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Our highly qualified and competent laboratory personnel provide comprehensive quality assurance analytical assessment to the botanical and other industries that include medicinal plant parts and herbal medicines, spices, milk and dairy products, beverages, meat and poultry products, cosmetics, food, cocoa, coffee and the environment using phytochemical and microbiological methods that employ state-of-the-art machinery, instrumentation and analytical reagents. All analyses and evaluations are based on internationally accepted methods of tests and are performed under highly controlled laboratory assessment environment and conditions.
Our laboratories are equipped with the latest instruments and analytical tools.
Botanicals that can be tested include medicinal plant parts, fruits and seeds, extracts of medicinal plants (dried or liquid), aromatic oils and essential oils, herbal medicines, shea nuts and shea butter, cashew nuts, coffee beans, cocoa beans, food crops e.g. yams and fresh fruits and vegetables e.g. pineapple, avocado pear, etc. Other industrial products that can be analysed for quality assurance include; spices, teas, cereals and processed cereals, flour and baking products, animal feeds, sea foods, oil and oil seeds, vitamins, dietary supplements artificial colourants and dyes. All our laboratory analyses are backed with test certificates. Some tests parameters that can be done in the laboratories include the following:
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Analytical Test
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Type of Test
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Type of Product to test
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Methods/Techniques available
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Microbiological
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- Screening for microbial contamination
- Bacterial Identification
- Bacterial Counts
- Yeast and Mould Counts
- Microbial Limit Tests
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- Herbal Medicines
- Medicinal Plant Part Products
- Food and Food Ingredients
- Water and Beverages
- Cosmetics and Personal Care Products
- Spices
- Teas
- Nuts and Processed Nuts
- Cereals and Processed Cereals
- Cocoa and Cocoa Products
- Coffee and coffee products
- Animal Feeds
- Flour and flour products
- Meat and meat products
- Dairy and Milk Products
- Oil Seeds and oils
- Sea Foods
- Vitamin Supplements
- Dietary Supplements
- Artificial Colourants and Dyes
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- Colony Count Technique @ 25o C for Yeast and Mould
- Horizontal Method for Salmonella spp.
- MPN Technique for E. coli
- Aerobic Plate Count Technique/TVC
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Swab Testing
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Mycotoxin
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Aflatoxins (B1, B2, G1, G2)
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- Herbal Medicines
- Medicinal Plant Part Products
- Food and Food Ingredients
- Spices
- Teas
- Nuts and Processed Nuts
- Cereals and Processed Cereals
- Animal Feeds
- Flour and flour products
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Aflatoxin (M1, M2)
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Orchratoxin
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- Cocoa and Cocoa Products
- Coffee and Coffee Products
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Phytochemistry Laboratory
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Analytical Test
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Type of Test
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Type of Product to test
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Methods/Techniques available
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Physical/Chemical
Tests
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Carbohydrates/Sugars
- Total
- Composition/Profile
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- Food and Food Ingredients
- Nuts and Processed Nuts
- Cereals and Processed Cereals
- Cocoa and Cocoa Products
- Animal Feeds
- Flour and flour products
- Fruits and Vegetables
- Confectionery
- Dietary Supplements
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Physical/Chemical
Tests
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Proteins
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- Food and Food Ingredients
- Nuts and Processed Nuts
- Cereals and Processed Cereals
- Cocoa and Cocoa Products
- Animal Feeds
- Flour and flour products
- Fruits and Vegetables
- Confectionery
- Meat and Meat Products
- Diary and Milk Products
- Sea Food
- Oil Seed and Products
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Fats and Oils
Fatty acid composition (profile)
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- Medicinal Plant Part Products
- Food and Food Ingredients
- Nuts and Processed Nuts
- Cocoa and Cocoa Products
- Animal Feeds
- Meat and Meat Products
- Dairy and Milk Products
- Oil Seeds
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Essential Oils (Composition)
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- Medicinal Plant Part Products
- Other Botanicals
- Volatile Oils
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Physical/Chemical
Tests
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pH
Extractable Matter
Particle Size
Colour
Moisture
Ash
Salt
Nitrates
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- Medicinal Plant Part Products
- Food and Food Ingredients
- Nuts and Processed Nuts
- Cereals and Processed Cereals
- Cocoa and Cocoa Products
- Animal Feeds
- Flour and flour products
- Fruits and Vegetables
- Confectionery
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Phytochemical constituents
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- Medicinal Plant Part Products
- Herbal Medicines
- Other Botanicals
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Analytical Test
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Type of Test
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Type of Product to test
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Methods/Techniques available
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Pesticides
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Organochlorines
Organophosphates
Carbamates
Pyrethroides
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- Herbal Medicines
- Medicinal Plant Part Products
- Food and Food Ingredients
- Alcoholic Beverages
- Spices
- Teas
- Nuts and Processed Nuts
- Cereals and Processed Cereals
- Cocoa and Cocoa Products
- Coffee and coffee products
- Animal Feeds
- Flour and flour products
- Meat and meat products
- Dairy and Milk Products
- Fruits and Vegetables
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Elements
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Elements
- Toxic heavy metals
- Total elements
- Available nutrient elements
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- Herbal Medicines
- Medicinal Plant Part Products
- Food and Food Ingredients
- Alcoholic Beverages
- Spices
- Teas
- Nuts and Processed Nuts
- Cereals and Processed Cereals
- Cocoa and Cocoa Products
- Coffee and coffee products
- Animal Feeds
- Flour and flour products
- Meat and meat products
- Dairy and Milk Products
- Fruits and Vegetables
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Water Quality Control
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Physico-chemical parameters
Micrbiological Test
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- Drinking Water
- Wastewater
- Industrial Effluents
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Standard methods for the examination of water and waste water.
- Photometry
- Conductometry
- Turbidimetry
- Titrimetry
- MPN technique
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