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

Fundamental Chemical Metrology

Ongoing

The Chemical Sciences Division serves as the Nation's reference laboratory for chemical compositional measurements and standards to enhance U.S. industry's

Development of Methods for Measurement of Vitamin D and its Metabolites in Foods, Fortified Foods, and Dietary Supplements

Ongoing

Vitamin D is a fat-soluble vitamin that is essential for bone health. Vitamin D deficiency is associated with muscle weakness and osteoporosis and can

NIST Food Protein Allergen Program

Ongoing

The NIST Food Protein Allergen Program is focused on providing reference materials and methods to improve the connection between the measured protein food

Methods to Quantify Microbial Viability

Ongoing

Accurate measurement of microbial viability is crucial in infectious disease diagnosis and treatment; for development of microbial therapeutics, probiotics and

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

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

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