Chemical Analysis of Food Products
1) Animal Feed, Poultry Feed, Mineral Mixture |
Moisture |
Crude Protein (N X 6.25) |
Crude Fiber |
Crude Fat |
Acid Insoluble Ash |
Common Salt (As Sodium Chloride) |
Phosphorus |
Calcium |
Iron |
Iodine |
Fluoride |
Total Ash |
Vitamin-D3 |
2) Oils, Fats and Related Products |
Moisture and Insoluble Impurities |
Saponification Value |
Acid Value |
Unsaponifiable Matter |
Flash Point |
Specific Gravity |
Bellier Turbidity Temperature |
Titre of Fatty Acids |
Melting Point |
Peroxide Value |
Added Colouring Matter |
Butyro- Refractometer Reading At 40° |
Refractive Index At 40°C |
Polenske Value |
Test For Sesame Oil (Baudouins Test) |
Test For Cotton Seed Oil (Halphen Test) |
Test For Linseed Oil (Hexabromide Test) |
Polybromide Test For Mustard Oil |
Tests For Presence of Mineral Oil |
Test For Presence of Castor Oil |
Test For Presence of Argemone Oil |
Test For Presence of Hydrocyanic Acid |
Test For Rancidity |
Iodine Value |
Foreign Matter |
Suspended Separated Water |
Aflatoxin B1 |
Aflatoxin B2 |
Aflatoxin G1 |
Aflatoxin G2 |
Fatty Acid Composition |
Colour On Lovibond Tintometer In ¼, ½, 1 and 5’1/4 “ Cell |
Test For Karanja |
Test For Kusum |
3) Grains and Pulses, Rice, Wheat, Wheat Flour, Maize, Oil Seed Cereals and Grains (Whole & Ground) |
Chemical Examination of Food Grains Moisture Content Acid Value of Extracted Oil |
Physical Examination of Food Grains – Refraction |
Damaged & Weevilled Seed of Kernels/Grains |
Slightly Damaged Seeds Or Kernels/Grains |
Split and Broken Kernels/Grains |
Shriveled and Immature Seeds and Kernels/Grains |
Impurities |
Dust |
Other Seeds / Other Edible Grains |
Acid Insoluble Ash |
Ash |
Crude Fiber |
Calorific Value |
Fat |
Gluten |
Mass of 100 Ml Grains |
pH |
Protein |
Reducing Sugar |
Oil Content (On 5 % Basis), % By Mass |
Free Fatty Acids (As Oleic Acid), % By Weight |
Alcoholic Acidity |
Uric Acid |
Extraneous Matter, Musty Smell Off – Odour, Colour, Insect, Insect Infestation, Insect Fragments, Rancid Taste |
Moisture |
Total Ash |
Ash Insoluble In Dilute Hcl |
Gluten |
Alcoholic Acidity |
Total Protein (N×6.25) |
Crude Fibre |
Calcium Carbonate |
Iron |
Thiamine |
Riboflavin |
Niacin |
Granularity |
Rodent Hair & Excreta |
Foreign Matter/Extraneous Matter (Mineral Matter, Organic Matter, Animal Impurities) |
Insects, Insect Fragment, Insect Infestation |
Argemone Seed |
Khesari Dal |
Rodent Hair & Excreta |
Presence of Mould |
Test For Added Colour |
Test For Mineral Oil |
Micro Scopic Examination |
Aflatoxin B1 |
Aflatoxin B2 |
Aflatoxin G1 |
Aflatoxin G2 |
Ochratoxin A |
4) Biscuits, Bread & Other Bakery Products |
Chemical Examination Moisture Content Acidity of Extracted Fat |
Acid Insoluble Ash |
Ash |
Crude Fiber |
Calorific Value |
Fat |
5) Fruit & Vegetables Products (Fresh & Processed), Thermally Processed Products, Sauses, Paste, Jam, Jelly, Fruit Juices, Non Alcoholic Beverages, Canned Products |
