Software that checks EU permitted vitamin and mineral forms automatically

In EU supplements, it's not enough to use “magnesium” or “vitamin E” — you have to use a permitted chemical form of it. Only the specific sources listed in EU law may be used, and a non-permitted form is a compliance failure even when the nutrient itself is fine. Checking each ingredient's form against the permitted lists by hand is tedious and easy to get wrong; software that checks it automatically catches the problem as you add the ingredient. Here's the capability.

Forms are defined, and finite

EU law sets out the permitted vitamin and mineral sources — the specific chemical forms allowed in food supplements. Magnesium can be used as certain salts and not others; each vitamin has its permitted forms. Because the lists are defined and finite, checking a form against them is a perfect candidate for automation: the form is either on the permitted list or it isn't.

The form is a property of the ingredient

The key is that the specific form is held as data on the ingredient — not just “magnesium” but the exact source. So when you add that ingredient to a formula, the software knows which form it is and can check it against the permitted list automatically. A non-permitted form is flagged at the moment of selection, not discovered later.

It pairs with the elemental-content question

Permitted form and elemental content go together. The form determines both whether the ingredient is allowed and how much of the actual nutrient it delivers (a magnesium salt is only partly magnesium). Software that holds the form can check permission and compute the elemental contribution from the same data — so choosing a compliant form and dosing it correctly are one connected step.

Market-aware where it matters

While the permitted forms are largely harmonized across the EU, a form check that's tied to the markets you select keeps the product correct where any differences or related national rules apply. The capability fits into the broader market-aware compliance check rather than standing alone.

This is general information, not regulatory or legal advice. Requirements differ by market and change over time, so confirm current rules with the relevant authority or a qualified regulatory expert before relying on them.

Where Lemoniq fits

Lemoniq holds the specific form on each vitamin and mineral ingredient and checks it against the EU permitted sources as you add it — flagging a non-permitted form at selection and computing the elemental content from the same data, so compliant-form selection and correct dosing happen together.

The takeaway

Only specific forms of each vitamin and mineral are permitted in EU supplements, and the permitted lists are defined and finite — ideal for an automatic check. Software that holds the exact form on each ingredient flags a non-permitted source as you add it and ties permission to elemental content, making compliant formulation the default.

Lemoniq checks each vitamin and mineral form against the EU permitted sources as you formulate. See how it works