How to Check Food for Hidden Gluten with a Lab Test
SimpleLab’s Gluten Allergen Food Test is a certified way to check for traces of gluten in food or beverages. This mail-to-lab kit delivers accurate results that simple at-home strips cannot provide, ideal for quality control measures.
How Do You Test Food for Gluten?
Testing for gluten accurately requires sensitive laboratory methods. SimpleLab’s Gluten Allergen Food Test Kit provides everything needed to collect a food sample and ship it securely to our accredited laboratory.
Here’s how it works:
- Collect your food sample using the sterile materials provided.
- Send it back with prepaid overnight shipping.
- Our lab tests for gluten using the ELISA method, reporting results in parts per million (ppm) with a detection limit as low as 5 ppm.
Your results will be available within ten (10) business days after the lab receives your sample. This certified approach provides reliable data, unlike DIY tests that often miss low levels of gluten.
Who Is This Test Right for?
This kit is a good fit for:
- Food producers and processors verifying allergen-free claims
- Restaurants and caterers concerned about cross-contact with gluten after a deep clean
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Quality control teams responsible for food allergen quantification and testing
If you need a clear and trustworthy answer about the presence or absence of the gluten allergen:
Gluten Allergen Food Swab Test
$219.00
Frequently Asked Questions
What does this test measure?
It measures gluten protein in a food sample, reported in ppm, using a certified ELISA method.
Why not use an at-home test strip?
At-home kits are not sensitive or reliable enough for accurate allergen detection. Only a certified laboratory test can detect gluten at low levels with confidence.
How fast are results available?
Return shipping is overnight, and lab analysis takes up to 10 business days once the sample is received.
What does one kit include?
Each kit tests one solid food sample and comes with sterile sampling tools, prepaid shipping, certified lab analysis, and a digital results report.
Questions? Contact Us
SimpleLab makes certified allergen testing easy and accessible.
If you have any questions about testing with SimpleLab, reach out to our customer support team any time.
The SimpleLab Standard
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Proven Reliability: SimpleLab partners with North America's leading analytical institutions—including Eurofins, Pace Analytical, SGS, and Microbac—each with their own rigorous quality control protocols to ensure top-tier accuracy. Our certified labs are located across all 50 states, making logistics a breeze.
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Simplified Sampling: Every kit includes professional-grade materials, clear instructions, automated chain of custody, and free return shipping— making accurate testing effortless.
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Seamless Experience: We combine human support with automated logistics to help make complex lab analyses accessible to all. From our user interface to our lab reports, we ensure a time-saving, frustration-free process.
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