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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
PhytoScanRockville, MD. LT Industries has announced the introduction of a family of Near-InfraRed (NIR) analyzers designed for the specific needs of the nutraceutical and functional food industries. The PhytoScan-B system can monitor raw plant and seed species for both the presence and the concentration of active phytochemicals that may be beneficial to human nutrition and well-being. The companion PhytoScan-L system can measure the same properties in fluid extracts. The systems are powered by LT Industries' rugged NIR scanners that accumulate over a thousand wavelengths at each scan. It is this property that allows the new systems to provide ancillary information such as moisture, fat and protein components at the same time that phytochemicals are being monitored. Both of the NIR analyzers include proven Iso-Pharm™ software, a combination instrument driver and statistical analysis module that is easy to use because of its icon-initiated structure and graphical user interface. The program includes system suitability testing on demand, with report-out capability for meeting GMP validation requirements. When asked why the company has developed systems specifically for screening dietary, nutrition and health products, Technical Director Isaac Landa answered, "In the US, we see a huge growth in alternative health products. What are simply alternatives to conventional health care here are mainstream ethical drugs in other parts of the world. The US consumer cannot, at present, know the strength or potency of what he has bought. Large pharmaceutical makers and vitamin suppliers are now entering this market and offering the same products with guaranteed consistency. Since our instruments have been used successfully for chemical discrimination in the pharmaceutical industry for years, we saw an opportunity to extend the technology where it is needed." LT Industries states that the best way to assess the value of the new
systems is to contact its technical staff for a feasibility study.
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