Tea
Tea
We provide comprehensive testing services for teas and herbal infusions to ensure quality, safety, and regulatory compliance.
Our analysis includes testing for pesticide residues, microbial contamination, heavy metals, moisture content, caffeine levels, and antioxidant properties.
These evaluations help maintain product integrity, ensure consumer safety, and preserve the authentic taste and benefits of every brew.
General Chemical Parameters:
- Acid Insoluble ash in dil. HCl (on dry basis)
- Alkalinity of Water-Soluble Ash as KOH (on dry basis)
- Crude Fiber
- Free from added colouring matter
- Free from any off odour
- Free from dead insects
- Free from extraneous matter
- Free from harmful substances
- Free from insect fragments
- Free from living insects
- Free from moulds
- Free from mustiness
- Free from rodent contamination
- Free from taint
- Iron Filings
- Total Ash (on dry basis)
- Water Extract (on dry basis)
- Water-Soluble Ash (on dry basis)
Heavy Metals:
- Arsenic (as As)
- Cadmium (as Cd)
- Copper (as Cu)
- Lead (as Pb)
- Mercury (as Hg)
- Methyl Mercury (as CH3Hg)
- Tin (as Sn)
Naturally Occurring Toxic Substances (NOTs):
- Agaric acid
- Hydrocyanic acid
- Hypericine
- Melamine
- Safrole
Aflatoxins and Mycotoxins:
- Aflatoxin B1
- Total Aflatoxin (B1+B2 +G1+G2)
Microbiological Examination
- Bacillus cereus
- Clostridium perfringens
- Coliform Count
- Enterobacteriaceae
- Escherichia coli
- Salmonella
- Shigella
- Staphylococcus aureus
- Staphylococcus aureus (Coagulase +ve)
- Thermophilic Flat sour sporeformers
- Total Plate Count/Aerobic Plate count
- Vibrio cholerae
- Vibrio parahaemolyticus
- Yeast & Mould Count