Acidity |
TSS (Soluble Solids), Brix |
Salt (As Nacl) |
Calcium |
Drained Weight |
Synthetic Colour |
Added Sweetener Saccharine |
Fruit Content |
Moisture |
Sulphur Dioxide |
Total Ash |
Ash Insoluble In Dilute-HCL |
Test For Presence of Peroxides |
pH |
Test For Presence of Mineral Acid |
Test For Presence of Caramel Colour |
Test For Rotting |
Rodent Contamination |
Mould |
Added Wax Coating |
Added Colouring Matter |
6) Milk & Milk Products |
Total Milk Solids |
Fat/Total Fat/Milk Fat |
Sucrose |
Titratable Acidity (As Lactic Acid) |
Na & K Content |
Total Phosphorous Content |
Moisture |
Total Solids (Milk Solids & Added Salts |
Insolubility Index |
Total Ash |
Chloride Content |
RM Value |
Casein |
Lactose |
Vitamin-D |
Flavor & Taste |
Lactate Content |
Scorched Particle |
Drug Residue |
Nitrofurans Metabolites Furazolidone [AOZ] Furatadone[AMOZ] Nitrofurantoin [AHZ] Nitrofurazone [ SEM] |
Nitroimidazoles Ronidazole Metronidazole |
Neospyramycin |
Doxycycline |
Diminazene |
Enrofloxacin |
Ciprofloxacin |
Total Residual Antibiotics (As Beta Lactum) Amoxicillin, Ampicillin, Cefacetrile, Cefalexin, Cefalinium, Cefaperazon , Cefapirin , Ceftiofur, Cloxacillin, Dicloxacillin, Nafcillin, Oxacillin, Pencillin-G |
Aflatoxin M1 |
Chloramphenicol |
Thiamphenicol |
Sulfonamides |
Sulfadimidine |
Sulfadiazine |
Sulfadimethoxine |
Sulfadoxine |
Sulfanilamide |
Sulfamirazine |
Sulfamethoxypyridazine |
Sulfametoxazole |
Sulfathiazole |
Sulfamethiazole |
Pharmaceutically Active Substance Trimethoprim |
Macrolides, Erythromycin A, Spiramycin, Tilmicosin, Tylosin A |
Amino Glycosides Dihydrostreptomycin Including Streptomycin, Gentamycin , Kanamycin A , Neomycin B, Spectinomycin |
Tetracyclines Chlortetracycline, Oxytetracycline, Tetracycline |
Anthelmintics |
Albendazole, Albendazole Sulphoxide, Albendazole Sulphon,e Albendazole 2-Aminosulphone, |
Fenbendazole Oxfenbendazole Sulphone |
Ivermectin (22,23-Dyhydro-Avermectinb1a) |
Morantel N-Methyl-1,3-Propanediamine |
Trimethoprim |
Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs Phenyl Butazone |
Sodium Citrate |
Potassium Citrates |
Lecithins |
BHA |
Sodium Carbonate |
Calcium Carbonate |
Added Colour |
Total Solids/Solid Non Fat (SNF) |
Total Fat/Fat/Milk Fat |
Acidity (As Lactic Acid) / Titrable Acidity |
Sucrose |
Protein |
Phosphate Test |
Cane Sugar |
Starch |
Urea |
Preservatives/ Neutralizers |
Detection of Cellulose |
Detection of Aluminium Sulphate |
Detection of Sodium Chloride |
Detection of Saccharin |
Detection of Skimmed Milk Powder |
Sulfonamides, Sulfamethazine |
Tetracyclines |
4-Epitetracycline |
4-Epioxytetracycline |
4-Epichlortetracycline |
Antibacterial Substance, Framycetin |
7) Ghee/Butter |
Butyro-Refractrometer Reading At 40°C |
Moisture and Volatile Matter |
Free Fatty Acid (As Oleic Acid) |
Reichert Meissl Value |
