Independent report

Vitamin B12: A review of analytical methods for use in food

A summary of analytical methods available for the determination of vitamin B12 in fortified foods or supplements.

• From: Government Chemist
• Published: 6 March 2015

Documents

Vitamin B12: A review of analytical methods for use in food

PDF, 290 KB, 11 pages

This file may not be suitable for users of assistive technology.

Request an accessible format.

If you use assistive technology (such as a screen reader) and need a version of this document in a more accessible format, please email government.chemist@lgcgroup.com. Please tell us what format you need. It will help us if you say what assistive technology you use.

Details

This technical report outlines the role of vitamin B12 in the diet and explains why groups such as infants, the elderly, and vegetarians or vegans can be prone to deficiency.

The report summarises analytical methods available for the determination of vitamin B12 in food to enable confirmation of label declarations. Methods include microbiological assay, polarographic, spectrophotometric, radio-ligand binding and various chromatographic techniques.

Published 6 March 2015