Minerals
Nutritional Analysis | Turn-around time (working days) | Cost per sample (BWP) |
Calcium | 10-15 | 250.00 |
Iron | 3-10 | 250.00 |
Copper | 3-10 | 250.00 |
Potassium | 3-10 | 250.00 |
Manganese | 3-10 | 250.00 |
Magnesium | 3-10 | 250.00 |
Zinc | 3-10 | 250.00 |
Phosphorous | 3-10 | 250.00 |
Vitamins
Nutritional Analysis | Turn-around time (working days) | Cost per sample (BWP) |
Vitamin C | 5-10 | 400.00 |
Vitamin A (retinol) | 5-10 | 750.00 |
Vitamin E (a-tocopherol) | 5-10 | 750.00 |
Calculation: requires ash moisture, crude protein and crude fat analysis (charged separately).
**Calculation; requires ash, moisture, crude protein and crude fat analysis, with carbohydrate calculation (charged separately)
Mycotoxins
Nutritional Analysis | Turn-around time (working days) | Cost per sample (BWP) |
Aflatoxins (total) -quantitative | 3-10 | 500.00 |
Fumonisins (total) -quantitative | 3-10 | 500.00 |
Zearalenone-quantitative | 3-10 | 500.00 |
Ochratoxin A-quantitative | 3-10 | 500.00 |
Proximate Analysis
Nutritional Analysis | Turn-around time (working days) | Cost per sample (BWP) |
Basic Nutritional Analysis (including the following 9 items) | 10-15 | 1500.00 |
Moisture | 3-10 | 130.00 |
Crude Protein | 3-10 | 220.00 |
Crude Fat | 3-10 | 220.00 |
Crude Fibre | 3-10 | 300.00 |
Ash | 3-10 | 130.00 |
Carbohydrate | 3-10 | 50.00 |
Energy | 3-10 | 50.00 |
Salt (sodium chloride) | 3-10 | 250.00 |
Ready-to-Print Nutritional Label | 10-15 | 150.00 |
Other Parameters
Nutritional Analysis | Turn-around time (working days) | Cost per sample (BWP) |
Alcohol | 5-10 | 220.00 |
Caffeine | 5-10 | 325.00 |
Fatty Acids (vegetable oils) | 10-15 | 500.00 |
Peroxide value | 3-10 | 200.00 |
Titratable acidity | 3-10 | 200.00 |
Iodine value | 3-10 | 200.00 |
Heavy Metals
Nutritional Analysis | Turn-around time (working days) | Cost per sample (BWP) |
Cadmium | 3-10 | 250.00 |
Lead | 3-10 | 250.00 |
Chromium | 3-10 | 250.00 |
Nickel | 3-10 | 250.00 |
Microbiological Contaminants – Using Conventional Food Microbiology Analytical Methods
Food Safety Tests | Turn-around time (working days) | Cost per sample (BWP) |
Aerobic plate count | 5-15 | 150.00 |
Yeast and moulds | 5-15 | 150.00 |
Escherichia | 5-15 | 150.00 |
Coliforms only | 5-15 | 150.00 |
Coagulase positive Staphylococcus | 5-15 | 150.00 |
Salmonella species | 5-15 | 150.00 |
Listeria monocytogenes | 5-15 | 200.00 |
All other pathogenic Microorganisms | 5-15 | 150.00 |
Escherichia coli/Coliforms | 5-15 | 150.00 |
Shigella species | 5-15 | 200.00 |
E. Coli O157 | 5-15 | 200.00 |
Campylobacter | 5-15 | 200.00 |
Bacillus cereus | 5-15 | 200.00 |
Yeast count | 5-15 | 150.00 |
Lactic acid bacteria | 5-15 | 200.00 |
Enterobacteriaceae | 5-15 | 200.00 |
Fecal Stoxintreptococcus | 5-15 | 200.00 |
Clostridium botulinum | 5-15 | 200.00 |
Botulinum toxin | 5-15 | 200.00 |
Phytotoxins | 5-15 | 200.00 |
Paenibacillus larvae | 5-15 | 150.00 |
Mould species identification | 5-15 | 200.00 |
Vibrio parahaemolyticus | 5-15 | 200.00 |
Chronobacter sakazakii | 5-15 | 200.00 |
Sulphite reducing Clostridium perfringens | 5-15 | 200.00 |
Canned foods sterility tests | 5-15 | 500.00 |
