Cider
Integrity issues
There are three main types of cider integrity issues:
- non-compliance with the regulatory reference standards (e.g. alcohol content, sugars, SO2).
- unpermitted addition of exogenous sugars and/or water in order to increase the alcoholic degree and the yield of the product, and the unpermitted addition of exogenous compounds, such as flavours, dyes, organic acids, sweeteners, and/or CO2 in order to improve the poor quality of the product.
- mislabelling with false declaration of origin and/or cider category. The aim of this adulteration is to give premium price and value to products with low quality.
To preserve Cider reputation and consumer health, monitor their integrity through analytical testing
Our expertise
Integrity & Authenticity testing of cider were at the origin of Eurofins. The first laboratory was founded in 1987 to market the SNIF-NMR® technology. This innovative solution has been recognized as an official method by the European Union and the OIV to control cider chaptalisation. Since several decades, Eurofins companies continue to support the Cider sector, with the commitment to better serve you and to reply to all your issues with our very wide portfolio of testing.
Eurofins Network Offer
| Testing requests | Methods |
|---|---|
|
Detection of excessive alcohol enrichement, or sweetening |
Stable Isotopes testing (SNIF-NMR and IRMS) |
|
Detection of water addition |
|
|
Detection of foreign alcohol or malic acid |
|
|
CO2 origin control in sparkling products |
|
|
Volatile compounds (typical components, Off-flavours) |
Gas Chromatography coupled with Mass Spectrometry (GC-MS) |
|
Identify and quantify the major and minor components such as alcohol content, dry extract, density, pH, sugars, gases, acids.. |
Composition analyses |
