Vitamin product dosage form classification

Vitamins are widely found in ordinary foods, special diets and health foods, and can be divided into two categories: fat-soluble (such as vitamin A, vitamin D, etc.) and water-soluble (such as VB1, VB2, folic acid, etc.). Because of differences in solvents, their residence time in the body varies greatly, so there are strict requirements on intake. In the health care product processing industry, various types of products such as tablets and granules emerge in endlessly. So what are the classifications of vitamin product dosage forms?

Introduction to the classification of vitamin product dosage forms:

1. Shizihao products: Shizihao products refer to prepackaged foods that can be sold formally. In the classification details in the production license, vitamin products usually choose candies (tablet candies, gel candies) and solid beverages as the main dosage forms. . The usual ways of consumption are oral chewing or mixed drinking.

2. Special dietary products: Food types specially processed to meet the needs of special groups of people, and their dosage forms can only be tablets and powders. However, the vitamin content [mg, μg or international units (IU)] per 100g (100mL) or per serving (per meal) of food should be declared.

Vitamin B1, vitamin B2, and vitamin C are expressed in mg or μg;

Vitamin A, vitamin D, and vitamin E are expressed in international units (IU) or mg or μg.

3. Jian brand products: health foods with blue hat batch numbers. Soft capsules, hard capsules, gummies, tablets, powders, granules and oral liquids are all commonly used dosage forms of vitamin products. The threshold for OEM processing of Jianhao products is relatively high. Most factories require you to have your own batch number. The factory must be registered, settled, and obtain relevant product production approval documents before relevant production activities can be carried out. And in the production of health food, the use and claims of nutritional vitamins as nutritional supplements should comply with relevant regulations.

It can be seen that vitamin product dosage forms can be tablets, powders, granules, capsules, candies and liquids. However, because different product categories have strict distinctions in dosage forms, finding a factory to process healthy food requires detailed determination of the specific circumstances.

What are the requirements for the application of vitamins in food processing?

According to the content of the questions and answers of the former Ministry of Health on the "National Food Safety Standards for the Use of Food Nutritional Fortifiers" (GB 14880-2012), for some substances that are both nutritional fortifiers and food additives, such as vitamin C, vitamin E, etc., if When used as a food additive, it should comply with the requirements of the "National Food Safety Standard for the Use of Food Additives" (GB2760). If it is for the purpose of nutritional fortification, its use should comply with the provisions of the "National Food Safety Standard for the Use of Nutritional Fortifiers in Foods" (GB 14880). The scope and amount of use of nutritional fortifiers in food should comply with the "National Food Safety Standard for Food." According to the requirements of Appendix A of "Standards for the Use of Nutritional Fortifiers" (GB 14880), the sources of nutritional supplement compounds allowed to be used should comply with the provisions of Appendix B.

Factory processing cooperation model-Pesicon holdings

Tablets, powders, granules, capsules, and oral liquids are all vitamin product dosage forms. When looking for a factory to OEM the corresponding products, they need to be classified and operated accordingly. According to tablet candy processing, solid beverage OEM, special dietary processing, or health food registration Produce and complete corresponding health food entrusted processing projects.