What are Nutraceuticals?
Nutraceuticals a recent trend in the current health market. They are naturally derived products which are extracted from their original food matrix. They range from isolates, novel foods, products of botanical origin and many. Examples of nutraceutical products are dietary supplements, natural extracts, multi vitamins, fortified dairy products, botanicals and many others. FSSAI has authorized 400 plant extracts to be used as nutraceuticals. How HPTLC can be useful for Nutraceutical Analysis? Identification The first chemical test for any natural or synthetic products is its identification. Botanical origin nutraceuticals, being complex extracts pose a major problem here. However, in USA & Europe “High Performance Thin Layer Chromatography (HPTLC) fingerprint” is the regulatory technique for the purpose. Nutraceuticals are considered as foods by the FSS Act, 2006. Since they are of botanical origin. HPTLC is the only chromatographic technique suitable for routine quality control by