Tests of basic food ingredients

Tests of basic food ingredients are conducted in our laboratory, such as the testing of contents of proteins, fats, carbohydrates, fibers, ashes, moisture, salts etc. The above mentioned tests are being conducted for the purpose of declaring the nutritional value of food products and the creation of a nutritive declaration, which complies with the EU Regulative no. 1169/2011 about informing consumers about food, to secure informed food choices and to use and utilize food in a safe manner.

NUTRITIVE DECLARATION 

Basic content:

• Energy value (kJ/kcal)

• Fats / of which saturated fats

• Carbohydrates / of which sugars

• Proteins

• Salt

Additionally:

• mono- and polyunsaturated fatty acids

• starch

• fibers

• vitamins and minerals

TESTING OF CARBOHYDRATES Carbohydrates are, besides proteins and fats, the most important nutrients in food. They are divided into:

• sugars (mainly monosaccharides and disaccharides)

• starch and other digestible polysaccharides

• dietary fibers