Herbs and spices
Physical tests
- Appearance + smell
Microbiology
- aerobic mesophilic germ count at 30°C
- fungi and yeasts
- enterobacteriaceae at 37°C
- coliforms
- ß-glucuronidase positive E. coli
- coagulase positive staphylococci
- Bacillus cereus at 30°C
- Listeria monocytogenes (in 25g)
- Salmonella (in 25 g)
Minerals and metals
- potassium ( K)
- chloride (Cl)
- calcium (Ca)
- total phosphorus (P)
- magnesium (mg)
- iron (Fe)
- zinc (Zn)
- copper (Cu)
- manganese (Mn)
- fluoride (F)
- selenium (Se)
- chromium (Cr)
- molybdenum (Mo)
- cadmium (Cd)
- lead (Pb)
- mercury (Hg)
- arsenic (As)
- tin (Sn)
- sulphite (as SO2)
Unwanted substances, contaminants, pesticides
- pesticides screening GC/LC
- polyaromatic hydrocarbons (benzo(a)anthracene,chrysene,benzo(b)fluoranthene,benzo(a)pyrene)
Toxins
- ochratoxin A
- aflatoxins (B1,B2,G1,G2)
- deoxynivalenol (DON)
- HT2 and T2 toxins
- zearalenone (ZEA)
- fumonisin
PCR
- DNA derived from GMO
Various
- water activity (25°C)
Specific analyses by product group
- non-volatile essential extract
- volatile oil
- total essential extract
- crude fibre