Kava Testing

Rapid and non-destructive testing of kava using the Kavalytics^TM system, supporting growers in Vanuatu, Fiji, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Tonga, Micronesia, Solomon Islands, and Hawaii.

Kavalytics - instant laboratory grade testing of kava

Kava Quality Testing With Kavalytics^TM

Sagitto is proud to have helped its customer Kavalytics to develop an exciting new way for growers, merchants, and exporters of kava to implement quality control and traceability through the kava value chain.

Learn more about the innovative Kavalytics system and its role in supporting the growth of the South Pacific kava industry, by downloading the Kavalytics white paper here.

Example QR code for kava testing

Click this QR code to see a complete Kavalytics test report for a kava sample

Rapid Analysis with Sagitto's Handheld NIR.

Sagitto's miniature near-infrared hand held spectrometer is very small, light weight, and battery powered. Ideal for rapid analyses of dried kava - whether waka or lewena.

The report shows the grade of the kava (beverage or non-beverage), total kavalactones, chemotype, moisture, and - via the QR code - individual kavalactones and total flavokavains.

Results within seconds.

Very affordable.

Field portable.

An example report from the Kavalytics system

Simply point the miniature NIR scanner at a bag of kava powder and get instant lab quality results

A complete system.

Simply point the miniature NIR scanner at a bag of kava powder and get instant lab quality results on any Bluetooth enabled IOS device. Print, save, or email the analysis results on the spot, or create a label to apply to the product, complete with a unique QR code for quality control, traceability compliance and added value at each step of the value chain.

Create a unique QR code label to apply to your kava

Print unique QR code labels for traceability.

Developed using laboratory-analysed samples from cultivars sourced throughout the Pacific - Vanuatu, Fiji, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Tonga, Micronesia, Solomon Islands, and Hawaii.

Customers are thrilled with the results we've achieved.

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