Superfoods Testing Services

Analytical Testing for Superfoods and Nutrient-Dense Ingredients

Superfoods promise high nutrition, but delivering verified benefits means rigorous testing. At Ayah Labs, we provide ISO/IEC 17025–aligned testing services for superfood powders, functional blends, and superfood-enriched products, helping brands validate nutrient claims, confirm ingredient identity, and ensure consumer safety.

Whether you're sourcing spirulina, formulating a green powder blend, or launching a nutrient-rich bar or beverage, we tailor our testing protocols to meet your product’s unique matrix and compliance needs.

Common product types we test include:

• Single-ingredient superfood powders (e.g., moringa, acai, spirulina)
• Green blends and antioxidant-rich formulas
• Superfood gummies, drinks, and functional snacks
• Novel superfoods and niche botanicals
• Raw, dried, or encapsulated nutrient-dense ingredients

What We Test

Superfoods can be powerful, but they’re also highly variable. We test for purity, potency, stability, and compliance to help your products stand up to scrutiny and support their claims.

Single-Ingredient Superfood Powders

From spirulina and baobab to beetroot and camu camu, single-ingredient powders require identity, nutritional, and safety validation.

• Nutrient composition: fiber, protein, vitamins, minerals
• Identity testing using HPTLC, microscopy, or DNA barcoding
• Heavy metal screening: lead, arsenic, mercury, cadmium
• Microbial testing for pathogens and total counts

Superfood Blends and Green Powders

Multi-ingredient blends must balance accurate label claims with cross-ingredient integrity.

• Quantification of key actives: chlorophyll, polyphenols, flavonoids
• Adulterant and undeclared ingredient detection
• Nutritional panel verification (macros and key micronutrients)
• Stability testing under storage and light exposure

Superfood-Enriched Beverages and Gummies

Functional drinks and gummies enriched with superfoods must retain their nutritional value and remain stable across shelf life and distribution.

• Nutrient retention and degradation tracking
• Vitamin and active compound quantification (e.g., vitamin C, antioxidants)
• Sugar content, pH, and preservative verification
• Microbial stability and sensory consistency

Novel Superfood Ingredients (e.g., moringa, baobab, camu camu)

Emerging superfoods require adaptable testing for unfamiliar actives and evolving regulatory scrutiny.

• Nutritional content: vitamin C, potassium, fiber, magnesium, etc.
• Identity testing for raw and processed forms
• Label claim validation
• Documentation support for new ingredient introduction or NNHPD licensing

Our Superfood Testing Capabilities

We support superfood product development, reformulation, and commercialization with complete scientific insight: nutritional, chemical, and sensory.

Nutrient and Phytochemical Testing

• Macronutrient panel: protein, fiber, carbs, fat
• Vitamins and minerals: C, E, iron, potassium, calcium, magnesium
• Antioxidant and functional marker testing: polyphenols, flavonoids, chlorophyll, carotenoids

Identity & Purity Testing

• DNA barcoding and HPTLC identity confirmation
• Microscopic and macroscopic analysis of raw materials
• Adulteration screening in raw and blended products

Contaminant Testing

• ICP-MS heavy metals panel (As, Pb, Cd, Hg)
• Microbial testing: TAMC, TYMC, E. coli, Salmonella
• Pesticide residues and mycotoxin detection

Stability & Shelf Life Studies

• Nutrient retention testing under real-time and accelerated storage
• Flavor, color, and texture monitoring
• pH, moisture loss, and organoleptic change tracking

Label & Regulatory Testing

• U.S. and Canadian nutrition facts panel validation
• Functional claim support and documentation
• Retail and Amazon-compliant COAs

Regulatory Compliance Support

Superfoods often cross into both food and supplement categories, requiring dual-layer compliance strategies. We make sure you're covered.

We support compliance with:

• FDA 21 CFR 101: nutritional labeling for packaged foods
• Health Canada NNHPD: ingredient support and claim validation
• Prop 65: heavy metal and contaminant screening
• Retailer and e-commerce documentation (Amazon, Whole Foods, Costco)
• Organic, vegan, and clean-label testing support

Why Partner with Ayah Labs for Superfood Testing

Superfoods carry big expectations from consumers, regulators, and retailers. We help you deliver on those promises with science that’s clear, fast, and reliable.

• Nutritional and phytochemical testing in one place — We quantify everything from calories and fiber to chlorophyll, polyphenols, and antioxidants. All with validated instrumentation.
• Custom support for complex superfood blends — From greens powders to fruit-infused energy drinks, we help confirm identity, screen for contaminants, and verify multi-ingredient nutrient panels.
• Adaptability for emerging ingredients — We test novel botanicals and exotic superfoods that may lack official monographs, developing or adapting methods that meet market standards.
• Shelf life and sensory testing expertise — We track how nutrients degrade over time while also measuring changes in flavor, color, and stability in gummies, bars, and beverages.
• Label, claim, and compliance alignment — Our documentation is formatted for FDA, Health Canada, and Amazon, including nutrient panels, COAs, and claim substantiation reports.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)