Juices and concentrates
Analysis of juices and concentrates
Eurofins Food & Feed Testing supports you to safeguard your products through a wide range of analyses. To ensure compliance with legal limits prescribed for pesticides, mycotoxins and sulphur dioxide must be analysed. Testing is also essential to ensure compliance with import controls prescribed for certain contaminants and products.
Key services
Authenticity analyses:
- Comprehensive and rapid screening procedures for testing mono-fruit juices using 1H-NMR
- Detection of added exogenous compounds such as sugar, water, organic acids and vitamin C by measuring stable isotope ratios
- Authenticity control of flavours by coupling gas chromatography with mass spectrometry (MDGC-MS)
- Monitoring for compliance with quality standards and authenticity criteria as outlined in the AIJN Code of Practice
- Verification of origin (geographical and/or botanical)
- Verification of colouring (anthocyan profile and/or artificial colourings)
General analysis:
- Nutritional analyses
- Vitamins
- Minerals and trace elements
- Sensory analysis
Residues and contaminants:
- Pesticide analysis using screening methods, supplemented by specific methods and the polar multi method
- Heavy metals (e.g. nickel, anorganic arsenic, aluminium)
- Radioactivity
- Mycotoxins in fruit (patulin, ochratoxin A, alternaria toxins, T2/HT2, ergosterol)
Further chemical and molecular biological tests:
Microbiology:
- Bacterial count
- Yeasts/moulds
- Lactic acid bacteria
- Acetic acid bacteria
- Thermotolerant moulds
- Alicyclobacillus spec.
- Pathogenic germs
Declaration:
- Compliance with food information regulation
- International labelling tests for a large number of countries
Why choose Eurofins Food & Feed Testing?
In addition to offering an extremely comprehensive service portfolio and benefitting from close cooperation with our international laboratory network, you can expect:
- Access to expert consultants with detailed knowledge of analyses and legal issues
- Online access to your samples and the ability to access results via the EOL platform (EurofinsOnLine)
- Participation in national and international research programmes, such as
Legal framework and guidelines*
- Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council (on the provision of food information to consumers)
- AIJN European Fruit Juice Association reference values
* Regulatory information is provided for general guidance only and may not reflect the most recent regulatory changes. Always consult official sources for up‑to‑date legislation. For market‑specific support, please contact your local Eurofins Food & Feed Testing laboratory. Our specialists offer tailored support through horizon scanning and food safety consultancy services.
Get in touch
Would you like to find out more about our testing solutions, access our competence centre services, or do you need tailored analytical or consultancy support?
Contact Eurofins Food Testing Ireland today to speak to our experts by submitting an enquiry form or calling +353 (0)1 431 1306