At the FIC we strive to provide accurate and relevant food quality analyses for our clients. If there is a quality analysis you would like to see performed at the FIC please contact Mike Adams or call 503-872-6680.
Here is a list of the services we currently provide:
- Water activity
- Brix (sugar content)
- pH
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Texture
- Firmness/tenderness
- Chewiness/gumminess
- Shear/strain
- Crunchiness
- Custom texture testing
- Turbidity (beverage cloudiness)
- Color (L*a*b*)
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Viscosity
- Bostwick
- Brookfield
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Headspace Gas Analysis:
- CO2
- O2
- N2
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Microbial stability
- Aerobic plate count
- Yeast and mold
- E. coli/coliforms
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Rancidity Testing
- Peroxide Value
- Free Fatty Acid analysis
Costs
Food quality analysis costs vary depending on scope of work and the number of samples. Call 503-872-6680 to schedule a consultation or to obtain a Sample Analysis Request form.