Bioavailability: The Critical Formulation Differentiator
In nutritional science, simply including a nutrient is not enough; its physical form, particle size, and resistance to digestive inhibitors fundamentally determine its rate of absorption. Our work focuses on transforming standard ingredients into bioavailable, high-efficacy components.
Key Factors We Control:
- Solubility and Dissolution Rate: The speed at which the ingredient dissolves in water or the gastrointestinal tract.
- Permeability: The ability of the nutrient to pass across biological membranes for systemic uptake.
- Inhibitor Resistance: Protecting minerals from binding to common food compounds (like phytates or oxalates) that block absorption.
Technical Strategies for Enhanced Absorption
Our formulators utilize cutting-edge particle engineering and chemical stabilization to overcome the industry's toughest bioavailability hurdles.
Fortitech's Advanced Techniques:
- Micronization: Utilizing high-speed milling to reduce particle size to a precise, uniform micron range, dramatically increasing surface area and accelerating dissolution for rapid absorption.
- Chelation: Employing amino acid-chelated mineral forms to protect the nutrient from binding to inhibitors in the gut, ensuring a higher fraction is available for uptake.
- Lipid-Based Emulsions: Creating stable, micro-emulsified liquid systems for fat-soluble vitamins (A, D, E, K) and oils, which facilitates lymphatic absorption in aqueous environments like beverages.
- Salt Form Selection: Strategically selecting specific mineral salts or compounds (e.g., highly soluble gluconates or lactates) that are proven to be highly bioavailable within the human digestive system.
Applications and Efficacy Validation
We apply our expertise to ensure high bioavailability in diverse product matrices, supporting both preventative health and clinical nutrition.
Validated Applications:
- Beverages: Preventing mineral precipitation in clear, high-acid juices and sports drinks while ensuring complete dissolution and clarity.
- Nutritional Supplements: Guaranteeing the absorption of specialty ingredients where the dosage volume is small but the performance expectation is high.
- Food Fortification: Ensuring that critical minerals like iron and zinc remain accessible for absorption despite the presence of matrix inhibitors in flours and cereals.
R&D Collaboration for Success
Our process involves rigorous, data-driven formulation work and material selection tailored to your specific product, maximizing your return on nutritional investment.
- In Vitro Modeling: We use advanced testing to predict nutrient release and stability within simulated digestive environments before going to market.
- Strategic Co-Ingredients: Our formulators can design the premix to include synergistic ingredients that actively boost the absorption of the core nutrients (e.g., pairing Vitamin C with iron).
- Regulatory Alignment: We ensure that the enhanced form of the nutrient is compliant with all global regulatory standards for fortification and labeling.
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