Ingredient testing of health food

Ingredient testing of health foodHealth food is a special type of food that aims to promote human health and is targeted at specific populations with specific health needs, with clear health functions. The fundamental characteristic that distinguishes it from ordinary food is that it does not aim to treat diseases, but rather to regulate human functions, reduce risk factors for disease occurrence, and promote human health. As a type of food, health food must have certain health functions, and what can prove its function is that the product contains a certain amount of functional ingredients. The functional ingredients must be quantitatively detectable, and these detection methods must have a certain degree of reliability, and the detection results must be expressed correctly.

Ingredient testing of health foodIngredient testing items for health products: various vitamins and minerals, aloe vera, red wine Sedum, pyridine carboxylic acid. Amino acids, taurine, fatty acids, ginsenosides, immunoglobulin, HC proanthocyanidin lovastatin, quercetin, nucleotide isoquercetin, garlic, plum and ginkgo leaves, total flavonoids oligomaltose, soy oligosaccharides, oligofructose, soy isoflavones, theanine, etc.

The labels and instructions of health food must comply with relevant national standards and requirements, and indicate the following contents:

（1） Health function and suitable population;

（2） Eating method and dosage;

（3） Storage method;

（4） The names and contents of the active ingredients.

（5） Approval number for health food;

（6） Health food labeling;

（7） Other label contents specified by relevant standards or requirements.

Health food refers to food that claims to have specific health functions or is intended to supplement vitamins and minerals. Food that is suitable for specific populations to consume, has the function of regulating the body, is not intended to treat diseases, and does not cause any acute, subacute, or chronic harm to the human body. Health food is divided into functional categories such as enhancing immunity, assisting in lowering blood lipids, assisting in lowering blood sugar, antioxidant, assisting in improving memory, relieving visual fatigue, promoting lead excretion, clearing throat, and nutritional supplements.