Polenske Value |
Baudouins Test |
Presence of Animal Body Fat In Milk Fat |
Curd |
Salt As( Nacl) |
Titrable Acidity As Lactic Acid |
8) Edible Starch & Starch Products (Cornflour Maize Starch Cornflakes , Custard Powder, Sago, Arrowroot & Rolled Oats Solvent Extracted Floor |
Moisture |
Total Ash |
Acid Insoluble Ash |
Total Ash Excluding Nacl |
Sulphated Ash |
Starch |
Protein |
pH of Aqueous Extract |
Free Acidity |
Sulphur Dioxide |
Alcoholic Acidity |
Crude Fibre |
9) Cornflour (Maize Starch), Corn Flakes, Custard Powder, Sago, Arrowroot and Rolled Oats |
Description |
Dirt, Fungus, Insect & Insect Larvae |
Extraneous/ Foregin Matter |
Moisture |
Total Ash |
Ash Insoluble In Dil. Hcl |
Alcoholic Acidity |
Added Colour |
Starch |
Protein (Nx6.25)/ Nitrogen |
pH of Aqueous Extract |
10) Solvent Extracted Flours, Soya, Seasum, Groundnut, Coconut, Cotton Seed |
Moisture |
Total Ash |
Ash Insoluble In Dil. Hcl |
Crude Protein (Nx6.25)/ Protein (Nx6.25) |
Crude Fibre |
Fat/ Oil Content |
Description |
Extraneous Matter, Insect, Fungus & Rodent Hair and Excreta |
Acid Value of Extracted Fat |
11) Spices and Condiment |
Moisture |
Total Ash |
Acid Insoluble Ash |
Water Insoluble Ash |
Alcoholic Soluble Extract |
Cold Water Soluble Extract |
Volatile Oil |
Non Volatile Ether Extract |
Crude Fibre |
Salt (As NaCl) |
Synthetic Colour/ Added Colour |
Curcumin Content |
Odour & Flavor, Mould, Living & Dead Insect, Rodent Contamination, Added Colouring Matter, Extraneous Matter, Dirt, Insect Infestation, and Physical, Light Berry Stones, Grit, Damaged, Insect Damaged Floral Waste, Discolour, Stalks, Twigs, Empty and Malformed Capsuls, Headless/ Immature Shrivelled Capsules, Broken Pinheads, Unripe Units, Admixture, Insects Fragment, Insect Rodent Hair and Excreta, Mother Cloves, Khoker Cloves, Headless Cloves |
Starch |
Peprine Content |
Proportion of Edible Seeds Other Than Cumin Seeds |
Calcium As Calcium Oxides |
Total Nitrogen |
Crude Fibre |
Defective Rhizomes |
Test For Lead Chromate |
Peroxidase Test |
Bitterness Expressed As Direct Reading of Absorb-ance of Picrocrocine At About 257 Nm |
Safranal Expressed As Direct, Reading of Absorbance 330 Nm |
Coloring Strength Expresser As Direct Reading of Absorbance of Uuonm |
Aflatoxin B1 |
Aflatoxin B2 |
Aflatoxin G1 |
Aflatoxin G2 |
12) Spices , Ready to Eat, Processed Food |
Sudan Dyes I |
Sudan Dyes II |
Sudan Dyes III |
Sudan Dyes IV |
13) Nuts, Raisins and Dry Fruits |
Extraneous/Foreign Matter, Stones, Dirt, Clay, Mould Effect, Insects, Mould/Mouldy Damaded, Discoloured Dead Insects, Insect Fragments, Insect Infestation, Rodent Contamination, Rodent Hair & Excreta, Added Colour, Taste & Flavour |
Moisture |
Damaged Kernel |
Unopened Shells |
Empty Shell |
Blemished/ Damage Unit |
Acidity of Extracted Fat |
Aflatoxin B1 |
Aflatoxin B2 |
Aflatoxin G1 |
Aflatoxin G2 |
Sugared Raisins |
