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Functional ingredients/nutrient ingredients are the key to the health/nutrition effects of Special Food.

Functional ingredients/nutrient ingredients are indicator substances for Special Food to verify their efficacy.

Functional ingredients/nutrient ingredients testing can support claims specifically and help with the development and marketing of new products.

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Functional ingredients/nutrient ingredients are the key to health foods and formula foods for special medical purposes to perform their health care/nutrition functions, and are indicators of whether these two types of foods are effective. With the continuous development and upgrading of the health food and formula food for special medical purposes industries, corporate marketing and consumer buying behavior have become increasingly rational. Consumers pay more attention to product quality and actual health/nutrition effects when  choosing products.

CTI pays close attention to the development trends and hot issues of the special food industry to help improve product’s safety and quality indicators. Relying on professional testing technology and advanced equipment, CTI is able to evaluate the quality of the product, and provide the determination of various functional ingredients (including but not limited to the following ingredients) in accordance with product technical requirements and implementation standards.

Polysaccharides

Dietary fiber, crude polysaccharides, etc.;

Amino acids

Aspartic acid, threonine, glutamic acid, etc.;

Mineral elements

Ca, Mg, K, Fe, Zn, Se, etc.;

Functional grease

EPA, DHA, linolenic acid, linoleic acid, etc.;

Vitamins

Vitamin A, C, E, D, K, B family, biotin, etc.

Other characteristic functional ingredients

salidroside, allicin, aloin, chromium arsenic formate, caffeine, inositol, L-carnitine, taurine, ginsenosides, proanthocyanidins, nucleotides, lovata Ding, ginkgo, leaf total flavonoids, soybean isoflavones, adenosine, cordycepin, melatonin, icariin, chlorogenic acid, puerarin, total saponins, total flavonoids, total anthraquinones, lactic acid bacteria, etc.

◉    Our Advantages

CTI annually issues about 3.7 million credible testing and certification reports.

CTI has served nearly 100,000 customers, including more than 100 of the world's top 500 companies.

CTI has more than 90 branches and more than 150 laboratories in different fields.

CTI has participated in the formulation of more than 400 national/industry standards and possesses more than 300 national patents.

CTI has a global advanced laboratory information management system to ensure the efficient operation of each service link.