Chemistry Testing Laboratory for Food & Beverage
Our chemistry testing labs provide accurate results using validated methods for your food & beverage testing needs, including ingredient testing. From nutritional panels to contaminant screening, our analytical chemistry testing services help you meet regulatory requirements, verify label claims, and ensure product quality. Our primary chemistry testing services are listed below. Contact us to talk about your testing needs.
Preservatives and additives
Artificial colors
Adulterants (melamine and related compounds, thiocyanate, furosine)
Amino acids
Beta-agonists (ractopamine by LC-MS/MS)
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)
Caffeine
Pungency – scoville heat
Rancidity (TBA, free fatty acids, peroxide value)
Solubility/Insolubility
Titratable acidity
Viscosity
Prop 65 regulations
We can conduct your nutritional analysis testing for your product labels. In addition, our regulatory consulting arm, EAS Consulting Group, a Certified Group company, can help you comply with labeling regulations.
Chemistry Testing of 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
- Artificial Colors
- Phosphates
- Sulfites
- Organic Acids
- Sodium Benzoate/Benzoic Acid
- Potassium Sorbate/Sorbic Acid
- Sucralose
- Nitrates/Nitrites
- Caffeine
- Scoville
Carbohydrates and Sweeteners
- Sugars
- Sugar Alcohols
- Brix
- Total Dietary Fiber
- Oligosaccharides/Low-Molecular-Weight Soluble Fibers
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
- p-anisidine Value
Physical Property
- Viscosity (by Brookfield or Bostwick)
- Hunter Color Analysis
- pH
- Water Activity
- Turbidity
Amino Acids
- Free Amino Acids
- Total Amino Acids
Fat and Water Soluble Vitamins
- Vitamin A
- B Vitamins (B1, B2, B3, B5, B6, B7, B9, B12)
- Vitamin C
- Vitamin D
- Vitamin E
Chemisty Testing Services for 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 you can be confident in the results that we provide to you. Here are some of the testing services that we provide:
- Seafood Antibiotics (Nitrofurans, Chloramphenicol, Sulfonamides, Fluoroquinolones, Malachite Green and Gentian Violet, and Mebendazole)
- Melamine and Related Compounds
- Pesticides
- Beta Agonists
- Heavy Metals (Lead, Mercury, Arsenic, Cadmium, and More)
- Ionophores
- Residual Solvents and Other Contaminants
- Sudan Dyes
- ETO/PPO
- ECH/PCH
Chemistry Testing Lab for Spices
Our food chemisty labs excel in analysis of spices, including DWPE testing of shipments detained by the U.S. FDA. Key capabilities include…
- Acid Insoluble Ash
- Moisture by Distillation
- Steam Volatile Oil
- Piperine Content
- Curcumin Content
- Color by ASTA
Analytical Chemistry Testing for 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 competitive turnaround times.
Here are some of the analytical instruments used in our chemistry testing labs:
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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