Ash Insoluble In Dilute HCL |
14) Weaning Food, Dried Milk & Food Supplement |
Protein |
Fat |
Sodium |
Potassium |
Calcium |
Dietary Fibre |
Carbohydrate |
Energy |
Saturated Fat |
Mono Unsaturated Fat |
Poly Unsaturated Fat |
Transfat |
Cholestrol |
15) Coffee, Tea, Cocoa, Catechine and Related Products |
Total Ash |
Acid Insoluble Ash |
Water Soluble Ash |
Alkalinity of Ash |
Moisture |
Crude Fibre |
Caffeine |
Aqueous Extract |
Total Catechin |
Flavour & Odour |
Living & Dead Insect, Mould, Insect Fragment, Rodent Contamination, Extraneous Matter, Added Colouring Matter |
16) Additives in Food Products |
Benzoic Acid |
Sorbic Acid |
P-Hydroxy Benzoic Acid |
Propionic Acid & Acetic Acid |
Diethyl Carbonate |
Salicylic Acid |
Borates |
Saccharin |
Duclin |
Cyclamate |
Aspartame |
Acesulfamek |
Colour Synthetic |
Mono Sodium Glutamate |
17) Meat and Meat Products |
Total Fat |
Moisture |
Ash Insoluble In Hcl |
Sodium Chloride |
Protein (N×6.25) |
18) Sweet, Sugar & Confectionery Products Sugar, Sugar Boiled Confectionery, Milk Toffee, Butter Toffee, Lozenges, Chewing Gum, Bubble Gum, Ice Candy |
Moisture |
Sulphated Ash |
Acid Insoluble Ash |
Total Proteins (N×6.25) |
Fat |
Reducing Sugar |
Sucrose |
Sulphur Dioxide |
Benzoic Acid |
Sorbic Acid |
Synthetic Colour |
19) Artificial Sweeteners and Food Additive |
Aspartame |
Acesulphame-K |
Saccharin |
Sulphur Dioxide |
20) Pan Masala |
Total Ash |
Ash Insoluble In Dil. Hcl |
Coaltar Colouring Matter |
21) Infant Foods |
Moisture |
Milk Protein |
Milk Fat |
Total Ash |
Acid Insoluble Ash |
Iron |
Total Carbohydrate |
Dietary Fibre |
22) Fruit Juice |
Benzoic Acid |
Sulphur Dioxide |
23) Honey |
Specific Gravity |
Moisture( %By Mass) |
Total Reducing Sugar |
HMF Content |
Sucrose |
Fructose-Glucose Ratio |
Ash Content |
Acidity |
Fiehe’s Tests |
Total Count of Pollens & Plant Elements |
Optical Density |
Drug Residue |
Sulphonamides Sulfadimidine |
Sulfadiazine |
Sulfadimethoxine |
Sulfadoxine |
Sulfamethazine |
Sulfamerazine |
Sulfanilamide |
Sulfamethoxyopyridazine |
Sulfamethoxazol |
Trimethoprim |
Sulfathiazole |
Chloramphenicol |
Dihydrostreptomycin Streptomycin |
Tetracycline |
Chlortetracycline , 4-Epichlortetracycline |
Oxytetracycline , 4-Epioxytetracycline |
Tetracycline, 4-Epitetracycline |
Doxycline |
Nitrofurans |
Furazolidone [AOZ] |
Furaltadone[AMOZ] |
Nitrofurantoin [AHD] |
Nitrofurazone [ SEM] |
Nitromidazoles |
Metronidazole |
Other Pharmacologically, Active Subs , Amitraz, Tylosin A |
24) Cereal Products |
Sugar(Reducing) |
Protein |
Water Soluble Protein |
Fatty Acids Composition (Saturated, Unsaturated, Poly Unsaturated Fat) |
Starch |
25) Processed Cereal Based Complementary Food |
Protein |
Moisture |
Total Carbohydrates, % By Mass |
Total Ash |
Acid Insoluble Ash |
Crude Fibre (On Dry Basis) |
Vitamin A |
Added Vitamin D Expres-sed As Cholaclciferol |
Iron |
Vitamin C |
