special medical purposes)
• Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 2008 on food additives