Food & Agro Division

Physical Analysis:

There are various types of physical analysis perform based upon their properties:

Optical properties like Colour, Refractive Index, Optical rotation etc.
Rheological properties like Viscosity, Density etc.
Sensor evolutions like Taste, odour etc.
Structural properties like Particle size, granularity
Thermal properties like Melting point, Pour point, Cloud point, Flash point etc.
Solubilty properties like Solubility, Solubility in hot & cold conditions, Insolubility index etc.

Chemical Analysis:

Proximate (Moisture, Ash, Protein, Fat, Energy, Carbohydrates, Acid Insoluble Ash, Water soluble Ash, Sulphated Ash)
Crude Fiber, Dietary Fiber (Total, Insoluble Soluble, Low molecular) analysis
Sugar analysis (Total, Reducing & Non reducing sugars).
Nutritional Labeling and Value Analysis
Shelf life study testing
Food Colours, Additives and Preservatives
Colours: Sunset yellow,Carmocine, Tartrazine etc..
Salts: Salts of Benzoic acid, Sorbic acid etc..
Sugars (like Acesulfame K, Aspartame, Sucralose, Saccaharine etc..)
Sensory Testing to compare a product to the competition and/or evaluate the product by a consumer panel
Minerals like Ca, Mg, Na, K, Fe, Zn and all trace metals (Pb, Cd, As, Cr, Sn, Se, Sb, Hg etc.)
Vitamin analysis (Water soluble vitamins like B1, B2, B3, B5, B6, B7, B9,B12 etc. & Fat soluble vitamins like A, D, E, K)
Sugar profile (like Glucose, Fructose, Sucrose, Lactose etc.)
Amino Acid profile (like Essential, Non Essential, Aliphatic, Aromatic, Cyclic, Basic, Acidic and their Amide, Hydroxyl or Sulfur containing amino acids)
Organic Acid profile (like Citric acid, Oxalic acid, Acetic acid etc.),
Fatty Acid profile (Saturated, Mono and Poly Unsaturated, Trans & Omega 3, 6, 7, 9 fatty acids )
Aflatoxins (B1,B2,G1,G2,M1) , Ochra toxins, T-2 toxin and Natural Occurring Toxins (NOTS) like Hypercine, Agaric acid, Saffrol, Hydrocyanic acid etc..
Antioxidants (TBHQ, BHA / BHT), Poly phenols, Catchiness etc..
Alcohols and Solvent impurities like Ethanol, Hexane etc.
Flavanoids & Flavanones

Food Retail

Care Labs is at the forefront of technological advances in food testing to help you secure food safety and to preserve your brand and well-earned reputation. Apart from testing for nutritional and proximate parameters we are also testing for residues of pesticides, Mycotoxins, heavy metals, microbiological analysis. We are doing the analysis of all the products as per PFA (Prevention of Food Adulteration) norms or according to customers specifications. We are also testing as per FSSAI norms.

Products we are testing

Raw material
Feed & Stuffs (Animal/Poultry/Cattle)
Finished products
Meat and meat products
Sea foods
Snacks and Savories
Beverages
Fruit Juice, aerated soft drinks,
Energy drinks
Confectionaries
Bakery products
Grains and cereals
Tea, Coffee, Cocoa products
Milled products
Spices and condiments
Dry fruits and nuts
Milk and dairy products
Infant Foods & Dietary supplements
Curd, Ghee, Panner, butter, ice cream
Oils & Fats
Ready to eat foods
Water
Fruits and vegetables
Herbal products

Equipment Used: HPLC-UV-Vis/FLD/ELSD/RI , GC-FID/ECD, ICP-MS, AAS, FT-IR, Polarimeter, Density Meter, Refractometer, UV-Vis , Karl fisher titratior, Soxhlet extractor, Kjeldhal digestion & Auto distillation unit.

Food & Agro Division