26) Milk Cereal Based Complementary Food |
Protein |
Moisture |
Fat |
Total Ash |
Acid Insoluble Ash |
Crude Fiber (On Dry Basis) |
Dietary Fibre |
Vitamin A |
Added Vitamin D Expressed As Cholaclciferol |
Iron |
Vitamin C |
27) Infant Milk Substitutes |
Total Milk Protein |
Moisture |
Milk Fat |
Total Ash |
Acid Insoluble Ash |
Solubility Index |
Vitamin A |
Vitamin D |
Iron |
Vitamin C |
Iodine |
Aflatoxin M1 |
28) Specification for “ Ready-To-Eat’ Protein-Rich Food |
Protein |
Moisture |
Total Ash |
Acid Insoluble Ash |
Crude Fibre (On Dry Basis) |
Calories |
Vitamin A |
Vitamin D |
Iron |
Oxalic Acid |
Thiamine |
Riboflavin |
Nicotinic Acid |
Calcium |
Ascorbic Acid |
Vitamin B12 |
Folic Acid |
29) Protein Rich Food Supplements for Infants and Pre-School Children |
Aflatoxin M1 |
Protein |
Moisture |
Fat |
Total Ash |
Acid Insoluble Ash |
Crude Fibre (On Dry Basis) |
Vitamin A |
Vitamin D |
Calcium |
Iron |
Thiamine |
Ascorbic Acid |
Folic Acid |
Vitamin B12 |
Nicotinic, Acid |
Riboflavin |
30) Food & Food Products, (Oil & Fats, Milk & Milk Products, Cereal Products, Bakery Products) |
Cholesterol |
31) Rice, Soya Flour, Wheat, Grain, Peanut |
Total Aflatoxin (B1+B2+G1+G2) |
32) Protein Rich Food, Cereal Grains |
Ochratoxin A |
33) Cereal , Protein Rich Food, Peanuts, Spices |
Aflatoxin B1 |
34) Gur |
Moisture, % By Mass |
Reducing Sugar, % By Mass (On Dry Basis) |
Sucrose, % By Mass(On Dry Basis) |
Sulphur Dioxide, (On Dry Basis) |
Water Insoluble Matter, % By Mass (On Dry Basis) |
Sulphated Ash, % By Mass (On Dry Basis) |
Acid Insoluble Ash, % By Mass |
35) Poultry and Meat Products |
Drug Residue |
Stilbens |
Diethystilbestrol |
Hexoestrol |
Dienoestrol |
Thiamazol |
Steroids |
Trenbolone |
19-Nortestosterone |
Testosteron |
Estradiol 17-ß |
Resorcylic Acid Lactones |
Taleranol |
Zearalaone |
Zeranol |
Beta –Agonists |
Clenbuterol |
Salbutamol |
Mabuterol |
Chloramphenicol |
Nitroimidazoles |
Ronidazole |
Dimetridazole |
Metronidazole |
Ipronidazole |
Nitrofurans |
Furazolidone [AOZ] |
Furatadone[AMOZ] |
Nitrofurantoin [AHZ] |
Nitrofurazone[ SEM] |
Tetracyclines |
Tetracycline , 4-Epitetracycline |
Chlortetracycline, 4-Epichlortetracycline |
Oxytetracycline, 4-Epioxytetracycline |
Sulfonamides |
Sulphamethazine |
Sulphamethiazole |
Sulphadiazine |
Amoxycillin |
Fluoroquinolones |
Difloxacin |
Flumequin |
Oxolinic Acid |
Enrolfloxacine |
Anthelmintics |
Ivermectin |
Doramectin |
Moxidectin |
Anticoccidials |
Albendazole |
Fenbendazole |
Flubendazole |
Mebendazole |
Non-Sterodal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs |
Phenylbutazon |
Aflatoxin B1 |
36) Rice |
Mycotoxins , Total Aflatoxin (B1+B2+G1+G2) |
Ochratoxin |
37) Guar Gum |
2,3,7,8 Tetra Chloro Di-Benzo-P-Dioxin (TCDD) |
Pentachlorophenol (PCP) |
38) Alcoholic Beverages & Alcoholic Mixes |
Relative Density |
Ethyl Alcohol Content |
Total Acid As Tartaric Acid |
