FOOD & AGRICULTURE TESTING
The section dealing with the food and farm products focuses on the following thrust areas :
- Quality evaluation of various raw and processed food products
- Quality evaluation of food additives and food packaging materials
- Method development and validation of analytical techniques
- Studies on product differentiation
- Shelf life / stability studies of products at both ambient and accelerated conditions
- Inspection and certification of product quality
- Certification of packaging materials for food products
- Certification of materials used for serving food products
- Certification of organic food
- Evaluation of contaminants in foods
- Development of food products for special purpose
What are the various categories of food products usually analysed at SOTRL ?
- Functional foods
- Milk and dairy products
- Spices and Condiments
- Raw and processed fruits and vegetables
- Cereals and pulses
- Sugar and confectionery
- Food
- Vegetable oils and fats
- Alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages
- Meat and meat products
- » Egg and poultry products
- Food packaging materials
- Marine products
- Beverages including alcoholic
The various factors contributing towards quality of food are :
- Appearance
- Colour
- Taste
- Odour
- Nutritional
- Adultrancs
- Contaminants (Physical, Chemical &
- Hygin
Protocols followed
Some of the generally published literatures are as listed below:-
- Indian Standards Specifications (IS)
- British Standard Specifications(BSS)
- American Standards (ASTM )
- International Standards(ISO)
- Standard Books for Chemical Analysis
Instrumentation
- Flash Point tester
- Brookfield
- Viscometer
- Cold Bath up to -
- 40°C
- TAN Delta
- Resistivity Bridge
- Penetrometer
- Breakdown Voltage
- Tester
- Drop Point Tester
Protocols Followed
- International Standards (ISO)
- Indian Standards (IS)
- British Standards (BS)
- American Standards (ASTM)
- German Standards (DIN)
- Standard Reference books for analysis of mineral ores
Instrumentation
- Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometer
- UV -visible spectrophotometer
- Selective ion analyzer (SIA)
- Thermogravemetric analyzer
- Lovibond Refractrometer
- Thermal conductivity Unit
- Electro analyzer
- Dean & Stark unit
- Turbidometer
- Digital pH meter
- Conductivity meter
- Moh's Hardness kit
- Soxhlet unit
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