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Condiments Testing

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Condiment refers to the supplementary food that can increase the color, fragrance, taste, promote appetite and benefit human health of dishes. Its main function is to improve the quality of dishes, to meet the sensory needs of consumers, so as to stimulate appetite and improve human health. In a broad sense, condiments include salty, sour, sweetening, flavoring and spice agents. Each variety of condiment contains special ingredients that are different from other raw materials, which is the common characteristic of condiment and the main reason why condiment has seasoning effect.

Alfa Chemistry Testing Lab is a professional third-party food testing organization, with complete equipment, advanced instruments, top innovative testing technology, to provide a full range of testing services for condiments.

Samples can be tested and analyzed by Alfa Chemistry include:

Spice: vanilla, cinnamon, clove, parsley, bayleaf, rosemary, caraway seeds, cumin seeds and most herbs.
Acrid or peppery: black and white pepper, cayenne, chilies, curry, allspice, ginger
Allylic or alliaceous: garlic, onion, mustard, horseradish, chives, leeks.
Acid: vinegar (white, cider or wine), capers, gherkins.
Animal: caviar, anchovies, beef boullion.
Mineral: salt (earth, sea, or chemical), and all salt-based seasonings (miso, soy, tamari, etc.)
Sauce: cardamom, bean paste, fermented flour paste, ketchup, chili sauce, sesame paste, peanut butter, shrimp paste, mustard sauce.
Soy sauce: brewing soy sauce, preparing soy sauce, iron fortified soy sauce.

Alfa Chemistry's testing services for condiments:

Services	Test items
Mycotoxins	Aflatoxin B1
Microorganism	Total number of colonies, coliforms, pathogenic bacteria, lactic acid bacteria
Heavy metal	Lead, total arsenic, copper, cadmium, chromium, total mercury, aluminum, tin, methylmercury, inorganic arsenic, lithium, antimony, bismuth, silver, boron, magnesium, hexavalent chromium, nickel
Environmental pollutant	Urethane, chloropropanol
Food additive	Sorbic acid, sodium saccharin, potassium acesulfame (Acesulfame), sodium cyclamate (sodium cyclamate), benzoic acid, sweetener, sulfite, nitrite
Physical and chemical analysis	Amino acid nitrogen, total nitrogen, 4-methylimidazole, soluble solids, sodium chloride, acid value, total ash
Nutrient content	Iron, zinc, determination of main component, amino acid
Illegal addition	Sudan red, papaverine, morphine, codeine, narcotic, tiabain, rhodamine B
Pesticide residue	Pyrethroid
Allergen