Sample Identification: "Utrition" Liquid Vitamin Plus, 32 fl. oz. (960 ml) Lot #010230201, Serving size= 1 fl. oz. (30 ml)
Date Received: 10-24-2002, 1:05 PM

Methods:
Sample preparation for ICP-MS
NLEA abbreviated nutrient package (proximate)
Metals by ICP-MS
Elemental scan by ICP-MS
Chloride by titration
Sugar profile by High Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC)
Fiber - Total Dietary (AOAC)
Vitamin E by HPLC
Niacin (Nicotinic acid, Vitamin B3) by microbiological assay, AOAC 944.13
Pantothenic acid (Vitamin B5) by microbiological assay
Folic Acid, Total (Vitamin B9) by microbiological assay
Vitamin B12 (methylcobalamin) by microbiological assay
Biotin (Vitamin H) by microbiological assay
Vitamin B1 (thiamine) by fluorometry
Riboflavin (Vitamin B2) by fluorometry
Vitamin C (total) by fluorometry
Choline by Colorimetric assay
Vitamin A (total)
Vitamin D (total) by HPLC
Vitamin B6 (pyridoxine) by microbiological assay
Vitamin K3 (menadione) by HPLC
Glucosamine by capillary electrophoresis (CE)
Calcium by inductively coupled plasma (ICP)
Iron by ICP
Potassium by ICP
Magnesium by ICP
Sodium by ICP
Ginko Flavonglycosides by HPLC
Catechins and caffeine by HPLC
Bioflavenoids by HPLC
Monomeric phenols in Grape Seed Extract by HPLC

Results: (all assays represent an average of two separate experimental determinations)
Ingredient Assayed Amount per Serving Notes
Vitamin A 5120 IU retinyl palmitate
4960 IU beta carotene		  
Vitamin B1 (thiamine hydrochloride) 96 mg  
Riboflavin (Vitamin B2) 98 mg  
Niacin (Vitamin B3) 18 mg  
Vitamin B6 (pyridoxine) 19 mg  
Vitamin B5 (pantothenic acid) 100 mg  
Vitamin B12 (methylcobalamin) 193 mg  
Vitamin C (ascorbic acid) 1490 mg  
Vitamin D 523 IU  
Vitamin E 50 IU  
Vitamin K 87 mcg  
Folic Acid, total (vitamin B9) 409 mcg  
Biotin 287 mcg  
Choline 28.6 mg  
Calcium 47.8 mg  
Magnesium 21 mg  
Potassium 24.6 mg  
Sodium 3 mg  
Chloride, soluble as sodium chloride 0.025 g  
Glucosamine sulfate 493 mg From Glucosamine results

Complex Extracts:
Green Tea Catechins and Caffeine (mcg/oz)
Epigallic catechin Catechin Epicatechin Epigallo catechin gallate Gallic catechin gallate Epicatechin gallate Caffeine
13 5 5 24 30 10 < 0.03
Grape Seed Extract - monomeric phenols (mg/oz)
Gallic acid Catechin Epicatechin Epicatechin gallate
10 1.7 2.5 2.1
Ginko Flavenoids (mg/oz)
Quercetin Kaempferol Isorhamnetin
< 35 < 35* < 35

*subject to matrix interference Ginko Biloba (standardized) is made up of ~ 25% flavoglycosides.

Bioflavenoids (mg/oz)
Rutin Hesperidin Quercetin Total citrus bioflavenoids
3.2 3.5 3.7 11

Trace Elements:
Element Amount (mg/oz) Element Amount (mg/oz)
Lithium < 0.02 Lanthanum < 0.02
Boron < 0.02 Praseodymium < 0.02
Silicon NA Samarium < 0.02
Titanium < 0.02 Gadolinium < 0.02
Chromium < 0.02 Berylium < 0.02
Iron < 0.03 Aluminum < 0.02
Nickel < 0.02 Scandium < 0.02
Zinc < 0.12 Vanadium < 0.02
Germanium < 0.02 Manganese < 0.02
Selenium < 0.02 Cobalt < 0.02
Strontium < 0.02 Copper < 0.02
Zirconium < 0.02 Gallium < 0.02
Molybdenum < 0.02 Arsenic < 0.02
Rhodium < 0.02 Rubidium < 0.02
Silver < 0.02 Yttrium < 0.02
Antimony < 0.02 Niobium < 0.02
Cesium < 0.02 Ruthenium < 0.02
 
Palladium < 0.02 Mercury < 0.02
Cadmium < 0.02 Lead < 0.02
Tin < 0.02 Thorium < 0.02
Tellurium < 0.02 Thulium < 0.02
Barium < 0.02 Lutetium < 0.02
Cerium < 0.02 Tantalum < 0.02
Neodymium < 0.02 Rhenium < 0.02
Europium < 0.02 Iridium < 0.02
Terbium < 0.02 Gold < 0.02
Dysprosium < 0.02 Thallium < 0.02
Erbium < 0.02 Bismuth < 0.02
Ytterbium < 0.02 Uranium < 0.02
Hafnium < 0.02 Bromine < 0.3
Tungsten < 0.02 Iodine < 0.3
Osmium < 0.02    
Platinum < 0.02    

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