SPICE AND CONDIMENT TESTING

What is this service?
            The spice testing services and condiments checks on pesticide contamination, true nutritional content and heavy metals present in spices. These are stringently tested in compliance to maximum residue levels (MRLs).

* The Spice and Condiment Testing includes testings of masala, garlic, ginger paste, coriander power, curry leaves, cardamom, clove, cummin seed, spices.

* Following are the parameters on which these spices and condiments are tested:

                     * Moisture

                     * Acid insoluble ash

                     * Non volatile Ether extract

                     * Scoville Index

                     * Cadmium

                     * Lead

                     * Coal tar dyes

                     * Arsenic

                     * Crude fiber

                     * Total ash

                     * Extraneous matter

Why it is required?
               Testing of spices and condiments is carried out for analyzing their nutritional content and for compliance to labeling. All these test reports has to be submitted before exporting and importing the spices and condiments.