New NIST dietary supplement reference materials could be ‘berry’ useful

In CategoryDiet, Nutrition Supplementation
ByRuss Bianchi

Dilution, along with chemical processing, reducing potency or nutritional benefit, is the rule, not the exception, in many so-called ‘cocktails’, ‘juices’, and hyped super or berry fruits.  CAVEAT EMPTOR!  (Let The Buyer Beware).

~ Uncle Russ

National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) researchers have developed new certified reference materials for measuring amounts of organic acids in dietary supplements formulated with Vaccinium berries—cranberries, blueberries and bilberries.

New NIST dietary supplement reference materials could be ‘berry’ useful

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