Testing

Testing

GPAL testing and services are listed alphabetically.

To submit samples for testing, please be sure to include our Test Request Form with the sample(s). The form can be printed by selecting Submit a Sample.

A

Acid Value
Acid-Insoluble Ash
Acrylamide
ADA (azodicarbonamide)
Aflatoxin (Elisa)
Aflatoxin (HPLC)
Aflatoxin M1 (HPLC)
Alkaline Water Retention
Allergen, Egg
Allergen, Gluten
Allergen, Histamine
Allergen, Milk (Casein)
Allergen, Peanut
Allergen, Soy
Alpine Screen (Particle Size) – pdf
Aluminum
Aluminum (water)
Alveograph
Alveograph (semolina)
Amino Acid Profile
Amino Acid, Tryptophan
Amylograph, Modified
Amylograph, Standard
Amylograph, Starch
Amylose
Anaerobic Plate Count
Antimony
Antimony (water)
Appearance -sensory
Arsenic (ppm)
Arsenic (water)
Ascorbic Acid
Ash

B

Bacillus Cereus
Bake Data (1 lb., straight dough)
Bake Data (Pup Loaf)
Bake Data (Sponge & Dough)
Bake Data (Straight Dough)
Bake Matrix
Bake Test
Barium
Barium (water)
Benzoyl Peroxide (titration)
Beryllium (ppm)
Beryllium (water)
Beta Glucan Content
Biochemical Oxygen Demand (BOD)
Boron as Sodium Borate
Bostwick Consistency
Brix
Buhler Yield (Experimental Milling) **Please review PDF prior to submitting sample** – pdf
Bulk Density

C

Cadmium
Cadmium (water)
Cake Data
Cake Data-Angel Food
Calcium
Calcium (water)
Calcium Propionate (as Calcium)
Calories
Carbohydrates
Chloride (water)
Chlorine, Total Free (water)
Chlorine, Total Residual (water)
Cholesterol
Chromium
Chromium (water)
Citric Acid
Citrinin by HPLC
CO2, Residual -Chittick (Leavening)
CO2,Total -Chittick (Leavening)
CO2,Total -Chittick (Self-Rising Mix)
Cobalt
COD (Chemical Oxygen Demand)
Coliforms (MPN)
Coliforms (Petrifilm)
Coliforms (water)
Color (Hunter) L Value
Color (Lovibond):
Color (Minolta)
Color (water)
Color, Pekar
Color, sensory
Composite Samples -Tier 1 (2-5 bags)
Composite Samples -Tier 2 (6-10 bags)
Composite Samples -Tier 3 (11-15 bags)
Composite Samples -Tier 4 (>15 bags)
Cookie, Sugar Snap
Copper
Copper (water)
Cyanide (Prussic Acid-HCN)

D

Digital Image Analysis (included with bake)
Digital Image Analysis per 0.5 hr. (no bake performed)
Documentation Fee
Dry Gluten (requires Wet Gluten to derive)

E

E.coli (MPN)
E.coli (O157H7) (Rapid) (per 25g) -PCR
E.coli (O157H7) (Rapid) (per 325g) -PCR
E.coli (O157H7)(Rapid) (per 375g) -PCR
E.coli (Petrifilm)
E.coli (water)
Electrical Conductivity (water)
Enterobacter
Experimental Milling (Yield) (Buhler) **Please review PDF prior to submitting sample** – pdf
Extensograph (1 pull not > 90 min. – pdf
Extensograph (multiple pulls 1 > 90 min.) – pdf
Extensograph (multiple pulls not > 90 min.) – pdf

F

Falling Number
Farinograph
Fat (Acid Hydrolysis)
Fat (Ether Extraction)
Fat by GC (includes Fatty Acid Profile)
Fat by GC (Total, Sat., Mono., Trans & Omega 3, 6, 9 Profile)
Fatty Acid Profile:
Fecal Coliforms
Fecal Coliforms (water)
Fecal Streptococcus (25 g)
Fecal Streptococcus (75 g)
Fecal Streptococcus (water)
Ferulic Acid
Fiber, Acid Detergent
Fiber, Acid Detergent
Fiber, Crude
Fiber, Neutral Detergent
Folic Acid/Folate
Foreign Substance/Foreign Material Identification
Free Fatty Acids in Fats
Free Fatty Acids in Foods
Fumonisin (Elisa)
Fumonisin (HPLC)

G

Gluten Index (requires Wet Gluten to derive)
Glyphosate (Elisa) >6 samples $80 / 1-6 samples $160 (note: for LC/MS/MS method, see Pesticide Screen 11)
Grade
Grade Factor, Additional -Blacktip Fungus
Grade Factor, Additional -Broken Corn
Grade Factor, Additional -Castor Seeds
Grade Factor, Additional -Crotalaria Seeds
Grade Factor, Additional -Dark, Hard & Vitreous
Grade Factor, Additional -Ergot
Grade Factor, Additional -Foreign Material
Grade Factor, Additional -Heat
Grade Factor, Additional -Inorganic Matter
Grade Factor, Additional -Insect Count
Grade Factor, Additional -Insect-Damaged Kernels
Grade Factor, Additional -Mold-Damaged Kernels
Grade Factor, Additional -Odor
Grade Factor, Additional -Sprout Damage
Grade Factor, Additional -Stress Cracks
Grade-Beans
Grade-Rice (brown-no hull)
Grade-Rice (milled)
Grade-Rice (rough rice w/hull)

