Chemistry Testing Services

FSNS uses validated methods and state-of-the-art equipment to perform millions of chemical analyses each year for thousands of satisfied clients. With a wide array of capabilities, here are just some of the chemistry testing services that we offer:

Allergens

Preservatives and additives

Adulterants (melamine and related compounds, thiocyanate, furosine)

Amino acids

Beta-agonists (ractopamine by LC-MS/MS)

Caffeine

Carbohydrates, sugar, and other sweeteners

Crude analysis panel & minerals

Fat & water-soluble vitamins

Fatty acid profile

Proximate analysis (fat, moisture, protein, ash, crude fiber, salt)

Pungency – scoville heat

Rancidity (TBA, free fatty acids, peroxide value)

Solubility/Insolubility

Titratable acidity

Viscosity

Prop 65 regulations

Our team of experts, including regulatory specialists, can also help you comply with labeling regulations.

Macronutrients, Micronutrients, and Additives

The chemical composition of a food or beverage affects its nutritional value, sensory properties, and functionality. FSNS provides chemistry testing services for a full range of macronutrients, micronutrients, and additives that are present in foods and beverages. Our results can be used to help verify that you are meeting product specifications, determine a product’s shelf-life, or track daily process control and quality parameters.

We can also help you identify the presence of components such as tartrazine 102, yellow 2G107, benzoates 210, nitrates 252, aspartame 951, and monosodium glutamate (MSG) 621 so that your products can be labeled appropriately.

FSNS has a long history in chemistry testing for meat, poultry, and seafood. Our laboratories are accredited by USDA in fat, moisture, protein, and salt testing. Here are some of the services we provide:

Proximate Testing
  • Accredited by USDA in the areas of fat, moisture, protein and salt testing
  • Ash
  • Moisture (Vacuum and Forced Air)
  • Fat (Soxtec, Soxhlet and Acid/Alkaline Hydrolysis – Mojonnier method)
  • Protein (Kjeldahl and Combustion)
  • Salt (Volhard)
Additives
  • Sodium Benzoate/Benzoic Acid
  • Potassium Sorbate / Sorbic Acid
  • Artificial Sweeteners
  • Nitrate/Nitrite
  • Caffeine
  • Scoville (Capsaicin Content)
Carbohydrates and Sweeteners
  • Sugars
  • Brix
  • Total Dietary Fiber
Minerals, Metals, and Heavy Metals
  • Aluminum
  • Antimony
  • Arsenic
  • Barium
  • Beryllium
  • Bismuth
  • Boron
  • Cadmium
  • Chromium
  • Cobalt
  • Copper
  • Germanium
  • Iron
  • Lead
  • Lithium
  • Magnesium
  • Manganese
  • Mercury
  • Molybdenum
  • Nickel
  • Phosphorous
  • Potassium
  • Selenium
  • Silver
  • Sodium
  • Sulfur
  • Thallium
  • Tin
  • Titanium
  • Vanadium
  • Zinc
Fats and Oils
  • Cholesterol
  • Omega Fatty Acids
  • Total Fat (Saturated, Polyunsaturated, Monounsaturated, Trans Fat)
Rancidity
  • Free fatty acids
  • Peroxide value
  • TBA rancidity test
Physical Property
  • Viscosity (by Brookfield or Bostwick)
  • Hunter color analysis
Amino Acids
  • Free amino acids
  • Total amino acids
Fat and Water Soluble Vitamins
  • Vitamin A
  • Vitamin C
  • Vitamin D

Adulterants and Contaminants

The presence of chemical adulterants and contaminants in foods and beverages leads to numerous recalls every year. Even at trace-level concentrations, the presence of these items can create significant food safety risks. Through the use of state-of-the-art analytical equipment, FSNS provides chemistry testing services for adulterants and contaminants with the utmost sensitivity and specificity so that you can be fully confident in the results that we provide to you. Here are some of the testing services that we provide:

  • Beta agonists
  • Heavy metals
  • Ionophores
  • Melamine and related compounds
  • Pesticides
  • Residual solvents and other contaminants
  • Sudan dyes

Product Development

Chemistry testing results are vital for research and development. Our results can influence changes to ingredients and other components that can improve the quality of existing products. Likewise, our results can be used to drive the development of new products that adhere to current trends in consumer demands.

State-of-the-Art Equipment Equals High-Quality Results

FSNS’s team of scientists uses state-of-the-art analytical instruments to meet your chemistry testing demands with industry leading turnaround times.

Here are just some of the analytical instruments used for our chemistry testing:

HPLC: High-Performance Liquid Chromatography

GC: Gas Chromatography

GC-MS/MS: GC-Tandem Mass Spectrometer

ICP-OES: Inductively Coupled Plasma – Optical Emission Spectrometers

ICP-MS: Inductively Coupled Plasma-Mass Spectrometers

LC-MS/MS: Liquid Chromatography Tandem Mass Spectrometers

FTIR, NIR: Fourier Transform Infrared with Near IR Capabilities

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