Oils and Fats Testing

ECAL offers a complete testing service to meet the demands of vegetable oils and fats producers and processors, and our laboratory is officially approved by FOSFA and AOCS for testing these matrices. Our scope of services in this area include:

Sampling and Surveys (via the Russell Marine Group)

• Bulk Commodity Cargoes
• Barge, Ship, Shoretank Surveying and Sampling
• Vessel Attendance

Chemical Analysis

• Standard NIOP specifications
• Standard NOPA specification
• All commercial specifications, including MIU, SG, Iodine value, Sap value, etc.
• Fatty Acid Profiles and mg/g assays
• Chlorophyll, Carotenoid Compounds
• Vitamin A, Vitamin D, Vitamin E
• Monoglycerides, Dicglycerides assay
• Pesticides and other chemical residues, including 3-MCPD

Physical Testing

• Density, Specific gravity by Electronic densitometer
• Refractive Index
• Flash Point, TOC, PMCC, Smoke Point, Fire Point
• Color - Lovibond, FAC, R&B Color
• Titer, Slip Melting Point, Cloud Point, Cold Test
• Viscosity (Brookfield)
• Solid Fat Index

Stability and Rancidity Testing

• Peroxide Value, Free Fatty Acid, Totox
• Anisidine Value
• Stability - Active Oxygen Method (AOM Stability)

Specializing in:

• Marine Oils, Nutritionally Enhanced Oils and Specialty Oils
• Omega 3 and Omega 6 assays
• DHA, EPA, and ARA assays in Dietary supplements
• Trace metals analysis
• Pesticides, Dioxins, PCB’s and other residues
• Antioxidants by GC and HPLC
• Polynuclear Aromatic Hydrocarbons

Certifications

• NIOP Approved Laboratory
• FOSFA Approved Laboratory – D2 Analyst, Superintendent
• AOCS Approved laboratory- Marine Oil, Marine FAP, Trace Metals in Oils