H

Heavy Metal Screen #1 (As, Cd Pb, Hg)
Heavy Metal Screen #2 (Sb, As, Cd, Hg, Pb)
Heavy Metal Screen #3 (As, Ba, Be, Cd, Cr, Pb, Hg, Ni, Se, Ag)
Hexanal in Headspace

I

Insoluble Impurities
Iodine
Iodine Value by Titration
Iron
Iron (water)

J

No tests for J

K

Karnal Bunt
Kernel Size Distribution

L

Lactic Acid Bacteria
Lead
Lead (water)
Listeria (Rapid) (per 25g) -PCR
Listeria (Rapid) (sponge, swab) -PCR
Listeria (water) (Rapid) (per 25 mL) -PCR
Listeria Monocytogenes (Rapid) (per 25g) PCR

M

Magnesium
Magnesium (water)
Manganese
Manganese (water)
Melamine
Melamine Screen (Melamine, Ammeline, Ammelide, Cyanuric)
Melting Point, Capillary
Mercury
Mercury (water)
Mesophilic Spores
Mettler Drop Point
Mixograph
Moisture
Moisture & Total Solids
Moisture & Volatiles (oil)
Moisture (2-Stage)
Moisture, Karl Fischer
Moisture, Vacuum Oven

Mold Count
Mold ID (genus only)
Mold, Xerophilic
Molybdenum

N

Neutralizing Value (of acid-reacting materials)
Nickel
Nickel (water)
Nitrogen, Nitrate (water)
Nitrogen, Nitrite (water)
Nutritional (g/100g) (please provide serving size)

O

Ochratoxin A (Elisa)
Ochratoxin A (HPLC)
Odor-sensory
Oil Stability Index (OSI)

P

Particle Size Index
Pasta Cooking Quality
Pelshenke Test
Peroxide Value (Fats) (Saftest)
Peroxide Value (Fats) (titration)
Peroxide Value (Foods) (Saftest)
Peroxide Value (Foods) (titration)
Pesticide Screen 01 – pdf
Pesticide Screen 02 – pdf
Pesticide Screen 03 – pdf
Pesticide Screen 04 – pdf
Pesticide Screen 05 – pdf
Pesticide Screen 06 – pdf
Pesticide Screen 07 – pdf
Pesticide Screen 08 – pdf
Pesticide Screen 09 – pdf
Pesticide Screen 10 – pdf
Pesticide Screen 11 (Glyphosate) – pdf
Pesticide Screen 12 – pdf
Pesticide Screen 13 – pdf
pH
Phosphorus
Phosphorus (Oil)
Photography (per hour)
Phytic Acid
Potassium
Potassium (water)
Potassium Bromate
Potassium Sorbate
PPO (Polyphenol Oxidase) (discounted for additional samples)
PPO (Polyphenol Oxidase) (first sample)
Product Disposal Fee
Propionic Acid
Protein by Combustion
Protein Loss
Proteolytic Bacteria Count
Pseudomonas

Q

Qualitative Enrichment (+/-)

R

Recalculation Fee / Additional Calculations
Resistant Starch
Risograph
Rope Spores
Rotap Screens (Particle Size) – pdf
RVA Results (Rapid Visco Analyzer)

S

Salmonella (Rapid) (25g) -PCR
Salmonella (Rapid) (375g) -PCR
Salmonella (Rapid) (750g) -PCR
Salmonella (Rapid) (sponge) -PCR
Salmonella (water) (Rapid) (per 25mL)
Sample Prep Charge (Dilution, Grinding, Special Handling)
Sand & Grit
Sanitation (Insect Fragments, Extraneous Matter, etc.)
Saponification Value
Sedimentation (Zeleny)
Selenium
Selenium (water)
Sesame Seed Surface Oil
Silver (ppm)
Silver (water)
Single Kernel Characterization
Sodium
Sodium (water)
Soluble Chlorides as Salt
Solvent Retention Capacity:
Sorbic Acid
Sorbic Acid, Concentrate
Speck Count
Standard Plate Count (Aerobic Plate Count)
Standard Plate Count (Heterotrophic) -water
Standard Plate Count (sponge)
Staphylococcus Aureus (Coag.Pos.)
Staphylococcus Aureus (Coag.Pos.)-water
Starch Damage
Sugar Profile (maltose, dextrose, fructose, sucrose, lactose)
Sugar, Total as Invert (TSI)
Sugars, Reducing
Sulfate (water)
Sulfite (Modified Monier-Williams Method)
Sulfur
Sweet Dough Bake Test

T

T2 Toxin (Elisa)
T2 Toxin (GC)
Tannin
Taste-sensory
TCK (dwarf bunt)
Test Weight
Texture Analysis (various options; call for quote)
Texture-sensory
Thallium
Thermophilic Spores

Thousand Kernel Weight
Tilletia
Tilletia Laevis
Tilletia Tritica
Tin
Total Alkalinity
Total Dietary Fiber (Soluble & Insoluble)
Total Dissolved Solids (water)
Total Organic Carbon (TOC)
Total Starch
Total Suspended Solids (water)
Total Titratable Acidity
Turbidity (water)

U

Unsaponifiable Matter
Urease Activity

V

Vanadium
Viscosity, Brookfield
Vitamin A (as Beta Carotene)
Vitamin A (as Retinol Palmitate)
Vitamin B1
Vitamin B12
Vitamin B2
Vitamin B3 (Niacin)
Vitamin B5
Vitamin B6
Vitamin B7
Vitamin C (Ascorbic Acid)
Vitamin D
Vitamin E, Alpha-Tocopherol
Vitamin E, Total
Vitamin K
Vomitoxin (Elisa)
Vomitoxin (HPLC)

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Phone/Fax

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