IPB&GR provides support services to agricultural associations, farmers, grain commercial companies and food industry with specialized analyses of cereals and other resources in order to optimize grain quality according to the standardized methods and protocols developed by International Organizations as well as methods developed in our lab.
Specifically, the following analyses can be carried out in our lab:
| DETERMINATION OF NUTRITION LABELING | METHOD |
|---|---|
| Moisture | ΙSO 6540 |
| Ash | ICC104/1 |
| Protein | Kjedjahl |
| Total fat | ΙCC 136 |
| Crude fat | Soxhlet |
| Total dietary fiber | Enzymatic |
| Total sugars | Colorimetric |
| Salt | Titration (Mohr method) |
| Starch | Polarimeter |
| RHEOLOGICAL MEASUREMENTS | |
|---|---|
| Farinograph | ΙCC 115/1- AACC 54-21 |
| Extensiograph | AACC 54-10 |
| Amylograph | ΙCC 126/1 |
| Viscoamylograph | Brabender |
| ANALYSES OF GRAINS | |
|---|---|
| Moisture | Moisture meter |
| Protein | ΝΙR |
| Hectoliter, test weight | Hectoliter device |
| 1000 grain weight | Measure-Weight |
| Color | Colorimeter |
| Acidity | Titration (ISO 7305) |
| SPECIFIC ANALYSES OF CEREALS | METHOD |
|---|---|
| Gluten quality and quantity | ΙCC 155 &158 |
| Falling number (Test Hagberg) | ICC 107/1 |
| Sedimentation value (Zeleny test) | ICC 116/1 |
| β-carotene in durum wheat | ICC 152 |
| Amylose in rice | ΙSO 6647 |
| Milling yield of rice | weight |
| Ratio of rice length/width | Digital Image analysis |
| Chalkiness of rice | Digital Image analysis |
| Rice specification of (broken, heat-damaged, damaged, immature, red kernels) | Digital Image analysis (ISO 7301) |
| Mycotoxins | Εlisa |
| Aflatoxins (G1, G2, B1, B2) | HPLC-UVE-FLD |
| Deoxynivalenol (DON) | HPLC-DAD |
| Ochratoxin A (ΟΤΑ) | HPLC-FLD |
| Zearalenone (ΖΕΑ) | HPLC-FLD |
| Bread-making ability of flours | Method of Institute |
| Besatz of durum wheat | |
| Broken grains | According to EU 824/2000 |
| Impurities other than mottled grains (shriveled, other cereals, grains damaged by pests, grains in which the germ is discoloured, grains overheated during heating) | According to EU 824/2000 |
| Sprouted grains | According to EU 824/2000 |
| Miscellaneous impurities (extraneous seeds, damaged grains, extraneous matter, husks, ergot, decayed grains, impurities of animal origin) | According to EU 824/2000 |
| Virtuousness of durum wheat | According to EU 824/2000 (ΙCC 129) |
| ANTIOXIDANT COMPOUNDS PROFIL | |
|---|---|
| Total phenolic compounds | Folin Ciocalteu |
| Total flavonoids | Calorimetric |
| Phenolic acids & flavonoids | HPLC-DAD |
| Tocopherols, tocotrienols & carotenoids | HPLC-FLD-DAD |
| Antioxidant activity | DPPH
ABTS FRAP |