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. 2021 Aug 17;19(8):e06779. doi: 10.2903/j.efsa.2021.6779

Table 10.

Content of micronutrients (minerals and vitamins) in the NF (AD dried)

Parameter Batch number
Minerals (units) Analytical method #6 #7 #8 #9 #10
Sodium (mg/100 g) ICP‐MS 280 280 280 280 280
Calcium (mg/100 g) 150 140 140 140 140
Phosphorous (mg/100 g) 710 710 710 690 710
Magnesium (mg/100 g) 64 63 64 63 64
Potassium (mg/100 g) 640 650 640 650 660
Iron (mg/100 g) 6.8 6.6 6.7 6.9 6.7
Manganese (mg/100 g) 3.9 3.9 3.8 3.8 3.9
Copper (mg/100 g) 2.9 2.8 2.9 2.9 2.9
Zinc (mg/100 g) 24 24 24 24 23
Iodine (μg/100 g) 57 52 46 42 40
Selenium (μg/100 g) 43 43 44 < 25 < 25
Boron (mg/100 g) ICP‐OES 0.13 0.17 0.15 0.15 0.3
Molybdenum (mg/100 g) < 0.2 < 0.2 < 0.2 < 0.2 < 0.2
Vitamins (units)
Retinol (μg/100 g) EN 12823‐1 2014 < 21 < 21 < 21 < 21 < 21
Thiamin (mg/100 g) EN 14122:2003 0.25 0.24 0.24 0.24 0.24
Thiamin HCL (mg/100 g) EN 14122:2003 0.32 0.30 0.31 0.31 0.31
Vitamin B12 (μg/100 g) AOAC 2008.91:4 4.18 4.37 3.76 4.31 4.01
Riboflavin (mg/100 g) EN 14152:2003 1.05 0.93 1.01 0.99 0.95
Niacin (mg/100 g) EN 15652:2009 3.98 4.44 4.51 4.37 3.98
Pantothenic acid (mg/100 g) AOAC 2012.16 4.37 4.31 4.30 4.42 4.35
Pyridoxine hydrochloride (μg/100 g) EN 14164 96 99 94 96 103
Biotin (μg/100 g) LST AB 266.1, 1995 89.8 105 97.3 102 112
Folate (μg/100 g) NMKL 111:1985 167 149 158 161 163
Cholecalciferol (μg/100 g) EN 12821:2009 < 0.25 < 0.25 < 0.25 < 0.25 < 0.25
Alpha‐tocopherol (mg/100 g) EN 12822:2014 4.26 4.28 4.34 3.94 3.68

LOQ: limit of quantification; ICP‐MS: Inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry; ICP‐OES: Inductively coupled plasma‐atomic emission spectroscopy.