07.01.03
The Alpha Laboratories Division of Eurofins Scientific now offers services for the testing of flaxseed samples for lignan content. Flaxseeds are a good source of lignans with the main one being secoisolariciresinol diglucoside (SDG). Alpha Laboratories uses an HPLC method to quantitate the level of SDG in flaxseed samples. This allows manufacturers of flaxseed-based products to standardize them to various levels of SDG.