Table 1.
Currently available botanical dietary supplement matrix CRMs.
| Source | CRM No. | CRM description | Certified values | Reference values | Total values |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NIST | 3246 | Ginkgo (Ginkgo biloba) leaves | Flavonoids (4); ginkgolides (1); toxic elements (3); DNA sequence (identity) | Flavonoids (4); ginkgolides (4); bilobalide (1) | 18 |
| NIST | 3247 | Ginkgo (Ginkgo biloba) extract | Flavonoids (4); ginkgolides and bilobalide (6); toxic elements (1) | Toxic elements (2) | 13 |
| NIST | 3248 | Ginkgo-containing SODF | Flavonoids (4); ginkgolides (3); toxic elements (1) | Ginkgolides (2); bilobalide (1); toxic elements (3) | 14 |
| NIST | 3250 | Saw palmetto (Serenoa repens) Fruit | Phytosterols (3), fatty acids (14) | Phytosterols (3), fatty acids (4), free fatty acids (16) | 40 |
| NIST | 3251 | Saw palmetto (Serenoa repens) Extract | Phytosterols (3); fatty acids (17); carotenoids (1); vitamins (1) | Phytosterols (3); fatty acids (3); free fatty acids (17); tocopherol (1); carotenoids (2); cycloartenol | 48 |
| NIST | 3274 | Botanical Oils Containing Omega-3 and Omega-6 Fatty Acids | Fatty acids (35) | Fatty acids (33) | 68 |
| NIST | 3274-1 | Borage oil (Borago officinalis) | Fatty acids (9) | Fatty acids (8) | 17 |
| NIST | 3274-2 | Evening Primrose oil (Oenothera biennis) | Fatty acids (10) | Fatty acids (8) | 18 |
| NIST | 3274-3 | Flax (Linium usitatissimum) Seed | Fatty acids (9) | Fatty acids (7) | 16 |
| NIST | 3274-4 | Perilla (Perilla frutescens) | Fatty acids (7) | Fatty acids (10) | 17 |
| NIST | 3281 | Cranberry (Vaccinium macrocarpon) Fruit | Organic acids (1); elements (9) | Proximates (5); sugars (3); elements (2); anthocyanidins (3) | 25 |
| NIST | 3282 | Low-Calorie Cranberry Juice Cocktail | Organic acids (3); elements (6) | Organic acids (6); anions (2); sugars (3); elements (2) | 22 |
| NIST | 3283 | Cranberry (Vaccinium macrocarpon) Extract | Organic acids (3) | Organic acids (6); anions (2) | 14 |
| NIST | 3284 | Cranberry-Containing SODF | Organic acids (3) | Organic acids (4); anions (2) | 12 |
| NIST | 3285 | Mixed Berry-Containing SODF | Organic acids (2) | Organic acids (6); anions (2) | 12 |
| NIST | 3287 | Blueberry (Vaccinium corymbosum) Fruit | Organic acids (1); vitamins (4); elements (8) | Organic acids (5); proximates (6) and fiber; sugars (3): elements (1); amino acids (16); anions (2) | 50 |
| NIST | 3291 | Bilberry extract (Vaccinium myrtillus) Extract | Organic acids (3) | Organic acids (3); anions (2) | 11 |
| NIST | 3254 | Green tea (Camellia sinesis) leaves | Catechins (5); caffeine and theobromine; toxic elements (4); DNA sequence (identity) | Catechins (2), gallic acid, L-theanine, elements (5) | 21 |
| NIST | 3255 | Green tea (Camellia sinesis) extract | Catechins (7); caffeine and theobromine; toxic elements (2) | Catechins (2), gallic acid, L-theanine, theophylline, elements (5) | 21 |
| NIST | 3256 | Green tea-containing SODF | Catechins (6); caffeine and theobromine; gallic acid; toxic elements (4) | Catechins (1), L-theanine, theophylline | 16 |
| NIST | 3234 | Soy Flour | Elements (8); vitamins (2) | Elements (1); isoflavones (5); proximates (5) and fiber; amino acids (18) | 39 |
| NIST | 3235 | Soy Milk | Elements (8); vitamins (5) | Elements (1); vitamins (4); proximates (6), sugars (1); fatty acids (11); amino acids (16) | 52 |
| NIST | 3236 | Soy Protein Isolate | Isoflavones (6) | 6 | |
| NIST | 3237 | Soy Protein Concentrate | Isoflavones (1) | Isoflavones (2) | 3 |
| NIST | 3238 | Soy-Containing SODF | Isoflavones (5) | Isoflavones (1) | 6 |
| NIST | 3262 | St John's Wort (Hypericum perforatum) Aerial Parts | Toxic elements (3); DNA sequence (identity) | Flavonoids/naphthodianthrones (5); chlorogenic acid; toxic elements (1) | 10 |
| NIST | 3232 | Kelp (Thallus laminariae) Powder | Elements (15) including toxic elements (4) and iodine | Elements (5), arsenic species (2), arsenosugars (3), vitamin K1 (3), proximates (5) | 33 |
| NRCC | GINX-1 | North American Ginseng (Panax quinquefolius) Root Extract | Ginsenosides (7); elements (9) | Elements (9)a | 25 |
| NIST | 3253 | Yerba Mate (Ilex paraguariensis) Leaves | Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) (5) | PAHs (13); proximates | 23 |
| NIST | 3299 | Turmeric (Curcuma longa) Rhizome | Curcuminoids (3); toxic elements (3) | - | 6 |
| NIST | 3300 | Curcumin Extract of Turmeric (Curcuma longa) Rhizome | Curcuminoids (3) | - | 3 |
| NIST | 3398 | Ginger (Zingiber officinale) Rhizome | Toxic elements (3) | Gingerols (3) and shogaols (3); arsenic species (3) | 12 |
| NIST | 3399 | Ginger (Zingiber officinale) Rhizome Extract | Toxic elements (3) | Gingerols (3) and shogaols (3); | 9 |
| NIST | 8650 | Kudzu (Pueraria Montana var. lobata) Rhizome | - | Isoflavones (3); toxic elements (3); DNA sequence (identity) | 6 |
| NIST | 3268 | Kudzu (Pueraria Montana var. lobata) Rhizome Extract | Toxic elements (3); nutritional element (1) | Isoflavones (3) | 7 |
| NIST | 3269 | Kudzu-Containing SODF | - | Isoflavones (3) | 3 |
| NIST | 3384 | Asian Ginseng (Panax ginseng) Rhizome | Toxic elements (2) | Ginsenosides (7); toxic elements (1) | 10 |
| NIST | 3385 | Asian Ginseng (Panax ginseng) Rhizome Extract | Ginsenosides (6); DNA sequence (identity) | Ginsenosides (1); toxic elements (3) | 10 |
a
Information values for four elements.