Laboratoires Analyse et Expertise
Ensure the quality and safety of your products
In a world where food safety and quality are essential to ensure consumer confidence, it's crucial to call on a reliable partner for the analysis and characterization of your products.
ITERG's laboratories enable you to :
- guarantee the food safety of your products: by detecting any potential anomalies or contamination, ensuring the safety and conformity of your products.
- accurately characterize the fat content of your products: recognized by quality labels, our analyses guarantee precise, reliable results.
- carry out sensory analyses of your oils and proteins: our panel of experts is approved by the COI for olive oil tasting
- study the rheological behavior and texture of your fatty phases: to optimize the consistency, stability and consumer experience of your fatty phases.
Our laboratory, a leader in the analysis of vegetable oils and fats, mobilizes high-level expertise, validated by COFRAC accreditation for a wide range of analyses.
This recognition testifies to our ability to deliver accurate and reliable results, essential for the development, innovation and quality assurance of food products. To meet your specific requirements, we offer Services on a wide range of dies.
Entrust us with your analyses and discover the excellence of our services.
Certified services
Approval for :
- sensory analysis of virgin olive oils (01/12/2022 - 30/11/2023)
- physico-chemical analysis of olive oils and olive-pomace oils - Type B: In-depth analysis and Type C: Analysis of residues and contaminants (01/12/2022 - 30/11/2023)
Quality control, liberatory analysis, food fraud
Glyceride fraction🧫
🧪Iodine index
🧪Saponification index
🧪Hydroxyl index
🧪Fattyacid composition(cis/trans)
🧪Glyceride composition
🧪Triglyceride composition(C number)
🧪Fatty acidsin position 2 (on TG and PL)
🧪EMAG: ester content
🧪EMAG: glyceride and glycerol content
OPO - C52
🧪Triglyceride composition(number of partitions)
🧪Polarlipid composition
🧪OPO
🧪Phosphorus
Unsaponifiable🧫
🧪Unsaponifiable matter content (hexane/diethyl ether)
🧪Sterols
🧪Waxes
🧪Natural hydrocarbons
🧪Alcohols, fatty, terpenic
🧪Squalene
🧪Glycosilated sterols
🧪Tocopherols (Vitamin E)
🧪Vitamin A
🧪Carotenoids
🧪Polar lipid composition
(ceramides, cerebrosides...)
🧪Polyphenols
🧪CoQ9/CoQ10
🧪Chlorophyll
Alterations🧫
🧪Acidityor Acid Index
🧪Peroxide index
🧪Rancimat/Oxipres
🧪 Oven ageing test
🧪Polar compounds
🧪Individualfree fatty acids, 1,2 and 1,3 diglycerides
🧪Alkylesters
🧪Aldehydesand volatiles
🧪Residual solvents
🧪Tocopherols
🧪Antioxidants(ascorbyl palmitate,
BHA, BHT, gallates, TBHQ,...)
🧪Triglyceride polymers
🧪Pyropheophytin
🧪Gamma- Oryzanol
🧪Karitene
🧪Specific extractionsat 232 and 270 nm
🧪TBA index
🧪Para-anisidine index
Purity/Adulteration🧫
🧪Stigmastadiene
🧪Fatty acids, sterols
🧪Triglyceride composition (MGLA, cocoa butter)
🧪Tocopherols
🧪ECN42 (HOVE)
🧪Triglyceride composition
🧪Extinctions specific to 232 and 270nm
Sensory analysis🧫
🧪Extra Virgin Olive Oil: Panel test
🧪Vegetable proteins (isolates, concentrates, flours)
🧪Virgin oils: descriptive analysis
🧪Refined oils: comparative analysis
🧪Oils: descriptive analyses - detection of defects (rancid, soapy taste)
🧪Test Room Odor: thermo-oxidation
Physical measurements🧫
🧪Density
🧪 Melting point
🧪Solid content by NMR - DSC
🧪Shukoff
🧪Color Lovibond, Gardner...
🧪Viscosity, flow test...
