Composition and nutritional Analysis enable food industries to meet regulatory labelling requirements and demonstrate the highest quality standards.

Our Composition & Nutrition Testing services

Consumers are increasingly concerned about the quality and nutritional content of food. Nutritional information such as sugar, salt and fat content must be confirmed and validated by analytical techniques in order to be accurately included on labels and packaging. 

Mérieux NutriSciences offers a wide range of nutritional analyses to assist food manufacturers, restaurants, caterers and retailers worldwide. Our nutritional chemistry tests provide reliable analyses of food products.

Nutritional Analysis Portfolio

Mérieux NutriSciences assesses the quality and the composition of your products with a wide range of tests:

Lipids, Fats & Oils

• Fatty Acid Profiles
• Trans Fatty Acids
• Cholesterol
• Omega Fatty Acids
• Free Fatty Acids
• Peroxide Value
• Thiobarbituric Acid (TBA)*

_{*Denotes services or tests not conducted on-site in South Africa. These can, however, be outsourced to one of Mérieux NutriSciences’ global network laboratories.}

Proteins

• Amino Acid Profiles*
• Proteins

_{*Denotes services or tests not conducted on-site in South Africa. These can, however, be outsourced to one of Mérieux NutriSciences’ global network laboratories.}

Carbohydrates

• Total Dietary Fiber
• Total Dietary Fiber by Codex*
• Novel Fibers*
• Crude Fiber*
• Sugar Substitutes*
• Starch
• Sugar and Sugar Profiles- basic and expanded* screens
• Sugar Alcohols*

_{*Denotes services or tests not conducted on-site in South Africa. These can, however, be outsourced to one of Mérieux NutriSciences’ global network laboratories.}

Vitamins*

• Water-soluble*
• Fat-soluble*

_{*Denotes services or tests not conducted on-site in South Africa. These can, however, be outsourced to one of Mérieux NutriSciences’ global network laboratories.}

Minerals*

• Commonly Labeled Minerals*
• Individual Element Analyses*
• Basic and Expanded Screens*

_{*Denotes services or tests not conducted on-site in South Africa. These can, however, be outsourced to one of Mérieux NutriSciences’ global network laboratories.}

Basic Composition / Proximates

• Ash
• Fat
• Total Dietary Fiber
• Moisture
• Protein
• Salt (Sodium calculated to salt)

If you need nutritional analysis testing for labelling compliance purposes, Mérieux NutriSciences is a trusted food testing laboratory. If you are developing or reformulating a product, Mérieux NutriSciences is a partner of choice for your R&D teams and quality experts.

Contact us to know more about our full range of testing services.