Grain and Legume Testing - physical tests, chemical tests, microbiological tests, stability tests and quality assurance.

SunWest Food Laboratory Ltd. offers a variety of physical, chemical, microbiological and stability tests on the following products: barley, beans, buckwheat, bulgur, chickpeas, corn, kamut, lentils, oats, peas, quinoa, rice, rye, soybean, spelt, triticale, wheat, wild rice.

Physical Tests - Brix, density, falling number, net contents, foreign matter, particle size, pH.

Chemical Tests - Acid value, aflatoxins, alpha-amylase, ash, beta-glucan, calories, carbohydrates, fat-acid hydrolysis, fat-ether extraction fat, fat-total, fatty acid profile, fatty acid profile with Trans, fibre-acid detergent, fibre-crude, fibre-neutral detergent, fibre-total dietary, soluble and insoluble, free fatty acids, gluten allergen, metals, minerals, moisture, ochratoxins, peroxidase, peroxide value, protein, starch, sugar profile, sugar-reducing and non-reducing, tocopherols, Vitamin A, Vitamin B Scan, Vitamin C, Vitamin D, Vitamin E, vomitoxins, zearalenone.

Microbiological Tests (Presumptive / Confirmation) - bacillus cereus, bifidobacteria, clostridium species, clostridium perfringens, coliforms-fecal, coliforms-total, e.coli, E coli O157:H7, enterobacteriacea, lactobacillus species, listeria species, listeria monocytogenes, pseudomonas aeruginosa, salmonella, standard (total) plate count (aerobic and anaerobic), staphylococcus aureus, yeast and mold.

Quality Assurance - investigate complaints, measure product quality against national and competitor brands, monitor adherence of product to government or supplier specifications, monitor product consistency.

Stability Tests - accelerated and ambient stability studies, cooking quality, free fatty acids, peroxide value, sensory evaluation, shelf life.