Carnitine in food
Determination of free or total carnitine in food with an HPLC-MS method based on AOAC 2015.10. Carnitine is an essential nutrient that plays a role in energy metabolism. Regulation (EU) No 609/2013 lists carnitine as a substance that can be added to products such as infant formula and baby foods.
Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2016/127 further mandates that carnitine content must be included in the nutrition declaration of infant formula.
- Suitable sample matrices
- Food
- Required sample quantity
- 100 g
- Typical turnaround time
- 3 weeks after receiving the samples
- Detection limit
- 0.9 mg/100 g
- Available quality systems
- Accredited test method
- Device types
- Standard
- Method expert
Food, feed and supplements
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