Characterization of Nutrients and Actives in Herbal Supplements and Nutriceuticals Using UHPLC-Multi-Reflecting Time-of-Flight Mass Spectrometry

In this application poster high performance mass spectrometry is used to differentiate various forms of common nutriceuticals with respect to their "nutrient" content. Differences in analyte concentration are measured by relative abundance of select analytes in the different forms. Identification is achieved using accurate mass determination with measured mass accuracies of typically less than 1 ppm. In addition, relative isotope abundance measurements provide a mechanism by which to support the formula of putative analytes.