Testing Food & Beverages
Ensuring High Quality in Food and Beverage Products
Food and beverages
The food we eat is the key to our well-being and it is important to know the content of vitamins and amino acids in the products we consume to ensure that we get the right amount of vitamins through our diet.
At Eurofins Vitamin testing we are experienced in a wide variety of food matrices, which covers everything from drinks and fresh produce to processed foods.
We serve a large range of the biggest food and drink producers and have comprehensive knowledge and experience within the segment.
Vitamin C in drinks
One thing to be aware of when sending drinks for analysis, is that if they are to be analyzed for vitamin C, they have to be sent in original unopened packaging. Vitamin C oxidizes fast in liquid samples, so to ensure accurate results it needs to have been in contact with as little air as possible.
Know your products
The appropriate type of testing depends on a variety of factors, like the form of the vitamin, the fat content of the sample and the matrix. As an example, the test of beta carotene requires saponification if a sample has a fat percentage above 3. Likewise, if the vitamin is encapsulated, it needs enzymatic treatment.
We are here for you
Through your local Eurofins we can guide you to choose the right test codes. We have vast experience in cooperation with all parties and comprehensive knowledge on the whole spectrum of food matrices. We do continuous R&D to ensure that we are up to date with the best and most appropriate technologies and methods.
Contact your local Eurofins laboratory to hear more.
Our portfolio contains (but is not limited to):
Vitamins and vitamin-like substances |
Amino acids (Total) |
Vitamin A |
Alanine |
a-carotene |
Arginine |
b-carotene |
Aspartic acid |
Vitamin D2 |
Cysteine +Cystine |
Vitamin D3 |
Glutamic acid |
Vitamin E |
Glycine |
Vitamin K1 |
Histidine |
Vitamin K2 |
Hydroxyproline |
Vitamin B1 |
Isoleucine |
Vitaminb B2 |
Leucine |
Vitamin B3 |
Lysine |
Vitamin B5 |
Methionine |
Vitamin B6 |
Ornithine |
Biotin |
Phenylalanine |
Folate |
Proline |
Vitamin B12 |
Serine |
Vitamin C |
Threonine |
Betaine |
Tryptophan |
Carnitine |
Tyrosine |
Choline |
Valine |
We furthermore test for asta- cantha- and zeaxanthin, lutein, benzoic- and sorbic acid, BHA, BHT, etoxyquin, myo-inositol and much more.
Contact your local Eurofins laboratory to hear more.