Volatile Acidity As Acetic Acid |
Total Sulphur Dioxide |
Residue On Evaporation |
Iron |
Esters as (CH3COOC2H5) |
Methyl Alcohol |
Furfural |
Aldehyde As Acetaldehyde |
Higher Alcohol As Isoamyl Alcohol |
pH |
Ash Content |
Fixed Acidity |
Free Sulphur Dioxide |
Artificial Sweetner (Aspartame, Saccharin Sodium) |
Added Colour Excepted Caramel |
Mono Sodium Glutamate |
Reducing Sugar |
Extracts |
39) Chocolates (Plain, Blended White, Filled, Composite) |
Total Fat |
Milk Fat |
Milk Solids |
Sugar(As Sucrose) |
Acid Insoluble Ash |
40) Macroni Products (Macaroni Spaghetti Vermiculli, Egg Noodles ) |
Moisture |
Total Ash |
Ash Insoluble In Dilute Hcl |
Protein/Nitrogen |
41) Fish & Fish Product/ Sea Food |
Extraneous Matter/ Foreign Matter |
Ash Insoluble In Dilute Hcl |
Acidity of Extracted Fat (As Oleic Acids) |
Sugar |
Starch |
Histamine |
TVBN (Total Volatile Base Nitrogen) |
Added Colour |
Moisture |
Ascorbic Acid |
Phosphorus As (P2O5) |
Nitrite (As Nano2) |
42) Non Alcoholic Beverages. Carbonated Beverages, Sweetened Carbonated Beverage, Non Alcoholic Beverages, Carbonated Beverages, Sweetened Carbonated Beverage |
Caffeine |
Ester Gum |
Quinine |
Aspartame |
Acesulphame-K |
Saccharin |
Benzoic Acid |
43) Seasoning Powder |
Extraneous Matter |
Insects and Insect Infestation |
Rodent Hair & Excreta |
Added Colour |
Sulphur Dioxide |
Calcium and Magnesium Carbonate |
Hydrocyanic Acid (HCN) |
44) Additive Mono Sodium Glutamate |
Purity |
Chloride |
Loss On Drying |
45) Edible Common Salt Iodised Salt, Iron Fortified Common Salt, Potassium Iodated |
Moisture |
Sodium Chloride (NACL) |
Matter Soluble In Water Other Than Sodium Chloride. |
Water Insoluble Matter |
Matter Insoluble In Dilute HCl |
Iodine Content) |
Calcium (As Ca) |
Phosphorus (Po4) |
Alkalinity As (Na2CO3 |
Sulphate As (SO4) |
Magnesium As (Mg) |
Potassium Iodated. As (KIO3) |
Solubility In Water |
Iron Content |
Description |
Particle Size |
46) Sweetening Agents- Sugar Misri, Dextrose, Golden Syrup, Dried Glucose Syrup |
Loss On Drying |
Reducing Sugar |
Colour In ICUMSA Unit |
Conductivity Ash |
Starch |
Total Sugar /Invert Sugar |
Sucrose |
Sulphur Dioxide |
Polarization |
Ash Insoluble In Dilute Hcl |
Calcium Oxide |
Total Ash |
Sulphated Ash |
Acidity |
Glucose |
Total Solid Content |
Ph |
47) Saccharin Sodium, Acesulfame Potassium, Sucralose, Aspertame |
Loss On Drying |
Assay |
Melting Point |
Free Acid and Alkali |
Ammonium Compound. |
Sulphated Ash |
Odour & Taste |
Solubility |
48) Malted and Malt Based Food (Malted Milk Food/ Malt Based Food/ Malt Food |
Description |
Dirt Extraneous Matter Insect Fragments, Rat Excreta, Fungal Infested and Insect Or Fungal |
Moisture |
Total Protein (N X 6.25) / Nitrogen |
Total Fat/ Fat |
Total Ash |
Acid Insoluble Ash |
Solubility |
Test For Starch |
Added Colour |
49) Antioxidant |
BHA |
BHT |
TBHQ |
Propyl Gallate |