Food Chemistry
Enhancing Food Safety Through Chemistry
At Q Laboratories, our food chemistry capabilities are built to support and extend our industry-leading microbiology services. From FDA nutritional analysis to specialized food chemistry testing, our team ensures accuracy and reliability to meet regulatory and quality standards. For clients using chemistry testing in batch release programs, we can align turnaround times with your microbiology results—streamlining workflows and helping you get products to market faster.
Our Capabilities
- Food Chemistry Analysis – Offering both standard and advanced testing options to meet your needs.
- FDA Nutritional Analysis – Comprehensive analysis for FDA-compliant labeling and product claims.
We specialize in a comprehensive range of analytical chemistry food testing methods, including AOAC, AOCS, ASTA, ASTM, FCC, ISO, Hach, SMWEW, USP, and proprietary Q Labs SOPs, ensuring precision, compliance, and trusted results across global standards.
Commonly Requested Tests:
- Water Activity
- Moisture, Brix, pH
- Heavy Metals
- Fat Analysis
- Protein
- Salt
- Acid Value
- Alcohol
- Ammonia
- Appearance
- Ash
- Butyric Acid Evaluation
- Caffeine
- Calcium Propionate
- Calories
- Calories from Fat
- Capsaicin
- Carbohydrates
- Chloride
- Cholesterol
- Color
- Other Elements (multiple)
- Fatty Acid Profile
- Fluoride
- Free Chlorine
- Hexane Panel
- Infrared Spectroscopy
- Iodine Value
- Moisture
- Monounsaturated Fatty Acids
- Nitrate
- Nitrite
- Nitrogen Assay
- Odor
- Particle Size
- Peroxide Value
- Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids
- Preservatives
- Protein Free Fat
- Saturated Fatty Acids
- Sugar Profile
- Sulfate
- Sulfide
- Sulfites
- Sulfur Dioxide
- Thiamine
- Titratable Acidity
- TOC
- Total Acidity
- Total Alkalinity
- Total Chlorine
- Total Dissolved Solids
- Total Solids
- Total Suspended Solids
- Total, Fixed, and Volatile Solids
- Trans Fatty Acids
- Turbidity
- Unsaponifiable Matter
- UV Spectroscopy
- Viscosity
- Viscosity – Brookfield
- Volatile Oil
- Water Determination
- Water Hardness
Instrumentation
- HPLC
- GC / GC-MS
- ICP-MS / ICP-OES
- FTIR
- TOC / Conductivity Systems
- UV-Vis Spectrophotometers
- Optical Rotation Instruments
- Dissolution & Disintegration Apparatus
