Laboratory & Analyses
Equipped with high-performance analytical tools, the AQUANAL laboratory carries out a complete range of analyses to assess the nutritional labelling of food products.
Since 2016, the European regulation ( Food information to consumers EU N°1169/2011) requires a nutritional declaration for all pre-packaged foodstuffs (these values are expressed per 100 g or 100 ml of product).
This nutrition label must include :
- energy value (in Kcal and Kj)
- fat content (lipids) (g) including saturated fatty acids (g)
- carbohydrate content, including sugars (g)
- protein content (g)
- salt content (sodium x 2.5) (g)
Other optional information may be added:
- Fibre, vitamins, minerals and trace elements content, mono- and polyunsaturated fatty acids, polyols…
Our analytical services
AQUANAL : expert in nutritional analysis and specialist in vitamins analysis.
With over 35 years’ experience in the field of nutritional analysis, the AQUANAL laboratory offers you a wide range of analytical services.
Our expertise is recognised in the specialised nutrition market, particularly in vitamin analysis.
The AQUANAL laboratory is COFRAC accredited (Accreditation n°1-0703, scope available on www.cofrac.fr) in accordance with standard NF EN ISO/CEI 17025.
The laboratory has 3 flexible ranges :
- Vitamins
- Minerals
- Fatty acids
Our nutritional analyses
We offer a wide range of nutritional analyses to help food industry professionals check the nutritional labelling of their products. Each nutritional analysis is carried out using specific methods and tests to quantify nutrients.
The AQUANAL laboratory is recognised in France and Europe as the specialist in vitamin analysis.
Macronutrients
Calorie and energy values, proteins, lipids, carbohydrates, fibre, sugar profiles, fatty acid composition (saturated, unsaturated, omega 3 and 6, trans fatty acids, etc.), salt.
Vitamins
Vitamins A, E, D, beta-carotène, K, C, B1, B2, B6, B5, PP, B8, B9 et B12.
Minerals, trace elements & heavy metals
calcium, phosphorus, magnesium, potassium, sodium, copper, iron, manganese, zinc, iodine, selenium, chromium, molybdenum, fluoride, chloride, lead, cadmium, arsenic, mercury, tin, nickel, antimony, cobalt, aluminium…
Other determinations
Amino acids, inositol, carnitine, taurine, choline, lutein, sweeteners, fructans, galactooligosaccharides, nucleotides, polydextrose, polyols, preservatives, melatonin, caffeine, Aw, aflatoxin M1, melamine, cyanuric acid, nitrates, nitrites, chlorate, perchlorate…
See our full range of services in our catalogue
The AQUANAL laboratory puts its know-how and that of its entire team at your disposal to guarantee you the best services in the shortest possible time.
Our expertise
Vitamins
General information
AQUANAL is currently the French laboratory with the highest number of COFRAC accreditations (Accreditation n°1-0703, scope available on www.cofrac.fr) for vitamin analysis. Our laboratory analyses all water-soluble and fat-soluble vitamins using official liquid chromatography methods coupled with specific detectors (UV, visible, fluorimetry, etc.) and ultra-high performance liquid chromatography coupled with tandem mass spectrometry (UHPLC-MS/MS).
Our many participations in inter-laboratory trials for the development and validation of official vitamin analysis methods enable us to constantly innovate our techniques.
The laboratory’s performance in this particular area of analysis means that it is recognised in France and Europe as the specialist in vitamin assays.
Infant formulas & DADFMS
(foods for special medical purposes)
Food supplements
French leader for several decades in vitamin analysis, thanks to its participation in the inter-laboratory tests set up to develop and validate new reference methods (AFNOR, CEN, ISO). Specific methods.
As the only French laboratory actively involved in the validation of internationally-recognised reference methods (ISO standards) for checking the composition of infant formulas and clinical nutrition products (SPIFAN project: Stakeholder Panel on Infant Formula and Adult Nutritionals), we can offer you reference methods tailored to enable you to check the composition of your products.
Our equipment
Techniques, equipment and… the men and women who guarantee our experience
AQUANAL has a 2,000 m2 laboratory equipped with high-performance analysis tools, reflecting the laboratory’s ambition to guarantee quality analysis results that meet customer requirements.
Grinders, homogenisers, mineralisers, Kjeldhal distillers, calcination furnaces, ovens, Soxhlet extractors, automated systems, laminar flow hoods…
Liquid chromatography systems coupled with specific detectors (fluorescence, UV, visible, electrochemistry, conductimetry).
Ion chromatography systems with pulsed amperometric detection (HPAEC-PAD).
Gas chromatography systems coupled to specific detectors (FID).
Ultra-high performance liquid chromatography systems coupled to tandem mass spectrometry (UHPLC-MS/MS).
Inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometers (ICP-MS).
To find out more
Through its food industry portal, the Association Nationale des Industries Alimentaires (ANIA) keeps its members informed of regulatory and societal developments in food safety, quality, nutrition and consumer information.
The European Commission publishes information on food legislation.
Our accreditations, approvals and references
AQUANAL’s strengths
Reliability
The reliability of our results is our priority, with 35 years’ experience in the field of nutritional analysis.
Quality
Our technical skills, accreditations and laboratory expertise guarantee the quality of our results.
Human relations
We place a premium on proximity and human contact, which enables us to develop lasting relationships of trust with our customers.
Responsiveness
Our team is on hand to listen to you, ready to react quickly and efficiently to get the results back to you as quickly as possible.
Single site
All our analyses are carried out at our single site, so you can be sure your samples are under perfect control.