Epta Nord carries out nutritional analysis for the preparation of Italian and foreign nutritional labels.

NUTRITIONAL ANALYSIS / CENTESIMAL COMPOSITION (REGUE 1169/2011):

  • Energy value (Kcal, KJ)
  • Fat
  • Saturated fatty acids
  • Carbohydrates
  • Sugar composition
  • Dietary fiber
  • Proteins
  • Salt
  • Humidity
  • Ashes

OTHER ANALYSIS:
• Starches
• Calcium
• Acidic composition on the lipid fraction
• Sweeteners
• Iron
• Dietary fiber
• Polyalcohols
• Sodium
• Vitamins

FATTY ACIDS / STEROLS
(Saturated, Mono-, Polyunsaturated, TRANS, OMEGA three and six, Free volatile fatty acids, Sterols, Cholesterol, Fatty acid ratios, Sterol composition, Triglycerides – Fat component characterization)

AMINO ACIDS COMPOSITION- FREE / TOTAL AMINO ACIDS

CHARACTERIZATION OF FATS / OILS

• Total acidity
• Waxes
• Acidic composition / Fatty acids
• Sterol composition / Sterols
• Hexanal
• Thiobarbiturate number
• No. p-anisidine
• No. of iodine
• Number of peroxides
• Total oxidation number
• Sage of rancidity (Kreis)
• Triglycerides

DEGREE OF MATURATION OF MEAT PRODUCTS
• Lipolysis index
• Proteolysis index

FRESHNESS INDEX OF FISH / FISH PRODUCTS
• Trimethylamine (TMA)
• Total volatile basic nitrogen (ABVT)
• Formaldehyde
• Biogenic amines (histamine, cadaverine, putrescine, spermidine and spermine)

MAIN MATRICES ANALIZED

  • Waters intended for human consumption
  • Additives, ingredients, preservatives, thickeners
  • Organic food
  • Infants formulae and baby food
  • Aromas
  • Alcohol-free drinks
  • Coffee and cocoa
  • Candies, sweets and sugar products
  • Meat and meat products
  • Cereals, food flours and grains
  • Jams, vegetable preserves
  • Flours
  • Offal
  • Dried fruit
  • Mushrooms
  • Ice cream and desserts
  • Ice
  • Grains
  • Dietary supplements
  • Milk, cheese and other dairy products
  • Legumes
  • Honey and beekeeping products
  • Animal oils and fats
  • Olives and derivatives
  • Fruit and vegetables and derivatives, fourth range fruit and vegetables
  • Pastas
  • Pastry and creams
  • Fish, fish products and fish preserves
  • Dehydrated preparations for tea, infusions and chamomiles
  • Herbal products and medicinal plants
  • Bakery products
  • Gastronomy products
  • Frozen products
  • Salt
  • Sauces and gastronomy products
  • Cured meat
  • Syrups
  • Seeds, oilseeds fruits and extraction flours
  • Snacks
  • In oil and pickles
  • Spices, herbs
  • Fruit juices
  • Surfaces (buffers, sponge bags, slides, plates)
  • Tea, infusions, herbal teas
  • Eggs and egg products
  • Wines and spirits
  • Yogurt
  • Sugar and molasses