Survey of selected materials for use as an organic nutrient standard

Abstract

There is a need for food based reference materials characterized for organic nutrient content, since very few are presently available. A series of twelve food matrices has been prepared by Agriculture Canada as Candidate Reference Materials. This paper reports a survey of the organic nutrient content of these twelve materials which include bovine muscle powder, corn starch, hard red spring wheat flour, soft winter wheat flour, white granulated sugar, whole milk powder, wheat gluten, potato starch, corn bran, durum wheat flour, whole egg powder, and microcrystalline cellulose. Whole egg, bovine muscle and whole milk powder appear to be best suited for further development as organic nutrient standards.