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S-F Analytical has been providing lab services to the Food and Agricultural industry since 1966.

Our Food Sciences Group performs a complete range of chemistry, nutrition, R&D, and quality control services for leading food processors and manufacturers.

All analyses are performed by AOAC official methods conforming to FDA and USDA standards.

Partial Test List

Aluminum (Al) Arsenic (As) Barium (Ba) Cadmium (Cd) Calcium (Ca) Chloride (Soluble as NaCl) Chromium (Cr) Cobalt (Co) Copper (Cu) Iodine (I) Iron (Fe) Lead (Pb) Magnesium (Mg) Manganese (Mn)	Sodium (Na) Mercury (Hg) Molybdenum (Mo) Nickel (Ni) Nitrate Nitrite pH Phosphorus (P) Potassium (K) Salt (Na calculated as NaCl) Selenium (Se) Sulfate (S04) Sulfur (S) Vanadium (V) Zinc (Zn)
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Choline Choline Chloride Folic Acid Pantothenic Acid Total Vitamin A Vitamin A Retinol Beta Carotene	Vitamin B1 - Thiamine Vitamin B2 - Riboflavin Vitamin B3 - Niacin Vitamin B6 - Pyridoxine-HC1 Vitamin B12 - Cyanocobalamin Vitamin C - Ascorbic Acid Vitamin D - (D2, D3) Vitamin E
NOTE: Please include the expected levels when submitting samples.
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FATS  Acid Hydrolysis  Roese-Gottlieb  Soxhlet  Mojonnier MOISTURE  Forced Draft Oven  Karl Fischer  Vacuum FIBER  Crude  Dietary (AOAC)	PROTEIN  Kjeldahl CALORIES  By Atwater Tables*  By Bomb Calorimeter CARBOHYDRATES  By Calculation*
* It is necessary to run moisture, fat, protein, and ash to determine these values.
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Acidity Acid Degree Value AOM Stability Cholesterol Color, FAC Color, Lovibond Free Fatty Acid Fatty Acid Profile  (Linoleic, Myristic, Oleic, Palmitic, Stearic, etc.)	IODINE VALUE MIU (Moisture, Insoluble, and Unsaponifiable matter) Peroxide Value Polyethylene in Fat Saponification Value TBA Rancidity Titer Viscosity-Brookfield
Other Chemical Analyses
- Alkalinity of Ash - Sugars, Non-Reducing - Sugars, Reducing - Brix Solids	- Titratable Acidity - Sugar Profile  (Sucrose, Dextrose, Fructose, Lactose, Maltose) - Whey Protein Nitrogen
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Our Food Department can assist you in interpreting and meeting the nutrition labeling requirements. Our staff will guide you through the entire development of the nutrition labeling process. We will help you with the formats to assure that you meet the FDA or USDA guidelines. All of our analyses are performed by AOAC official methods conforming to FDA and USDA standards.
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S-F Analytical is a USDA certified lab for use as a "referee" laboratory in fat claims. We are a MICA member and follow all MICA guidelines when sampling at your location. Our test methods meet FDA/USDA guidelines.
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S-F Analytical Laboratories knows that we must earn your business every day, and we appreciate the opportunity to serve your environmental, food, or investigative testing needs to give you timely results with integrity.