PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTIES OF INNOVATIVE MULTICOMPONENT DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS

Abstract

Background. In recent years, dietary supplements have become the subject of interest among con sumers, food producers and the pharmaceutical industry. Dietary supplements are not medicinal products and are not considered as such. However, the majority of society in many countries treats dietary supple ments as equal to medicinal products. The article draws attention to innovative dietary supplements con taining many ingredients from exotic plants, which have not been used in supplements to such an extent so far. The aim of this study was to determine the physicochemical properties of multi-ingredient Purella Super Mix dietary supplements. These supplements are produced by Purella Food, and the series includes five products with various advertised effects on the human body. Purella Super Mix products were charac terized in terms of their composition and the resulting importance for human health. A number of physico chemical analyzes of Purella Super Mix were carried out, which have not been published to this extent before. Water content, water activity, bulk density and the angle of repose and cone angle were measured, as well as the Hausner ratio and the Carr index were determined. These properties deliver important in formation both for the technological process and for subsequent stages of the product life cycle. Results and conclusions. The results of the research on the physicochemical properties of innovative multi-ingredient dietary supplements can be used to predict the durability of these products and to design the packaging that takes into account the behavior of supplements during storage. The results obtained may also constitute the basis for further research on improving the composition and properties of multiingredient dietary supplements.