Crop & Soil testing is temporarily on hold.
CROP & SOIL TESTING
Since 2018, the Bionutrient Institute has been conducting surveys of farms, markets, and stores across the United States, generating a public database of food quality.
We have seen significant variation in nutrient density across crops, as well as a relationship between soil health and nutritional outcomes.
Compare your outcomes to others in our multi-year database using comprehensive visual tools
When you analyze your crop or soil with the Bionutrient Institute, you can benchmark your results against our data-rich library of nutrient density outcomes related to soil nutrition and farm management practices. This library currently contains thousands of samples from twenty-four crops, collected from a wide array of stores, farmers markets, and farms with diverse management practices across the USA and Europe.
How It Works
Partners submit food and soil samples to the Bionutrient Institute Lab and share information about how those crops were managed using the BI SurveyStack App. This app walks the user through detailed instructions on collecting food and soil samples, and how to package samples for shipping. We provide ongoing access to your information through our interactive data tools, such as the Data Explorer.
Detailed Nutrient Density Report Includes:
CROP RESULTS
· Total Antioxidant content
· Total Polyphenol content
· Total protein (for relevant crops)
· Brix
· Total mineral content for: Mg, S, K, Ca, P
SOIL RESULTS
· Soil Organic Carbon %
· Total exchange capacity
· Base saturation
· Mehlich III extractable*: S, P, Ca, Mg, K, B
· pH
WAYS TO PARTICIPATE
What’s your interest?
Seeing how certain crops measure up
Whether your focus is on variety, region, location, or label, we’ll help you develop a sampling plan to answer your nutrient density questions.
Single crop samples - including supplies and shipping materials, a detailed nutrient density report on our Data Explorer database.
Interested?
The Bionutrient Institute Project Coordinator will reach out to develop a plan for your farm
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The connection between plant and soil health
Submit produce and the soil it was grown in! Our suite of tests and tools will help you understand the physical and biological properties of your samples.
A linked crop and soil sample– which includes supplies and shipping materials and a detailed nutrient report for crop and soil on our Data Explorer database.
Interested?
The Bionutrient Institute Project Coordinator will reach out to develop a plan for your farm
Submit Payment:
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Sample Your City Program
We helped citizen scientists in Boulder, CO design their own experiment to identify where to find the most nutrient dense veggies in their city. In one day, they collected and sent in over 160 produce samples for analysis, covering four vegetable types from multiple stores across Boulder. The goal of Sample Your City: to see which stores carried the most nutrient dense produce and guide consumer decision-making.
Contact Us
If you have a vision for collaboration in one of these areas, or an idea for using our tools and systems to support a project you've already developed, please reach out to partners@bionutrient.org. We’re looking forward to working with you.