Other Products - physical tests, chemical tests, microbiological tests, stability tests and quality assurance.
Fats and Oils
SunWest Food Laboratory Ltd. offers a variety of physical, chemical and microbiological and stability tests on the following products: borage oil, butter, canola oil, coconut oil, corn oil, evening primrose oil, flax oil, grape seed oil, hemp seed oil, lard, linseed oil, margarine, marine oils, olive oil, palm oil, peanut oil, poppy seed oil, rapeseed oil, safflower oil, sesame seed oil, soybean oil, sunola oil, sunflower oil, tallow, wheat germ oil.
Physical Tests – density, foreign matter, net contents.
Chemical Tests - acidity, acid value, aflatoxins, ALA content, AOM, ash, calories, carbohydrates, chlorophyll, cholesterol, erucic acid content, fat-acid hydrolysis, fat-ether extraction fat, fat-total, fatty acid profile, fatty acid profile with Trans, fibre-acid detergent, free fatty acids, GLA content, iodine value, metals, minerals, moisture, ochratoxins, oil content, omega 3, omega 6, omega 9 fatty acids, Oxidative Stability Index (OSI), peroxide value, protein, rancimat, sugar profile, sugar-reducing and non-reducing, tocopherols, Vitamin A, Vitamin C, Vitamin D, Vitamin E, volatile oil, 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, monitor product consistency, measure product quality against national standards, monitor adherence of product to government or supplier specifications.
Stability Tests - AOM, accelerated and ambient stability studies, disintegration, free fatty acids, OSI (rancimat), peroxide value, sensory evaluation, shelf life.
Herbs and Spices
SunWest Food Laboratory Ltd. offers a variety of physical, chemical and microbiological and stability tests on the following products: anise, basil, borage, caraway, cardamon, cilantro, cloves, coriander, dill seed, dill weed, evening primrose, fennel, horseradish, hyssop, mace, marjoram, mint, mustard, nutmeg, oregano, pepper, peppermint, poppy, rosemary, sage, spearmint, tarragon, thyme, wasabi.
Physical Tests – density, foreign matter, net contents.
Chemical Tests - acidity, acid value, aflatoxins, AOM, ash, calories, carbohydrates, fat-acid hydrolysis, fat-ether extraction fat, fat-total, fatty acid profile, fatty acid profile with Trans, fibre-acid detergent, free fatty acids, GLA content, iodine value, metals, minerals, moisture, ochratoxins, oil content, omega 3, omega 6, omega 9 fatty acids, Oxidative Stability Index (OSI), peroxide value, protein, rancimat, sugar profile, sugar-reducing and non-reducing, tocopherols, Vitamin A, Vitamin B Scan, Vitamin C, Vitamin D, Vitamin E, volatile oil, 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, monitor product consistency, measure product quality against national standards, monitor adherence of product to government or supplier specifications.
Stability Tests - AOM, accelerated and ambient stability studies, free fatty acids, OSI (rancimat), peroxide value, sensory evaluation, shelf life.