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Food & Chemical

Food Technology and Chemical Testing Laboratory was established in year 2009.

Current Activities in Laboratory

  1. Food and Chemical Testing Services. Table 1 below showed the parameter of each testing services.

TESTING SERVICES

No.

FOOD TESTING

WATER TESTING

ANTIOXIDANT ASSAY

CHEMICAL PROFILLING

1.

Protein

Biochemical Oxygen Demand (BOD)

Total Phenolic Content (TPC)

Scanning Chemical Compound in herbs sample

2.

Total Fat

Chemical Oxygen Demand (COD)

DPPH Radical Scavenging Activity

3.

Moisture

pH

4.

Ash

Dissolve Oxygen (DO)

5.

Carbohydrates

Total Suspended Solid (TSS)

6.

Energy

Total Dissolve Solid (TDS)

Table 1: The testing services in MBH food and chemical testing

  1. Provides training for student to carry out their school project regarding herbs or plant sample.

  2. MARA Seminar

  3. Practical training for university student


Below is the facilities provided in the Food and Chemical Laboratory]

  1. Gas Chromatography Mass Spectrometer

  2. High Performance Liquid Chromatography

  3. UV-Vis Spectrophotometer

  4. Freeze Dryer

  5. Rotary Evaporator

  6. Proximate Equipment

Research that has been done in the Food and Chemical Laboratory

No

Research Title

Year

1.

Production of Phenolic Compounds From Malaysian Herbs and Medicinal Plants

2005

2.

Production of Essential Oil and Plant Extracts From Malaysian Medicinal And Aromatic Plants

2005

3.

Production of Alkaloid from Malaysia Medicinal and Aromatic Plants

2005

4.

Production of Phytosterol from Malaysian Medicinal and Aromatic Plants

2005

5.

Characterization of Bioactive Compounds from Kesum (Polygonum minus) Essential Oil and Development of Essential Oil Based Product

2006

6.

Production of Virgin Coconut Oil based Products

2006

7.

Food and Chemical Testing Laboratory For Entrepreneurs

2008

Our aim next project

  1. Medicinal Herbs project


Our future planning

  1. Will undergo accredited to ISO/ IEC 17025:2005.


The best that we can offer to public are :

  1. Hand- on Training

  2. Awareness program

  3. Consultancy services