Food & Agriculture Product Testing
Herbs, Spices & Condiments Testing
Doctors’ Analytical Laboratories provides fast, accurate, and comprehensive testing solutions for Herbs,Spices & Condiments products, for safety and regulatory needs, we conduct testing in accordance with the most recent Food Safety and Standard Regulations (FSSR), SPICEBOARD and global regulatory requirements
Test Parameters
- Physical & General Analysis (extraneous matter (organic & inorganic), insects & molds, living & dead insects, rodent contamination, insect fragments, added colouring matter, etc.)
- Chemical Analysis (sulfites (as SO2), phosphates (as phosphorus), moisture, volatile oil content (dry basis), ash (dry basis), ash insoluble in dil. HCl (dry basis), mineral oil, etc.)
- Nutritional Analysis & Labelling (energy, protein, carbohydrates, cholesterol, etc.)
- Fatty acid profile (SFA, MUFA and PUFA) & Trans fatty acids
- Naturally Occurring Toxic Substances (Agaric acid, Hydrocyanic acid, Hypercine and Safrole)
- Vitamins (A, B2)
- Minerals (calcium, magnesium, sodium, zinc, etc.)
- Mycotoxins (total aflatoxin, aflatoxin B1, aflatoxin B2, etc.)
- Heavy metal residues (lead, tin, arsenic, copper, cadmium, etc.)
- Melamine
- Additives (ascorbyl palmitate, acesulfame K, BHA, BHT, neotame, sorbates, etc.)
- Pesticide Residues
- Shelf life Testing
- Microbiological parameters (total plate count, total coliform count, yeast and mould count, salmonella and shigella, E. coli, etc.)
- ETO and ECH Testing
- Sensory Evaluation