· Anthocyanin Testing: we test a variety of crops on total and individual anthocyanin content by using the HPLC technique.

· Glucosinolate Analysis: we test a variety of vegetables (broccoli, cabbage, canola, watercress and others) for glucosinolate content by HPLC. Glusosinolates are known anti-oxidant compounds. We co-authored one science publication on the detection of gluconasturtiin in watercress. Low glucosinolate content is required in canola to avoid feeding problems in livestock. We test for glucosinolates in canola by HPLC.

· Hop (Humulus lupulus L) Acids Analysis: we test hops on alpha and beta acids by HPLC.

· Isoflavone Testing: in this test we employ the high pressure liquid chromatography (HPLC) technique to measure individual and total content of isoflavones in soybean.

· Resveratrol Analysis: resveratrol is a known anti-oxidant found in wine, and is believed to prevent heart disease by inhibiting platelet aggregation. We use HPLC to measure resveratrol content in wine and grapes.

· Sugar Analysis: we test a variety of crops and foods for sugar content. We can test for individual sugars such as sucrose, glucose, maltose and fructose. We test for organic acids as well, for example, pyruvic, acetic, citric, and lactic acid.

· RAPD DNA Analysis: RAPD (Random Amplified Polymorphic DNA) analysis is a service we offer to our customers who want to determine the identity of a crop variety. For instance, when in doubt if the cultivar you bought is the correct one or mixed with another cultivar, we can run a RAPD to determine what cultivar you exactly have.

·SNP DNA Analysis: SNP (Single Nucleotide Polymorphism) analysis is like the RAPD technology, expect with SNP specific DNA primers are designed to determine the identity of a crop variety or any other organism.

·Tocopherol Testing: we test a variety of crops and foods for tocopherol (Vitamin E) content. We use HPLC to test for alpha and gamma tocopherols.

·Endophyte Testing: we test for endophyte presence in forage grass (tall fescue and timothy). This test is DNA based, we use DNA primers specific for the endophyte (Neotyphodium coenophialum) to perform PCR on the forage sample. Click to read more about endophyte and tall fescue by the U.of Tennessee.

· Bone meal Testing: we test for ruminant and porcine presence in feed material using PCR.

· Please give us a call for quotes on the above testing services.