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Fats and Oils
Fats & Oils are the most vital ingredients for a variety of foods and contribute significantly to their taste, texture, and stability. Today, more than ever before, consumers are concerned about the quality, safety & nutritional values of the food products. Therefore, testing for Fats & Oils has become a critical requirement for all food manufacturers.
CEGTH offers the most advanced analytical methods for edible oil and crude oil testing as per the FSSAI/FSSR-2011 and relevant BIS standards and customer requirements. Our testing capabilities cover a wide range of fats & oils parameters, including
Quality Parameters: Wet Chemistry
- Free Fatty Acid
- Butyro Refractometer Reading at 40°C or Refractive Index at 40°C
- Saponification Value
- Unsaponifiable Matter (USM)
- Bellier Test
- Acid Value
- Iodine Value
- Polenske Value
- Peroxide Value
Adulteration Tests
- Baudouin Test: Presence of Sesame Oil
- Halphen’s Test: Presence of Cottonseed Oil
- Hexabromide Test: Presence of Linseed Oil
- Azo Dye Test: Test for Presence of Rice Bran Oil
- Test for Presence of Mineral Oil
- Molybdate Test: Test for Presence of Castor Oil
- Test for Presence of Argemone Oil
- Test for Presence of Karanja Oil
Fatty Acid Profiling
- Saturated Fat
- Monounsaturated Fat
- Poly unsaturated Fat
- Trans Fat
Heavy Metals
- Arsenic
- Cadmium
- Mercury
- Methyl Mercury calculated as the element
- Tin
- Lead
- Copper
Aflatoxin B1, B2, G1, G2
- Hexane
- Antioxidants
- BHA
- BHT
- TBHQ
- Propyl Gallates
- Ascorbyl palmitate
Residues
- Pesticides
The food testing laboratory of CEGTH is well-equipped with high-end instruments, namely, ICP-MS for metals, HPLC for Aflatoxin and Antioxidants, GC-MS and LC-MS/MS for Pesticides, GC-MS for Hexane.