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Oils, vegetable and animal fats

Oils, vegetable and animal fats

The Center for Chemical Research offers laboratory studies of food products, including oils, as well as vegetable and animal fats, which cover physico-chemical, microbiological assessment, as well as the solution of various expert tasks related to the chemical study of fats. Our offer is intended for consumers, producers and distributors of oils, as well as vegetable and animal fats.

Research programme

Microbiological analysis:

  • Aerobic mesophilic microorganisms
  • Escherichia coli is a classic method
  • Bacteria of the e. Coli group
  • Enterobacteriaceae
  • Gram-positive cocci
  • Yeast and mold
  • Listeria monocytogenes
  • Salmonella spp.
  • Lipolytic bacteria

Physico-chemical analysis:

  • Proteins
  • Amount of fat
  • Moisture and volatile substances
  • Dry fat-free residue
  • Free fatty acids (ffa)
  • Chromaticity on the lovibond scale
  • Acid number
  • Peroxide number
  • Anisidine number
  • Iodine number
  • Saponification number
  • Epihydrin aldehyde (kreis test)
  • Oxidative stability
  • Unsaponifiable substances
  • Unacceptable pollution
  • Heavy metals: Pb, Cd, As, Hg
  • Mineral components: Ca, Fe, Mg, Na, K, Zn, p, etc.
  • The composition of fatty acids, including the sum of saturated,

Discuss your task

Describe your task — we will propose a research programme

Tell us about the sample and the result you need. A specialist will clarify the details and suggest suitable research methods.

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