Vitamins, Minerals and Metals

Indication

General well-being 

Benefit

A good overview of one’s vitamin status, levels of minerals, trace elements and metals.

Levels of vitamins can reveal adequate intake or the need for supplements or a diet adjustment. Elevated blood metals indicate immediate exposure; reduced concentrations of essential minerals and trace elements reflect an inadequate intake and may be a sign of a nutritional deficiency. Hair sample provides a record of past and current trace element levels. 

Material and Preanalytics

Vitamin panel in blood

8ml serum + 6ml (2 separate tubes) EDTA blood (keep samples light-protected and send immediately)

Mineral analysis in whole blood

5 ml whole blood in metal free tube

Mineral/metal analysis in serum or plasma

5 ml serum or plasma

Mineral analysis in hair

3 teaspoons of hair (approx. 30g) – untreated, non-colored hair only; if possible hair should be washed for 2 weeks with baby shampoo only.

Methods

ECL, EIA, HPLC, LCMS, LIA, ICPMS 

Panels

Vitamin Panel in Blood (13 Parameters)

Folate (Vitamin B9), Vitamin A (Retinol), Vitamin B1 (Thiamine), Vitamin B2 (Riboflavin), Vitamin B3 (Niacin), Vitamin B5 (Pantothenic Acid), Vitamin B6, Vitamin B12 (Cobalamin), Vitamin C (Ascorbic Acid), Vitamin D2+D3 (25-OH), Vitamin E (Tocopherol), Vitamin H (Biotin), Vitamin K (Phylloquinone)

Mineral/Metal and Toxicology in Blood (25 Elements)

Chromium, Cobalt, Iodine, Manganese, Molybdenum, Selenium, Vanadium, Copper, Magnesium, Zinc, Aluminum, Antimony, Arsenic-total, Beryllium, Bismuth, Cadmium, Lead, Mercury,  Nickel, Platinum, Silver, Thallium, Tin, Uranium 238, Zirconium

Hair Mineral Analysis (55 Elements)

Chromium, Cobalt, Iodine, Manganese, Molybdenum, Selenium, Vanadium, Copper, Magnesium, Zinc, Aluminum, Antimony, Arsenic-total, Beryllium, Bismuth, Cadmium, Lead, Mercury,  Nickel, Platinum, Silver, Thallium, Tin, Uranium, Zirconium, Iron, Calcium, Boron, Germanium, Lithium, Strontium, Tungsten, Barium, Cerium, Cesium, Dysprosium, Erbium, Europium, Gadolinium, Gallium, Iridium, Lanthanum, Lutetium, Platinum, Praseodymium, Rhenium, Rhodium, Ruthenium, Samarium, Tantalum, Tellurium, Thorium, Thulium, Titanium, Ytterbium

Heavy Metal Panel in Urine (21 Element)

Aluminium, Arsenic, Boron, Bismuth, Cadmium, Chromium, Cobalt, Copper, Gold, Indium, Lead, Mercury, Molybdenum, Nickel, Palladium, Platinum, Silver, Thallium, Tin, Uranium, Zinc

Turnaround time

Vitamins up to 10 days, Metal/Mineral panels up to 14 days

Download Sample Report

Complete Vitamin Panel