Amruta Kulkarni

PhD, Food Development

Food & Food Contact Materials

amruta.kulkarni@measurlabs.com+358 50 542 4468
Amruta Kulkarni

Food and food contact material testing expert Amruta Kulkarni has a versatile academic background in food chemistry, covering both biotech and agricultural engineering. She holds a PhD in food development from the University of Turku, obtained in 2023 with a thesis on omega-3 fatty acids and their absorption from chemically synthesized triacylglycerols.

Amruta is experienced with several analytical techniques, including chromatography, mass spectroscopy, and microbiological methods. Outside academia, she has worked as a product engineer in the food and beverage processing equipment industry.

Academic publications

Amruta has co-authored several food chemistry publications, including the following: 

Amruta’s top testing services

Sensory analysis – odor and flavor (EN 1230-1 and -2)

EN 1230-1, EN 1230-2
Standards EN 1230-1 and EN 1230-2 specify the testing procedure for assessing the odor and flavor released by food contact materials made of paper or board. This analysis applies to all kinds of paper and board, including coated and/or printed materials, intended to come into direct or indirect contact with food.
175 €
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Transfer of antimicrobial components from paper or board

EN 1104
Accredited laboratory analysis according to the EN 1104 standard to determine the transfer of antimicrobial constituents from paper and board intended for food contact. Paper and board food contact materials must not release processing aids that have an antimicrobial effect on food. The requirement is outlined, for example, in German BfR Recommendation XXXVI.
115–158 €
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Color fastness of dyed paper and board in contact with food

EN 646
This test is used to evaluate the color fastness of dyed or printed paper or board that is intended to come into contact with food. The applied simulants are Olive oil, 3% acetic acid, Alkaline salt solution (saliva simulant), Distilled water. Color transfer is assessed against a greyscale according to standard EN 646.
178 €
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Pentachlorophenol (PCP) content in paper and board

DIN 53313, ISO 15320
Pentachlorophenol (PCP, CAS 87-86-5) is a compound that is used as a pesticide and a wood preservative. It is listed as a persistent organic pollutant in Annex I of the EU POPs Regulation, and must therefore not be used in products and materials. This analysis is used to determine the pentachlorophenol content in pulp, paper, or board. Though the test was developed for food contact materials, it applies to all kinds of pulp, paper, and board.
287 €
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