Food and Agricultural Products

In recent years, the food industry has been under scrutiny at various levels – from farm ingredients to the finished food sample – for their quality, nutrition levels, potential toxicity, and potential contamination, among others. Increasing incidents of adulteration and discovery of spurious items that are harmful to health have reinvented the food testing industry to meet higher standards across the food cycle.

This scenario underlines the food safety aspect for both the manufacturer and the end consumer. Based on the sample and client needs, individual analysis may be required for quality, toxicity, presence of heavy metals, presence of microorganisms and extraneous matter, etc. Alternatively, a sample may also demand a test solely for its nutritional value.

Additionally, with the swell in can and packet food, shelf life testing of food and agricultural products has become a key testing parameter. Shelf life of food is determined by multiple microbiological, physical, chemical and environmental factors that act on food at various stages of its life. This makes shelf life testing complex and unique for each sample.

Accurate determination of shelf life through shelf life testing is critical for food manufacturers to provide good quality and safe products to their consumers. For an industry that is highly sensitive in nature, shelf life testing reduces the risk of product spoilage and product recall. For the manufacturer, precise understanding of the shelf life increases repeat buys and profitability.

Our state-of-the-art laboratories employ high quality shelf life testing processes that conform to accredited quality standards. We customise our shelf life testing analyses to suit the needs of the manufacturer and the sample involved. Thus, our shelf life tests help you determine accurate dates that conform to statutory safety requirements for your products.

We also carry out nutritional analysis of different food varieties, which is relevant for industrial compliance and for nutrition label generators. Our latest analytical techniques determine intrinsic measures such as calories, carbohydrate, protein, fat, vitamins minerals, and fibre content present in the given sample. In addition to providing the nutritional value details, nutritional analysis also generates vital information to be declared on nutrition labels.

Precise Analytics Lab. provides accurate inputs through thorough analysis and generates relevant information to help you meet the desired regulatory requirements. Our norm-based assessment and report generation avoids certification delays for products to reach the shelf. We offer sound guidance at every step based on relevant industrial norm changes to ensure your quality-checked product reaches the target market in minimum turnaround time.

Sample Category Tested

Parameters Tested

Dairy Products and Analogues Fats, Oils and Fat Emulsions Fruit and vegetable products Cereals and Cereal Products Meat and Meat products Fish and Fish Products Sweet and Confectionary Spices and Condiments Beverages Flavours Dry Fruits and Nuts Alcoholic Beverages Tea and Coffee Food Additive and Preservatives

Moisture Refractions Total Ash Sulphated Ash Acid Insoluble Ash Chloride Content Iodine Content Alkalinity Acidity Acid Value Peroxide Value Total Sugars Iodine Value Saponification Value RM value Polenske value Titrimetric assay Piperine content Aflatoxin Uric Acid Histamine Caffeine Total Volatile Base Nitrogen Gluten Starch Rancidity Free Fatty Acid Fatty acid profiling Melting Point/Boiling point Refractive Index Alcohol Content Sulphur dioxide Nitrogen Content Volatile Oil Non-volatile Ether Extract Nutritional Labelling Vitamins Heavy Metals and Minerals Pesticide Residue Adulteration Test

Reach out to us to know more about how we can help in shelf life testing, nutrition label testing, and more.