🧪 Flash point
Undesirable/FAN*🧫
*FAN anti-nutritional factors
🧪Eau and volatiles (oven 103°C)
🧪Eau Karl Fischer
🧪Insoluble impurities
🧪Savons
🧪Isoflavones
🧪Vicine/Convicine
🧪Phytic acid
🧪Fe, Cu, Ni, P, Al, Se, Si, Na, Ca, Mg, K, S, Pb, As, Cd, Sn, Cr, Hg
Potential toxicants / Contaminants🧫
🧪Hexaneresidual
🧪Chlorinated solvents
🧪Methanol
🧪Pesticides
🧪Phtalates
🧪MCPDesters / Glycidol esters
🧪BTEX
🧪HydrocarbonsAromatiques / Polycycliques (HAP dont BaP)
🧪MOSH/MOAH- Mineral oil
🧪Fe, Cu, Ni, P, Al, Se, Si, Na, Ca, Mg, K, S, Pb, As, Cd, Sn, Cr, Hg
Innovation and Excellence in Analytical Methods: Our Institute's Commitment
- Development of Advanced Analytical Methods
We develop cutting-edge analytical methods, always benchmarked as they are produced with the support of expertise resourced at the highest level. These new methods meet the needs of industry and are, for the most part, subject toCOFRACaccreditation, guaranteeing their quality and robustness as reference standards.
- Investment in new equipment
Our institute also demonstrates its commitment to scientific excellence by regularly investing in new equipment. These investments enable us tocontinually innovate, expand our expertise and respond precisely to complex industry challenges with high-quality analytical methods.
- Innovating to meet the challenges of industry
Innovation is at the heart of our strategy to stay at the forefront of the industry's ever-changing needs. Thanks to our state-of-the-art equipment, we can develop analytical methods that will set the standards for tomorrow.
Our latest analysis methods
Vicine Convicine
The determination of vicine and convicine is very important for assessing the nutritional qualities of faba beans. We carry out the analysis on all matrices.
Isoflavones
Vicine Convicine
The determination of vicine and convicine is very important for assessing the nutritional qualities of faba beans. We carry out the analysis on all matrices.
Isoflavones
A high-performance team and equipment
With 1,200 m² of laboratory space, the center covers the fields of physico-chemical and sensory analysis. Our teams and laboratory platforms for vegetable oil analysis are a valuable operational resource for industrial players, whether on a one-off or regular basis (compositional analysis, quality control, release analysis) or in the event of a health crisis.
Our research themes
"Preventing and eliminating chemical contamination
"Protect, qualify, trace and authenticate vegetable oils".
- Controlling contamination of vegetable oils
- In-depth study of oxidation mechanisms and phenomenological modeling
- FT-NIR multi-molecule assay feasibility and development of calibration models
- Development of a method for determining cyanogenic glycosides
- Development of a method for determining alpha-galactosides
- Aminogram: validation of a method for determining essential amino acids in meal and protein powders
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Why trust us?
Know-how
- Our commitment to customer satisfaction is our top priority, translating into quality analytical services and lasting relationships built on trust.
- We ensure the confidentiality, integrity and transparency of our results.
Know-how
- Our laboratories are equipped with the latest technology, enabling advanced analyses and high-quality results.
- We tailor our analysis methods to your specific needs, guaranteeing tailor-made solutions.
Our procedure for handling customer complaints is available on request from your usual contacts.
Why trust us?
Knowledge
Know-how
Know-how
Our procedure for handling customer complaints is available on request from your usual contacts.
Our team is ready to listen!
Franck DEJEAN
Department manager / Business manager
Hugues GRIFFON
Business Manager
Laura KRIEGER
Business Manager
Lionel LAGARDERE
Production Manager / Business Manager
LoïcLEITNER
Analytical Development Manager
Our team is ready to listen!
Franck DEJEAN
Department manager / Business manager
Laura KRIEGER
Business Manager
Hugues GRIFFON
Business Manager
Lionel LAGARDERE
Production Manager / Business Manager
LoïcLEITNER
Analytical Development Manager