Dietary Supplements Ingredient Prioritization

The ingredients listed below will be prioritized in the Spring of 2010 by the AOAC Presidential Task Force on Dietary Supplements/Ingredient and Ranking subgroup.


INGREDIENTS RANKED AS HIGH PRIORITY AND IN PROCESS

Anthocyanins/Cranberries (ERP held 2009)
B-Vitamins (validation/development of non-microbial methods) (ERP held 2009)
Bitter orange (SLV done)
Green Tea (SLV in process w/NIH)
Lutein (ERP done)
Milk Thistle (ERP held 2009)
Turmeric (Curcumin) (ERP planned for February 2010)
Vitamin D (D2, D3) (ERP held 2009)
Yohimbe (ERP planned for February 2010)


INGREDIENTS RANKED FEBRUARY 2009

Ashwagandha (Withania somnifera)
Bacopa
Bilberry
Black Cohosh: quantitate triterpene glycosides of Actaea racemosa
Black Cohosh: distinguish root/rhizome of Actaea racemosa from other Actaea and Cimicifuga species
Boswellia
Chromium salts (III) methods for determination of chromium complex and species; CrVI contamination
Cinnamon
Eleuthero Root
English plantain leaf (Plantago lanceolata)
Garlic
Ginger
Grape Seed Extract-Proanthocyanidines (Polyphenols)
Guggul
Hawthorn (Chinese; English)
Holy Basil
Hoodia gordonii aerial parts
Kava (Lactones) (neo kavalactone)
Phosphatidyserine/choline
Pine Bark Extract (Polyphenols)
Pomegranate
Pygeum
Red Clover
Skullcap (authentication)
Germander (Teucrin A)
Taxine alkaloids (Yew Tea)
Tryptophan (Peak E)
Willow Bark


INGREDIENTS RECEIVED AND TO BE RANKED

Acai
Aloe
Andrographis paniculata
Angelica/ Dong Quai
Artichoke
Astragalus
Beta Glucans
Cocoa
Coleous forskohlii
Constituents of Eurycoma longifolia Jack (Tongkat Ali)
Devil's claw
Dragon's blood
Echinacea
Elderberry
Epimedium
Fenugreek
Flaxseed
Folin/ORAC; two methods: determination of total polyphenols and antioxidant potential
Fraxinus excelsior (European Ash)
Ganoderma lucidum
Goji (wolfberry or Lycium barbarum)
Gotu kola
Guarana
Gymnema sylvestre
Hibiscus
Hops
Long chain alcohols (polycosanol)
Maca
Mangosteen (Zanthone)
Mate
Noni
Olive Leaf
Oregano oil & caps
Passionflower
Phytosterols
Pyrrolizidine alkaloids
Ribose (Supplement vs Body Fluids/tissues)
Slippery Elm Bark (Ulmus rubra)
Usnic acid
Vitex





 
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