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| Product Code | Proficiency Test | Matrix | Approx. Size |
|---|---|---|---|
|
FCFO10-FAT12
|
14302 |
Mixed Fat Spread |
50g |
Total Fat, Saturated Fatty Acids, Monounsaturated Fatty Acids, Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids, Total trans Fatty Acids, Omega-3 fatty acids, Omega-6 fatty acids, Omega-9 fatty acids, Fatty Acid Profile
May be nutritionally fortified and may contain LC-PUFAs. Total Omega-3 fatty acids, Total Omega-6 fatty acids, Total Omega-9 fatty acids and some individual fatty acids will be requested. The exact list will not be known until closer to the start date.
This Fapas proficiency test is a comprehensive fat analysis to include total fat, saturates, mono-unsaturates, poly-unsaturates and total trans fatty acids. Individual fatty acids may be available for reporting depending on the final fatty acid profile of the test material.
Fat is an essential part of the human diet, supplying nutritional components that the body needs in order to function. Too much fat in the diet, especially of nutritionally undesirable forms, can give rise to health problems. Hence, fat is subject to labelling requirements on food products and analyses are targeted towards this compliance.
With regard to labelling compliance, Fapas proficiency tests ask for fat results to be submitted as g/100g of the sample, not of the total fat.
As mixed fat spreads enjoy a large amount of consumption worldwide, the opportunities to adulterate and produce low quality products become more and more widespread. To combat this, effective testing should be utilised to highlight and quantify any products which may be of low quality, allowing manufacturers take decisive actions to improve and maintain a high quality supply chain.
Fat analysis can not only highlight potentially low quality or adulterated produce, but can verify labelling requirements for consumers that are increasingly health conscious and interested in their food.
Proficiency tests can help your laboratories maintain their long term testing ability, and provide snapshots of their testing ability across a range of factors, such as differing analytes or matrices. Whereby areas of improvement can be highlighted and actioned to provide your customers with credible, repeatable test results.
