Beverages
Physical tests
- Appearance + smell
- net volume
- Microbiology
- aerobic mesophilic germ count at 30°C
fungi and yeasts
- lactobacilli
- enterobacteriaceae at 37°C
- ß-glucuronidase positive E. coli
- Salmonella (in 25 g)
- sterility test
Nutritional value
- moisture, dry matter
- ash
- protein
- fat after acid hydrolysis (Weibull)
- reducing sugars after inversion (as glucose)
- dietary fibre (Asp)
- fatty acids (C4 to C24)
- total carbohydrates (calculated)
- energetic value (kcal and kJ)
- salt (Na*2.5)
Vitamins
Minerals and metals
Additives and sweeteners
- synthetic water-soluble colouring agents qualitative (E102,104,110,122,123,124,127,131,132,133,142,151)
- synthetic water-soluble colouring agents quantitative (E102,104,110,122,123,124,127,131,132,133,142,151)
- sorbic acid and benzoic acid
- citric acid
- sulphite (as SO2)
- sorbitol, maltitol, xylitol
- acesulfame K, saccharin, aspartame, neohesperidin
- steviol glycosides
Toxins
- patulin
- aflatoxin M1
PCR
- DNA derived from GMO
Various
- pH
- density (20°C)
- °Brix
- total acidity (as acetic acid, citric acid, lactic acid)
- caffeine
- quinine
Specific analyses by product group
- bitterness
- fermentation
- extract from the original wort
- apparent and real extract
- ethanol
- formol number