07/08/2025
๐ ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ถ๐๐ปโ๐ ๐ป๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ถ๐น๐ ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐๐๐ฒ๐ฟ โ ๐จ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐บ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ป๐๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ ๐๐ถ๐๐ต ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฝ๐๐ฟ๐ฝ๐ผ๐๐ฒ!
Formulating with micronutrients is about much more than just adding vitamins and minerals to a product. Itโs about knowing ๐ต๐ผ๐ ๐บ๐๐ฐ๐ต, ๐๐ต๐, and ๐ถ๐ป ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ๐บ, because getting the dosage right is a science in itself. ๐ฌ
๐๐ฟ๐ผ๐บ ๐ฎ ๐๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ต๐ป๐ผ๐น๐ผ๐ด๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐น ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐๐ถ๐๐ฒ, thereโs often a need to apply calculated overages to ensure a product still delivers the intended nutrient levels throughout its shelf life. These account for:
- potential degradation during manufacturing or storage,
- interactions with other ingredients,
- or exposure to light, oxygen, or heat.
Such overages are ๐ป๐ผ๐ "๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฑ๐ผ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด" ๐ถ๐ป ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฐ๐น๐ฎ๐๐๐ถ๐ฐ ๐๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ฒ, they are carefully planned and remain well within safe and regulatory limits, guided by standards such as the ๐ง๐ผ๐น๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ฏ๐น๐ฒ ๐จ๐ฝ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐๐ป๐๐ฎ๐ธ๐ฒ ๐๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐น๐ (๐จ๐๐).
When fortifying foods like dairy, cereals, or plant-based alternatives, we also consider the nutrients that are ๐ป๐ฎ๐๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐น๐น๐ ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ป๐ in the raw materials. For instance, when adding calcium to yoghurt, we always consider the natural calcium content already in the product. After all, ๐๐ผ๐๐ฎ๐น ๐ถ๐ป๐๐ฎ๐ธ๐ฒ ๐บ๐ฎ๐๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐, ๐ป๐ผ๐ ๐ท๐๐๐ ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐โ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฑ.
๐ง๐ต๐ฎ๐โ๐ ๐๐ต๐ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐ฝ๐ผ๐ป๐๐ถ๐ฏ๐น๐ฒ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ๐บ๐๐น๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ถ๐ ๐๐ผ ๐ถ๐บ๐ฝ๐ผ๐ฟ๐๐ฎ๐ป๐. While micronutrients are essential for human health, excessive or unnecessary intake can lead to unwanted effects, particularly with:
- ๐ณ๐ฎ๐-๐๐ผ๐น๐๐ฏ๐น๐ฒ ๐๐ถ๐๐ฎ๐บ๐ถ๐ป๐ (A, D, E, and K), which accumulate in the body,
- and ๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐ฒ๐น๐ฒ๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ such as selenium, iodine, or iron, where the margin between recommended intake and upper limits is narrow.
๐๐ข๐๐ฟ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐บ๐บ๐ถ๐๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐: safe, smart, and tailormade micronutrient premixes. For products that deliver benefits and are formulated with responsibility.
