Iron Test
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Price
$40 per analysis
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Turnaround time 7 – 9 Business Days
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Rush Available
Technical data sheet
Print- Method description
Samples are prepared by microwave closed vessel digestion with nitric acid. Solutions are infused into an ICP OES and quantified based on an external standard calibration curve.
- Acceptable matrices
Food Products, Food Ingredients, Nutraceuticals, Beverages
- Unacceptable matrices
Some classes of compounds are unsuitable for closed vessel microwave digestion as they are highly reactive with nitric acid and other oxidizers which may become nitrated and potentially explosive. These include: Animal fat (lard), pure fats and oils, glycerin and glycols, volatile flavoring agents, and alcoholic beverages. If you have a question regarding your matrix, please call customer service at 1-800-245-5615.
- Limit of quantitation
1 mg/100g
- Equipment
Inductively Coupled Plasma - Optical Emission Spectroscopy (ICP - OES)
- Method reference
AOAC 2011.14
- Reportable unit
mg/100g
- Sample size requirements
10 g
- Information required by submitter
Please supply estimates
Common Iron Test Testing Questions
We make every effort to keep our methods and detection limits up to date according to the latest standards and qualifications. If you have any questions regarding the limit of detection/quantification or method references, please contact our Customer Service team at 1-800-245-5615.
Our standard turnaround time is 10 business days for most assays. There are some assays that require a longer turnaround time. We also offer a RUSH service that is half the time of the standard turnaround time of the assay at double the cost of the assay. A few assays that we provide cannot be rushed due to the nature of the test. Please check the specific assay you are interested in regarding the ability to RUSH the turnaround time.
Medallion Lab’s Iron test is designed to measure the total iron content in a product, and will not differentiate between iron sources or bioavailability.
The current US regulations do not factor bioavailability of iron for nutrition labeling purposes.
The Iron testing offered by Medallion Labs is very robust and is designed to accommodate a variety of food products and ingredients. Samples that contain high levels of fat/oils, glycerin, volatile flavorings, and alcohol can pose issues with metal testing.
Our food testing experts are here to help.
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