Partnered Lab
Kaycha Labs offer a wide range of Comprehensive Cannabis
& Hemp Testing.
Kaycha Labs is a leading provider of innovative Cannabis and Hemp testing technologies and methods. Kaycha Labs performs product testing to help you stay compliant with state and federal regulation, you can count on Kaycha Labs to fulfill all your testing needs. Kaycha Labs provide comprehensive cannabis testing for potency, homogeneity, heavy metals, microbial contamination, mycotoxins, residual solvents, terpenes, and pesticides. Have a custom testing need? Or have a specific issue with your product? Kaycha Labs has you covered.
Services
Environmental
Avoid the hassle and potential economic loss that results in 30 percent of Cannabis being contaminated—and wasted. Kaycha Labs makes the process of detection effortless to drive clean, efficient production. One simple step helps you safeguard your grow and your business.The array contains probe sequences designed to detect a wide range of organisms known to be environmental contaminants or pathogens. The exclusion of a sample enrichment requirement ensures an accurate representation of the tested microbial population by avoiding sample enrichment bias. This assay is best applied as a monitoring, research, or screening tool. Possible uses may include investigating sources of contamination, testing the effectiveness of remediation methods, or screening potential facilities for pre-existing contamination.
Nutrient Content
16 Chemical Elements are Essential to Nutrition, Growth and Survival. Non-mineral elements – carbon, hydrogen and oxygen – come from the air and water. Beyond irrigation, growers can do little to influence the availability of the non-mineral elements that nature provides. Mineral elements dissolved in water are taken from the soil. Mineral elements are grouped as macro- and micronutrients, according to their volume consumed by plants and their necessity for plant life. Macronutrients are mineral elements that plants need in relatively large quantities and that are essential for life: Primary macronutrients – nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium – are usually the first to be found lacking because plants need the largest amounts of these essential minerals.
Secondary macronutrients – calcium, magnesium and sulfur – are generally present in sufficient quantities. Calcium and magnesium are also added heavily by lime, which is commonly applied to soils as a pH-balancer.
Mycotoxins
Kaycha Labs is the nation’s leading provider of advanced testing for biological contamination such as aflatoxin, which is one of the most dangerous mycotoxins that occur as a byproduct of fungal growth on cannabis.The warm, wet conditions ideal for growing cannabis are also conducive to the growth of molds and fungi, many which can’t be seen by the naked-eye, but are highly dangerous and carcinogenic. Using advanced antibody-based preparatory columns and a sophisticated mass spectrometric instrument,
Kaycha Labs separately quantifies all four aflatoxins and ochratoxin A.Testing cannabis for aflatoxins is the only way to ensure your marijuana products are free of biological contaminants that can endanger and compromise the health of patients and consumers—and only Kaycha Labs offers the infrastructure, technology, and compliance that growers, dispensaries, and consumers have come to trust.
Potency
Kaycha Labs is the nation’s most trusted provider for cannabis potency testing – leading the industry in methodologies and exceeding mandated standards in applicable states.We utilize Ultra-High Performance Liquid Chromatography (UHPLC) that goes beyond testing the level of THC and provides detailed cannabinoid profiling across eleven other components including CBD and CBN.All Kaycha Labs potency tests are backed by our cannabis certification program that exceeds state testing requirements.
Terpenes
The essential oils of plants such as Cannabis contain terpenes, a large group of volatile unsaturated hydrocarbons. Terpenes are aroma and taste molecules that produce the characteristic smells and flavors of flowers, herbs and spices. Terpenes are used by plants to attract pollinators, repel pests and discourage herbivores. Limonene, for example, gives citrus its characteristic aroma and is also found in rosemary, juniper, peppermint and Cannabis. Terpenes are also biosynthetic building blocks for various phytochemicals including THCA, the acidic precursor chemical to THC (tetrahydrocannabinol).
Residual Solvents
The essential oils of plants such as Cannabis contain terpenes, a large group of volatile unsaturated hydrocarbons. Terpenes are aroma and taste molecules that produce the characteristic smells and flavors of flowers, herbs and spices. Terpenes are used by plants to attract pollinators, repel pests and discourage herbivores. Limonene, for example, gives citrus its characteristic aroma and is also found in rosemary, juniper, peppermint and Cannabis. Terpenes are also biosynthetic building blocks for various phytochemicals including THCA, the acidic precursor chemical to THC (tetrahydrocannabinol).
Microbials
We have introduced modern molecular methods to more quickly and precisely quantify the specific bacterial contaminants in Cannabis products. With quantitative Polymerase Chain Reaction (qPCR), we test your products for bacteria, in 24-36 hours. We enrich the aerobic bacterial community from your sample, then extract its DNA and target DNA sequences specific to the pathogens we are testing for. qPCR allows us to exponentially copy these sequences – or amplify them – over time. This process allows us to detect a single live cell per gram of product.
Heavy Metals
The cannabis industry has a responsibility to provide a safe product to the patients using it. If a grower’s soil or water is contaminated with heavy metals, these toxic elements will be passed into the plant and on to the consumer. Kaycha Labs testing protocols provide licensed producers the opportunity to learn if their medicine is contaminated with toxic heavy metals. Kaycha Labs uses Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry (ICP/MS) to screen samples for metals such as lead (Pb), arsenic (As), cadmium (Cd), and mercury (Hg). This extremely sensitive technique allows you to rest assured that the levels present in your product are at safe levels.
Pesticides
Pesticides commonly used in cannabis cultivation are potentially dangerous and pose health risks—the greatest danger occurring with chronic exposure to pesticide residue which is toxic at high levels and harmful at lower doses. Reassure your customers by testing your products for potentially harmful chemicals including insecticides, fungicides, plant growth regulators, and other compounds. Our scientifically validated and comprehensive testing methods enable all screening to be completed on one instrument. Kaycha Labs only uses triple mass spectrometers, ensuring the maximum number of pesticides are detected and positively identified.
