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 (Equivalent carbon number 42)
• Olive oil quality
  • Peroxide value
  • Free fatty acids
  • K-values, measured by ultraviolet (UV) absorption at 232 nm 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 authentication using proton nuclear magnetic resonance (¹H-NMR) spectroscopy

Residues and contaminants

• Organic contaminants
  • Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs)
  • Plasticisers, such as phthalates and adipates
  • Mineral oil contaminants, including mineral oil saturated hydrocarbons (MOSH), polyolefin oligomeric saturated hydrocarbons (POSH), and mineral oil aromatic hydrocarbons (MOAH)
  • Solvent residues, including volatile organic compounds (VOCs) and benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene, xylene, and styrene (BTEXS)
  • Dioxins, furans, and dioxin-like polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs)
• Inorganic contaminants
  • Heavy metals, such as cadmium, lead, mercury
• Pesticides, including pyrethroids, organochlorine and organophosphorus pesticides, PCBs, and 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