Essentra Laboratories provides a series of commercial tests to analyse the constituents of tobacco including cigars, Roll-Your-Own and nicotine delivery products and the physical parameters of your brand.
Tests are divided into three ranges GOTHIATEK®, physical testing and tobacco testing.
| Name of test | What we test |
|---|---|
| Benzo[a]pyrene | Benzo[a]pyrene |
| Metals | Arsenic (As), cadmium (Cd), chromium (Cr), lead (Pb), nickel (Ni) |
| Nitrite | Nitrite |
| Volatile nitrosamines | N,N-nitrosodimethylamine (NDMA) |
| Tobacco specific nitrosamines (TSNAs) |
A comprehensive set of measurements for your brand including:
Tests are available for various types of tobacco including cigars, Roll-Your-Own (RYO) and smokeless tobacco.
A separate set of tests are available to comply with FDA regulations.
| Name of test | What we test |
|---|---|
| Ammonia | Ammonia |
| Benzo[a]pyrene | Benzo[a]pyrene |
| Eugenol | Eugenol |
| Flavours | Upon request |
| Humectants | Glycerol, propylene glycol, triethylene glycol |
| Menthol | Menthol |
| Mercury | Mercury (Hg) |
| Metals | Arsenic (As), cadmium (Cd), chromium (Cr), lead (Pb), nickel (Ni), selenium (Se) |
| Moisture | Moisture |
| Nicotine content (CRM62) | Nicotine content (CRM62) |
| Nicotine and individual Alkaloids | Nicotine, nornicotine, anabasine, anatabine, myosmine (GC / MS) |
| Nicotine and total Alkaloids | Nicotine, nornicotine, anabasine, anatabine, myosmine (summed) (CFA) (ISO 15152) |
| Nitrate | Nitrate |
| Nitrite | Nitrite |
| N,N-Nitrosodimethylamine (NDMA) | N,N-nitrosodimethylamine (NDMA) |
| pH | pH |
| Reducing substances | As per ISO 15153 (equivalence CRM37) |
| Sodium propionate | Sodium propionate |
| Sorbic acid | Sorbic acid |
| Tobacco filling density | Tobacco filling density |
| Tobacco shred width | Tobacco shred width |
| Tobacco specific Nitrosamines (TSNAs) | 4-(N-nitrosomethylamino)-1-(3-pyridyl)-1-butanone (NNK), N-nitrosonornicotine (NNN), N-nitrosoanabasine (NAB), N-nitrosoanatabine (NAT) |
| Triacetin | Triacetin |