Sugar and Carbohydrates
Carbohydrates are a miracle of nature, reflecting the concommitant capture of carbon dioxide and solar energy by plants. In turn, carbohydrates provide a means of energy and chemical storage, and plant structure. From simple monosaccharides to tetrasaccharides, and beyond to diverse linear and branched polysaccharides, carbohydrates provide food and fiber in our diets.
In addition to the offering of standard sugar profiles, procedures for the analysis of carboydrates found in grains, soybeans, fruits, wines, etc., are also available. If you do not see the specific test that is of interests to you, please contact us.
Current academic or corporate price lists for analytical services are available by e-mail. Please refer to the 'Sample Submittal' page for information pertaining the declaration of all 'supplemental' levels prior to analysis.
Carbohydrates
- Sugar Profile I (glucose, fructose, sucrose, lactose, maltose)
- Free sugar profile only.
- Sugar Profile II (xylose, arabinose, fucose, ribose, mannose, glucose, galactose)
- Free or hydrolysis sugar profile. (please specify)
- Sugar Profile III (N-acetylglucosamine and N-acetylgalactosamine)
- Free or hydrolysis sugar profile. (please specify)
- Sucrose, Raffinose, Stachyose, Verbascose
- Carbohydrate polymers (please inquire)
- Glucose, maltose, maltotriose, maltotetraose, maltopentose, and maltoheptaose.
- Lactose
- Total Reducing Sugars (colorimetric)
- Fructose and Glucose (high fructose syrups, beverages, etc.)
- Sugar Alcohols (xylitol, sorbitol, mannitol, etc.)
- Uronic acid (total, colorimetric)
- Starch assay (cereal grains, Total) (Requires proximate analyses)
- Amylose/Amylopectin (total).
- Phytic Acid (hexaphosphorylinositol) (Requires a total P analysis)
- Glycerol
- β-Glucan (Please note that this method is only by special request, at this time.)
- Others (please inquire)