Analyses of cereal & other plant origin products

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