Laboratory
Services
We offer a wide range of laboratory services designed to effectively and precisely meet our clients’ needs.
Accredited under the NCh-ISO/IEC 17025:2017 standard by A2LA and internationally recognized by the American Oil Chemists Society (AOCS), our track record and commitment to scientific excellence position us as a key partner for industrial and research projects.
With our “state of the art” technology and a highly skilled team we ensure reliable and high-quality results.
Chemical analyses we offer
to improve your products
PHYSICOCHEMICAL PARAMETER OF FATS AND OILS
- Moisture and Volatile Matter*
- Iodine Value*
- Free Fatty Acids (FFA)*
- Unsaponifiable Matter*
- Soap content*
- Melting and Pour Point*
- Density
- Insoluble Impurities
- Acetone Insoluble Matter
- Gardner Color
- Kinematic viscosity
- Dynamic viscosity
- Sedimentation
- pH and Conductivity
- Glycerol content
- Starch Gelatinization Degree in Extruded Feed
STABILITY AND SHELF-LIFE ANALYSIS OF FATS AND FOODS
- Peroxide Value*
- Anisidine Value*
- Totox Index
- Induction Time and Shelf Life by Rancimat and/or Oxitest
- Physical Stability Study of Oil Blends
PROXIMATE ANALYSIS OF FOODS
- Crude Protein
- Crude Fat
- Moisture
- Ash
GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY (GC)HIGH-PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY (HPLC) AND THIN LAYER CHROMATOGRAPHY (TLC)
- Fatty acid profile (%FAME & mg/g) (GC-FID) *
- Cholesterol (Free & Esterified) (TLC-FID)
- Determination of food preservatives (benzoate, sorbate & citrate) (HPLC-UV/VIS)
- Determination of xanthophyll carotenes (Astaxanthin) (HPLC-UV/VIS)
- Determination of biogenic amines (HPLC-UV/VIS)
- Lipid profile (mono, di & triglycerides, phospholipids, free fatty acids and cholesterol) (TLC-FID)
- Determination of antioxidants (synthetic and vit. E) (HPLC-DAD, HPLC-FL)
- Determination of ethoxyquin & derivatives (LC-MS/MS) *
- Determination of Secondary Oxidation Products (Hexanal, 2,4-Decadienal) (GC-MS)
PROTEIN CONTENT CHARACTERIZATION
- Determination of soluble protein by Bradford or Lowry methods.
- Molecular size distribution through SDS-PAGE and GP-HPLC.
HEAVY METALS DETERMINATION
- By AAS: Cu, Fe, Ag, As, Hg, Al, Zn, Pb, Co, Cd, Cr, Ca, Ni.
- Traditional or Microwave Digestion.
MICROBIOLOGICAL ANALYSES
- Salmonella
- Enterobacteriaceae
- Aerobic mesophilic count
- Total and fecal coliforms
- Fungi and yeast
*Analysis Accredited by A2LA (Certificate No. 5980.01) under ISO/IEC 17025:2017.