Ensuring High Quality Premix
At Eurofins Vitamin Testing we have in-depth knowledge of the different types of matrices that we analyze. And as a competence center with an expertise in vitamin and amino acid analysis, we ensure you a high quality services.
At Eurofins Vitamin Testing we have the greatest number of vitamin and amino acid analyses in Europe. We have huge experiences with premix products concerning different types of matrices, pretreatment methods for ensuring a representative homogenous sample and – of course - state of the art analytical methods accredited for premix matrices.
We are a team of highly educated experts who can assist you with guidance and quality assurance when it comes to vitamins and amino acids in your product. The safety and quality of premix plays an important role globally as a wide spectrum of products are supplemented with premix. The well-being and safety of humans and our pets and animals rely on regularly control of the premixes and end product. We can help you as premix producer and buyer to ensure that the premix products are high quality and do contain the declared amino acids and vitamins.
An important role in modern agriculture
Animal feed and nutrition plays an important role in modern agriculture and in the well-being of our livestock and thereby also the quality of the livestock products that we consume.
We can help you verify the quality of both premix products and ready feed and ensure that they contain the declared amounts of amino acids and vitamins.
Due to the shortage of some vitamins in 2018, the prices have increased. According to the European Commission, roughly 5 million EU farmers raise animals for food production with a value of approximately EUR 130 billion. They need about 450 million tons of feed for their animals, and the demand for nutritional knowledge and quality assurance is high. Do you get what you are paying for?
At Eurofins we prioritize quality though well implemented quality assurance systems and validated methods. We perform daily test of performance, make use of reference materials (CRM, SRM), participate in international proficiency tests, and our laboratory is accredited according to ISO 17025.
We aim at consolidating quality and delivering services that complies with our clients’ expectations and needs.
Testing Vitamins and Amino acids in Premix
Vitamins in Premix
Vitamins
Vitamins play a key role in human and animal health and are essential for the metabolic processes. Vitamins can also be ingested as pro-vitamins, which are converted to the corresponding vitamin. Vitamins are divided into two groups based on their solubility in fat or water.
The fat soluble vitamins, except vitamin K, are well stored in the body. It is therefore important that these vitamins are not consumed in excess amounts, as it can be toxic in high dosages. Except for vitamin B12, the water soluble vitamins are not stored well and are quickly excreted.
Therefore a continual supply of the water soluble and vitamin K is needed to avoid deficiencies. We offer vitamin analysis specifically developed for premixes and have an in-depth knowledge and experiences analyzing premixes.
Amino acids in Premix
Pure Amino Acids
The industry for pure amino acids is increasing and there is a high demand by the consumers on quality. Amino acids, being the building blocks of protein, have a significant influence on human and animal health. All essential amino acids, which are dependent of the consumer, should be present in the end product and in an ideal amount. If the composition lacks one of the amino acids it can have a significant influence on protein value.
If you only need analyses of one amino acid, or pure products this will of course also be possible. Please contact our competence center and we will be happy to assist you.
