Food Analysis
The most important point in human nutrition is that the food consumed should be away from physical, chemical and microbiological factors that may affect human health. Apart from the problems that can be seen in the food as a consumer, it must pass tests and analyzes for many reasons such as determining the nutritional values of a product. The accreditation of these analyzes is an important condition in terms of trusting the results.Food Analysis performed in laboratories in general are as follows:
• Physical Analysis
Determination of humidity
Ash determination
Determination of sensory characteristics
Foreign matter determination
Determination of dissolved solids amount
Bad grain
Determination of solubility in water
Determination of wet and dry gluten content
Determination of raw ash
Weight control
• Chemical Analysis
Determination of ash insoluble in acid
Purity determination
Sulfur dioxide
Determination of dextrose equivalent
pH determination
Determination of the amount of crude cellulose
Determination of sulfate ash
Alcohol degree determination
Total heavy metal
Determination of volatile acid
Determination of free fatty acid and acid value
Crude protein determination
Determination of humidity
• Microbiological Analysis
Number of aerobic colonies
e.coli count in solid media
Coliform count in solid media
Enterobacteriaceae count
Yeast-mold count
Searching for Listeria monocytogenes
Salmonella spp. Search
• Contribution Analysis
Determination of sorbate and benzoate
Aspartame determination
Determination of acesulfame-k
Determination of saccharin
Dye quantification
Caffeine determination
Nitrite and nitrate determination
• Residue Analysis
Determination of melamine
Determination of pesticides
Determination of residue in fresh fruits, vegetables and similar products with high water content
Determination of residue in coffee and coffee bean
Determination of residue in dairy products
• Mineral Analysis
Sodium determination
Iron determination
Calcium determination
Nickel determination
Lead determination
Determination of cadmium
Determination of arsenic
• Mycotoxin Analysis
Determination of ochratoxin A
Aphtatoxin M1
Determination of zearalenone
Deoxynivalenol determination
Determination of aflatoxin B1 and total aflatoxin
• Molecular Biology Analysis
Detection of GMOs in foods and feeds
Species identification (pig DNA search)
Species identification (chicken DNA search)
• Dioxin Analysis
