Food & nutrition

Analysis Laboratory

With the state-of-the-art facilities and technologies, we serve our customers including manufacturers, retailers, distributors, suppliers, importers and exporters in local food industry with a complete array of commodity testing and inspections, quality assessments, and nutritional labeling in compliance with international standards and regulations. Our services are always tailored to meet customer’s individual requirements, and deliver high quality SWEDAC and SLAB accredited laboratory analysis reports.

 

Instruments

 

HPLC (High-performance liquid chromatography)

GC-MS (Gas chromatography–mass spectrometry)

 

Standard Services

 

Tea (Black Tea, Green Tea, Decaffeinated Tea Products)

  • Caffein – SLAB Accredited Parameter
  • Moisture- SLAB Accredited Parameter
  • Total Ash- SLAB Accredited Parameter
  • Water Soluble Ash- SLAB Accredited Parameter
  • Alkalinity of Water-Soluble Ash- SLAB Accredited Parameter
  • Acid Insoluble Ash- SLAB Accredited Parameter
  • Crude Fiber- SLAB Accredited Parameter
  • Water Extract- SLAB Accredited Parameter
  • And Other Parameters

 

Preservatives

  • Sorbic acid – SLAB Accredited Parameter
  • Benzoic acid – SLAB Accredited Parameter
  • Sulphur Dioxide
  • Propionic acid
  • And Other Parameters

 

Cashew

  • Moisture and Volatile matter – SLAB Accredited Parameter
  • Grading – SLAB Accredited Parameter
  • And Other Parameters

 

Cereal & Cereal Based Products – SLAB Accredited Parameters

  • Moisture – SLAB Accredited Parameter
  • Total Ash – SLAB Accredited Parameter
  • Protein – SLAB Accredited Parameter
  • Crude Fibre – SLAB Accredited Parameter
  • Total Sugar – SLAB Accredited Parameter
  • And Other Parameters

 

Margarine

  • Vitamin E –SLAB Accredited Parameter
  • Vitamin A- SLAB Accredited Parameter

 

Milk Powder

  • Vitamin A- SLAB Accredited Parameter

 

Beverages – According to SLS & ISO Standards

  • Artificial cordial sherbet syrup
  • Carbonated beverages Energy drink
  • Isotonic drink
  • Fresh juices
  • Frozen confections & Freeze drinks
  • Fruit cordial concentrates, fruit squash concentrates & fruit syrup concentrates
  • Fruit juices & Nectar Fruit pulp Fruit Squashes, fruit syrups & fruit cordials
  • Ready to serve fruit drinks
  • Soft Drinks
  • Soft Drinks Powder Mixes
  • Tea
  • Tea Concentrate
  • Flavored Tea/ Black Tea/ Green Tea
  • Herbal Tea
  • Coffee
  • Green Coffee
  • Non-carbonated artificial / flavored cordials & beverages

Nutritional Labeling

Testing of Added Food Colours

 

Testing of Artificial Sweeteners

 

Providing Training

  • Chemical analysis of Tea (ISO 3720)
  • Nutritional analysis
  • Any other parameters (ISO/SLS)

 

Inspection

  • Tea export consignment (ISO 3720 – 2011)
  • Cashew export consignment (SLS 405-1976)
  • Corn soya blend – Imported consignment (SLS 1036-2011)
  • Cooking oil – Imported consignment (961- 2016)
  • Can fish – Imported consignment (SLS 591: 2014)
  • Any other parameters (According to SLS & ISO Standards)

 

Contact

Mr. M. N. A. Mubarak
Director
Mrs. Sujitha Perera
Research Scientist