Industrial Hemp Analysis

CTAEX's Food Science and Safety area offers a service for the physical-chemical and microbiological analysis of industrial hemp. This service can carry out the following types of analysis:

CTAEX number: 1938
Analytical determination:
Active substances Cannabinoids (THC, THCA, CBD, CBDA, CBC, CBG, CBGA, CBN)
HPLC-PE 1938 methodology
Sample format Required sample quantity
plant 5-10 g
oil 5 ml
extract, resin 1 g

Additional information: calculation of total cannabinoid content, psychoactivity index and related legislation

CTAEX number: 2007
Analytical determination:
Active substances Cannabinoids (THC, THCA, CBD, CBDA, CBC, CBG, CBGA, CBN, THCV, CBDVA, CBDV, THCVA)  HPLC-PE 1938 methodology
Sample format Required sample quantity
plant 5-10 g
oil 5 ml
extract, resin 1 g
CTAEX number: 1501
Analytical determination:
Pesticide residues
Sample format Required sample quantity
plant 30 g
oil 30 ml
CTAEX number: 2002
Analytical determination:
Heavy metals
Sample format Required sample quantity
plant 5 g
oil 5 ml
CTAEX number: 55
Analytical determination:
Volatile compounds  (Terpenes)
Sample format Required sample quantity
plant 5 g
oil 5 ml
CTAEX number: 1948
Analytical determination:
Nutritional composition labelling
Sample format Required sample quantity
plant 150 g
oil 100 ml
CTAEX number: 1945
Analytical determination:
Total mycotoxins
Sample format Required sample quantity
plant 30-40 g
oil 30 ml
CTAEX number: 1947
Analytical determination:
Fat-soluble vitamins
Sample format Required sample quantity
plant 30 g
oil 15 ml
CTAEX number: 1946
Analytical determination:
Water-soluble vitamins
Sample format Required sample quantity
plant 30 g
oil 15 ml
CTAEX number: 180
Analytical determination:
Solvent research
Sample format Required sample quantity
extract-resin 30 g
CTAEX number: 172
Analytical determination:
Total Polyphenols
Sample format Required sample quantity
oil 5 g
plant 5 g
CTAEX number: 1919
Analytical determination:
Antioxidant capacity
(% DPPH radical inhibition)
Sample format Required sample quantity
oil 5 g
plant 5 g
CTAEX number: 1606, 1608, 1614, 1603, 1624, 1603, Otros
Analytical determination:
Microbiology (several analyses)
Sample format Required sample quantity
plant 5-10 g
oil 5 ml
extract-resin 5 g

For the following determinations, you can download the Virus and viroid detection information guide and the Virus and viroid analysis samples collecting protocol. 

CTAEX number: 2028
Analytical determination:
Virus and viroid detection
- Hop latent viroid (HLVd)
- Lettuce chlorosis virus (LCV)
RT-qPCR methodology
Sample format Required sample quantity
Leaves Approximately 5 leaves
Roots Approximately 2 grams
CTAEX number: 2029
Analytical determination:
Virus and viroid detection
- Hop latent viroid (HLVd)
- Cannabis cryptic virus (CanCV)
RT-qPCR methodology
Sample format Required sample quantity
Leaves Approximately 5 leaves
Roots Approximately 2 grams
CTAEX number: 2030
Analytical determination:
Virus and viroid detection
- Lettuce chlorosis virus (LCV)
- Cannabis cryptic virus (CanCV)
RT-qPCR methodology
Sample format Required sample quantity
Leaves Approximately 5 leaves
Roots Approximately 2 grams
CTAEX number: 2031
Analytical determination:
Virus and viroid detection
- Hop latent viroid (HLVd)
- Lettuce chlorosis virus (LCV)
- Cannabis cryptic virus (CanCV)
RT-qPCR methodology
Sample format Required sample quantity
Leaves Approximately 5 leaves
Roots Approximately 2 grams
CTAEX number: 2032
Analytical determination:
Cannabis SNP genotyping (Autoflowering or Photoperiodic)
KASP methodology
Sample format Required sample quantity
Leaves Approximately 2 grams
CTAEX number: 2033
Analytical determination:
Cannabis sexing (Male or female)
KASP methodology
Sample format Required sample quantity
Leaves Approximately 2 grams

 

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For further information contact laboratorio@ctaex.com

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 Access to the EU-certified hemp seeds database Hemp: EU Plant variety database

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Access to the INFORMATION NOTE of 09/04/2021 of the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food on the cultivation of hemp.

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Access to the official website of the European Union about Hemp production in the EU

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TOTAL CANNABINOIDS CALCULATOR
Enter the data from your test report to calculate the total cannabinoids
%THC %THCA %THC TOTAL
%CBD %CBDA %CBD TOTAL
%CBG %CBGA %CBG TOTAL