Key services

Special analysis for olive oil

• Olive oil identity
  • Fatty acid composition, including trans fatty acids
  • Sterols composition, including erythrodiol and uvaol
  • Triglyceride composition
  • 2-glyceryl monopalmitate
  • ECN 42
• Olive oil quality
  • Peroxide value
  • Free fatty acids
  • K-values (UV absorption at 232 and 268 nm)
  • Ethyl ester (alkyl ester) including waxes
  • Diacylglycerols
  • Pyropheophytins 
  • Stigmasta-3,5-diene
• Organoleptic testing
  • Eurofins panel with 8 – 12 testers as per regulation COI/T.20/Doc. No 15 (Eurofins internal) 
  • Hanseatic olive oil panel (HOP) with 8 – 12 testers as per regulation COI/T.20/Doc. No 15, including external testers
  • Harmony evaluation
• Authenticity
  • Origin testing by 1H-NMR spectroscopy

Residues and contaminants

• Organic contaminants
  • Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs)
  • Plasticisers, such as phthalates and adipates
  • Mineral oil (MOSH/POSH/MOAH)
  • Solvent residues, such as VOC, BTEXS 
  • Dioxins, furans, dioxin-like PCB
• Inorganic contaminants
  • Heavy metals, such as cadmium, lead, mercury
• Pesticides (e.g. pyrethroids, organochloro- and organophosphorus pesticides, poly-chlorinated biphenyls, nitrogen-containing pesticides)

Ingredients

• Nutritional values
• Biophenols (polyphenolic ingredients)

Other services

• Labelling checks, including international labelling
• Sensory and analytical testing of relevant storage
• Sensory, chemical and analytical testing of packaging materials
• Development of customer-specific testing methods where needed