High Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC), with UV & FLD Detector and PHCR
Fat soluble vitamins (A,D,E and K), Water soluble vitamins (B complex vitamins such as B1, B2, B3, B6, Folic acid, Pantothenic acid, B12, Vitamin C), Sugars: Glucose, Fructose, Maltose and other saccharides, Dyes and synthetic colours, Mycotoxins such as Aflatoxins B1,B2,G1,G2,M1, M2 and ochratoxin, Amino acids, Residual antibiotics, Steroids and flavanoids, Aspartame and other artificial sweeteners, Active ingredients of farm produce such as Allin in garlic and Catachin in tea extracts. Poly Aromatic Hydrocarbon (PAH) & pesticides from samples. Oleoresin in natural products.
Gas Chromatograph – Mass Spectrometry/ Mass Spectrometry (GC-MS/MS)
Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), Quantification of Herbicides & Pesticides residues in water & Fruits & Vegetable products, Fatty Acid Profile. Phytochemicals, flavonoids, Veterinary drugs, antibiotics, steroids Poly Aromatic Hydrocarbon Components. Toxic material in blood. Essential oil in natural products. Aromatic compounds in food & Beverages. Organic pollutants in the environment. Esters, alcohols, aldehydes, terpenes etc.
Gas Chromatography – Flame Ionization Detector (GC – FID)
Detection and Quantification of organic compounds like alcohols content in fermented products and biodiesel. Fatty Acid Profile, Cholesterol content, DHA, EPA, ALA, ω-3, ω-6 Fatty Acids. Purity of solvent & pesticides. Essential oil in natural products.
Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR) with Diamond ATR Window
Identification of functional group and structure elucidation of compounds in food, Identification of organic molecules in foods. Purity of known compounds. Qualitative detection of unknown compounds by ATR, it is non destructive technique with no or little sample preparation.
