I like to eat out, and I like to watch my health too. Many of the
restaurants I like best are not chains, and therefore do not offer
standard nutrition facts for their menu. I'd like to find a lab I can
send samples of my favorite meals to, and receive nutritional
information. I might pay $150 per test for a few favorite items, but
am interested in hearing the market price for nutritional analysis
even if it's too expensive for the home consumer. I'd prefer to buy
analyses one at a time, but I'm willing to pretend to be a restaurant
or something and buy 10 analyses if I need to.
What options are available to the consumer for this sort of thing, no
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Request for Question Clarification by
pinkfreud-ga
on
18 Jul 2004 12:19 PDT
Does this look like the kind of firm you'd like to deal with?
http://www.compufoodanalysis.com/newsite/services.cfm
http://www.compufoodanalysis.com/newsite/pricing.cfm
If this is the sort of service you're looking for, I'll be glad to go
on a quest for other, similar services. It would be very helpful to
know approximately where you are located (not your address, of course,
but city, state or province, and nation).
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Clarification of Question by
katten-ga
on
18 Jul 2004 12:30 PDT
yes, that's right. I found these folks myself, in fact, but couldn't
figure out whether they worked from ingredient lists or actual
samples. In my case, I would hope to send the company a bag of food
(refridgerated, of course). Basically, the plan is to order it in a
doggy bag, put it in a cooler, and ship it away.
I'm located in greater Boston, MA, US.
I've enjoyed your answers in other cases.
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Request for Question Clarification by
pinkfreud-ga
on
18 Jul 2004 12:43 PDT
Thanks for the prompt reply!
I am not locking your question, since I'm not certain I'll be able to
answer it. Determining whether a certain lab is right for you may be a
situation that will require some phone calls, and I have a hearing
loss that prevents me from using the telephone.
I will prowl around to see what I can find, but I'm leaving this fully
open for other Researchers.
One more question for you: approximately how many laboratories would
constitute a satifactory answer? It's always helpful to know what the
customer's expectations are.
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Clarification of Question by
katten-ga
on
18 Jul 2004 12:53 PDT
an good answer would provide three labs with price estimates, an
explanation of what to expect, and an explanation of how to proceed.
Part of that answer would include, for example, whether
compu-food-analysis would charge me $99 once (just "food analysis") or
twice ("food analysis" and "nutrition fact label") if I'm looking to
determine calories, fat, and fiber. And whether they would include an
ingredient list.
a fabulous answer would spend two paragraphs or so explaining, in lay
terms, how the company performs the analysis. Not for comparison, but
just because I'm curious.
I find that my clarifications are raising the complexity of the
research that will be required, so I'm going to try now to raise the
asking price for the answer.
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Clarification of Question by
katten-ga
on
19 Jul 2004 16:30 PDT
Note to pinkfreud or other researchers:
I called compu-food-analysis today, and they said that their price of
$99 is for when I send them an ingredient list. Actually sending a
sample of food, which they would then send to their lab, would cost
about $600. They suggested asking food science departments at local
universities.
So, this might help someone answer the question.
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