Food & nutrition

News and Updates

Yellowish blades of kelp are growing under the surface of the water.

Spotlight: Harvesting What's Under the Sea for the Dietary Supplement Industry and Environmental Conservation

November 16, 2021

From domestic sludge to hydrogen in titanium, we have many different types of standard reference materials (SRMs) to ensure that industry, academia and

Two New Reference Materials Assist Supplement Makers with Measurements of Isoflavones in Kudzu

August 3, 2021

Kudzu, a member of the pea family native to East Asia and considered an invasive weed in the American South, has been used for centuries in Chinese medicine and

NIST Quality Assurance Program for Health Assessment Measurements Open for Registration

March 26, 2021

The latest exercise in NIST's Health Assessment Measurements Quality Assurance Program (HAMQAP) is open for registration. HAMQAP, a collaboration with the

Projects and Programs

Cell Counting for Cell Therapies

Ongoing

Cell counting (or cell enumeration) is one of the most fundamental measurements in biotechnology, from biomanufacturing to medical diagnosis to advanced therapy

Human Vitamin D Binding Protein in complex with 25-hydroxyvitamin D3

Development of Reference Materials and Methods for Vitamin D Binding Protein

Ongoing

Vitamin D binding protein (VDBP) serves several important functions in the body and is probably best known for its role in the transport of vitamin D

Classification Methods for the NIST Biorepository

Ongoing

We aim to identify chemometric fingerprints using artificial intelligence methods that reflect the temporal and geographic history of seabirds, and by extension

Dietary Supplement Laboratory Quality Assurance Program

Ongoing

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) established a Dietary Supplement Laboratory Quality Assurance Program (DSQAP) in collaboration with

Publications

Certification of Standard Reference Material® 2386 Avocado Powder

October 20, 2021

Author(s)

Melissa M. Phillips, Laura J. Wood, George Caceres, Grace Hahm, Karen E. Murphy, Rick L. Paul, Benjamin Place, James H. Yen

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) recently released SRM 2386 Avocado Powder which has value assignment for over 70 analytes. This

Improving end-user trust in the quality of commercial probiotic products

September 24, 2021

Author(s)

Scott Jackson, Jean Schoeni, Buffy Stahl

In a rapidly growing global probiotic market, end-users have difficulty distinguishing between high quality and poor quality products. This threatens consumer

Current Explorations of Nutrition and the Gut Microbiome: A Systematic Review

September 23, 2021

Author(s)

Scott Jackson, Leigh A. Frame, Elise Costas

Background The ability to measure and describe the microbiome has led to a surge in information about the gut microbiome and its role in health and disease. The

An assessment of US microbiome research

September 23, 2021

Author(s)

Scott Jackson

Genome-enabled technologies have supported a dramatic increase in our ability to study microbial communities in environments and hosts. Taking stock of