Aprofood offers comprehensive services for the testing of edible oil characteristics and quality. Our laboratory is supported by highly qualified, experienced and outstanding chemists and food scientists, providing reliable analytical services to customers all over the world.
Why Test Edible Oils?
As a frequently used ingredient in the food processing chain, the safety and quality of edible oils directly impact the nutritional value and safety of the final products. Edible oils can be extracted from plants, seeds, nuts, fruits, and animal fats. However, the high-temperature refining process of seed-based raw materials can generate toxic and carcinogenic by-products such as polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs). Additionally, due to the widespread use of pesticides and veterinary drugs, residues may also be introduced into edible oils. Moreover, moldy plant materials can introduce mycotoxins. Beyond the presence of contaminants, there is also significant concern regarding the performance of oils, primarily due to the risks of intentional adulteration within the industry.
Our Service
Aprofood's team of analytical scientists stands ready to conduct comprehensive testing on edible oils from various sources in accordance with official American Oil Chemists' Society (AOCS) methods. This includes analyzing the nutritional components, contaminants, and constituents of edible oils, as well as identifying adulteration and verifying authenticity. We are committed to delivering accurate results with rapid turnaround.
Categories We Can Test
- Vegetable Seed and Nut Oils: Peanut oil, sesame oil, tung oil, castor oil, sunflower oil, palm oil, walnut oil, rapeseed oil, camellia oil, coconut oil, olive oil, soybean oil, cottonseed oil, etc.
- Animal Fats: Beef tallow, fish oil, lard, etc.
- Processed Fats: Margarine, shortening, cocoa butter substitutes, and other hydrogenated vegetable oil-based products.
Test Items
Qualitative and quantitative detection of pesticide/animal drug residues, heavy metals, mycotoxins, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (including benzo[a]pyrene), plasticizers, and Sudan dyes with detection limits as low as 0.01 mg/kg.
Precise measurement of heavy metals (e.g., arsenic, lead) and mineral elements to verify compliance with ultra-low contaminant thresholds critical for food-grade oils, ensuring flavor, color, and shelf-life protection.
Fat Parameter Analysis
Analyze the phospholipid and sterol composition, fatty acid profile, peroxide value, anisidine value, acid value, and saponification value to comprehensively assess the nutritional content, oxidative stability, and freshness of edible oils, thereby evaluating oil quality and storage stability.
Nutrient-Specific Analysis
Targeted quantification of vitamin E (via HPLC-CAD), squalene, and triacylglycerides to characterize functional lipid components.
Utilize DNA analysis, isotope tracing (IRMS), fourier transform - near infrared (FT-NIR), sensory evaluation, and nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) for chemical fingerprinting to detect adulteration, verify the authenticity and purity of edible oils, and identify undesirable additives or impurities.
Let Aprofood be your trusted partner. We have mastered advanced analytical techniques such as molecular biology, chromatography, spectroscopy and immunology, and provide reliable analytical services to customers all over the world. If you want to know more about our edible oil testing services or obtain quotations for other food testing solutions, please contact us immediately. We are always ready to serve you!
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