Other Tests | Turn-around time (working days) | Cost per sample (BWP) |
Titratable acidity | 5-15 | 200.00 |
Peroxide value | 5-7 | 200.00 |
Free fatty acids | 5-7 | 200.00 |
Acid value | 5-7 | 200.00 |
Total solids in milk | 5-7 | 200.00 |
Total solids not fat | 5-7 | 320.00 |
Refractive index/brix | 5-7 | 200.00 |
Total starch | 5-15 | 200.00 |
Reducing sugars | 5-15 | 200.00 |
pH | 2-5 | 70.00 |
Total non-protein nitrogen content | 5-15 | 270.00 |
Total nitrogen | 3-10 | 220.00 |
Total nitrates | 5-15 | 200.00 |
Chloride | 3-10 | 250.00 |
Water activity | 2-5 | 150.00 |
Allergen detection | 5-15 | 150.00 |
Barnyard screen | 5-15 | 500.00 |
Species identification | 5-15 | 500.00 |
Salmonella serotyping | 10-20 | 1000.00 |
Microbiological contaminants - Using PCR Based Analytical Methods
Food Safety Tests | Turn-around time (working days) | Cost per sample (BWP) |
PCR Escherichia | 5-7 | 800.00 |
PCR Salmonella species | 5-7 | 800.00 |
PCR listeria monocytogenes | 5-7 | 800.00 |
PCR Staphylococcus aureus | 5-7 | 800.00 |
PCR Other bacterial organisms | 5-7 | 800.00 |
Shelf-life studies at NFTRC are custom-designed to suit the specifics of each product submitted.
Depending on the product type, shelf-life studies employ either direct or accelerated shelf life testing methodologies.
NFTRC’s analytical approaches to shelf life studies include microbiological analysis, physico-chemical analysis and sensory evaluation.
N.B. Product safety testing must be conducted prior to shelf-life determination studies. Actual shelf life package tests depend on type of product. Please contact NFTRC with product details for an accurate quotation.
Genetically Modified (GM) Food Tests | Turn-around time (working days) | Cost per sample (BWP) |
35S-p | 5-7 | 800.00 |
35S-T | 5-7 | 800.00 |
Nos-T | 5-7 | 800.00 |
Bar | 5-7 | 800.00 |
Pat | 5-7 | 800.00 |
CryLA (b/c) | 5-7 | 800.00 |
CAMV | 5-7 | 800.00 |
Roundup Ready soy/cotton | 5-7 | 800.00 |
Monsanto Roundup Ready Soy | 5-7 | 800.00 |
Mon 810 Yield gard maize | 5-7 | 800.00 |
Syngenta Bt 11 maize | 5-7 | 800.00 |
Meat Species identification Tests PCR Based analytical methods | Turn-around time (working days) | Cost per sample (BWP) |
Meat species identification-Beef | 5-7 | 800.00 |
Meat species identification-Donkey | 5-7 | 800.00 |
Meat identification species-Horse | 5-7 | 800.00 |
Meat identification species-Pork | 5-7 | 800.00 |
Meat identification species-Chicken | 5-7 | 800.00 |
Meat identification species-Turkey | 5-7 | 800.00 |
Meat identification species-Goat | 5-7 | 800.00 |
Sensory Services
All sensory services are charged depending on the complexity and design of the study. Please contact NFTRC for an accurate quotation catered to your specific requirements.
Hiring of Food Processing Mini Plants (Test Beds)
NFTRC has installed mini processing plants that can be rented for short term periods by clients to test their product concepts, manufacture product batches for testing the market, or training students on principles of food production. Rental fees vary depending on production line, and are mutually agreed depending on production batch sizes.