What Edacious does

Edacious is a Public Benefit Corporation headquartered in Marlborough, Massachusetts that operates an ISO/IEC 17025-accredited food testing laboratory integrated with a proprietary software platform for nutrient data analysis. The company's Edacious Food Lab performs Nutrient Density Analysis measuring 60+ nutrient markers across 200+ compounds, with food-specific analytical panels and high-throughput batched testing that reduces per-test costs by up to 55% versus individual purchases. An add-on Analysis Catalog ($35+/sample) extends testing into amino acid profiles, vitamins, pesticide screens, heavy metals, fatty acid profiles, and carotenoids.

The Edacious Pro Platform translates raw lab results into operational outputs through five integrated modules: Samples DB for storing and viewing lab results with FDA Daily Values context, Product Manager for combined analysis and benchmarking against USDA data, Nutrition Facts Label Creator for NLEA-compliant label generation, Web Embeds for publishing verified results on customer websites, and Food Claims Guide for evaluating nutrient content and health claim eligibility against FDA/USDA regulations. The Advanced tier adds automated PDF/CSV data extraction, and the platform supports public product pages on eat.edacious.com for consumer-facing transparency.

Edacious generates revenue through three streams: per-sample lab testing ($1,222+ per Nutrient Density Analysis), tiered SaaS subscriptions ($1,800-$6,000+/year for Essentials, Core, and Advanced plans, plus custom Enterprise), and professional services including Pro Platform Customization (from $1,000) and Science as a Service consulting (from $5,000). The go-to-market combines direct sales, channel partnerships with the Regenerative Organic Alliance and Advancing Eco Agriculture, and event-driven demand generation at industry shows such as Expo West 2026. Customers span dairy (Alexandre Family Farm, Maple Hill), beef (Verde Farms, Home Place Pastures, Cream Co.), grains and CPG (SIMPLi, Jovial Foods, Campbell's, ButcherBox, Patagonia Provisions), and seafood (Seatopia), as well as research institutions such as the Bionutrient Institute and Utah State University.

Name

Edacious

Legal name

Edacious, PBC

Website

https://edacious.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2022

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Edacious is a Public Benefit Corporation that operates an ISO/IEC 17025-accredited food testing laboratory integrated with proprietary nutrient analysis software, serving farmers, food brands, and researchers with verified nutrient density testing and FDA-compliant labeling tools.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Food Nutrition Intelligence Software

NAICS

Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing (334516)

SIC

Services-Testing Laboratories (8734)

akta.pro primary industry

Labeling, Nutrition Facts & Allergen Verification Services (AFALAAAH)

akta.pro secondary industry

Method Validation & Verification Services (Food Methods) (AFALAKAC)

Keywords

• Food nutrient testing
• Nutrition intelligence software
• Food quality verification
• Lab testing services
• Nutrition data platform

Headquarters

HQ city

Marlborough

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Lab Testing Services: Edacious offers nutrient density analysis testing starting at $1,222 per analysis, with additional add-on tests from $35 per sample. Testing can be purchased as one-time analysis or through subscription commitments for regular cadence testing with priority scheduling and greater discounts. Volume testing discounts are available for multiple samples tested together.
2. Software Platform Subscriptions: Tiered software subscription model with Discovery (free with testing), Essentials ($150/mo), Core ($300/mo), Advanced ($500/mo+), and Enterprise (custom). All plans are priced per organization and include unlimited users, billed annually. The platform provides data management, labeling tools, web embeds, and claims guidance.
3. Custom Consulting & Research Services: Professional services including Pro Platform Customization (service contracts starting at $1,000) and Science as a Service offerings (consulting contracts starting at $5,000) covering commercial R&D consulting, custom study design, statistical analysis, and scientific paper planning and writing.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Edacious operates an ISO/IEC 17025 accredited food testing laboratory combined with a proprietary software platform (Pro Platform) for nutrient data analysis, labeling, claims verification, and transparency. Its core service is Nutrient Density Analysis measuring 60+ nutrient markers, delivered alongside software tools (Samples DB, Product Manager, Nutrition Facts Labels, Web Embeds, Food Claims Guide) that turn lab results into FDA-compliant labels, regulatory claims, and public-facing product transparency.

Product overview

Edacious offers a unified food intelligence platform combining accredited laboratory testing with cloud-based software tools. The core offering consists of the Edacious Food Lab (providing Nutrient Density Analysis with over 60 nutrient markers and an add-on Analysis Catalog) and the Pro Platform (comprising Samples DB, Product Manager, Nutrition Facts Label Creator, Web Embeds, and Food Claims Guide). The company serves food brands, farmers, researchers, and retailers through tiered service plans (Discovery free tier, Essentials, Core, Advanced, and Enterprise) plus custom consulting services. Pricing ranges from free with testing to $150-$500+/month for team plans, with Nutrient Density Analysis starting at $1,222 based on food type. Public product data is published on eat.edacious.com.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Edacious Food Lab ISO/IEC 17025 accredited laboratory testing service that measures nutrient density, safety, and variability in food products for food brands, farmers, and researchers.
• Nutrient Density Analysis Comprehensive total-food testing package analyzing over 60 nutrient markers (vitamins, minerals, fats, proteins, carbohydrates) with food-specific analytical approaches; results delivered through the Pro Platform software.
• Analysis Catalog Extended testing panel of additional analytes available beyond Nutrient Density Analysis, including amino acid profiles, vitamins (B12, K, fat-soluble, B-vitamins), pesticide screens (300+), fatty acid profiles, glyphosate, heavy metals, and carotenoids, priced from $35 per sample.
• Pro Platform Food and nutrition intelligence software combining lab results with regulatory information, benchmark data, and visualization. Includes Samples DB, Product Manager, Nutrition Facts Labels, Web Embeds, and Food Claims Guide.
• Pro Platform Customization Custom consulting service for platform customization including external lab data ingestion, custom metadata field creation, notebook design, and custom visualization/reporting, with service contracts starting at $1,000.
• Science as a Service Custom research consulting covering commercial R&D, custom study design, statistical analysis, sample size determinations, and scientific paper/manuscript planning, writing, or editing, with consulting contracts starting at $5,000.
• Online Listings (eat.edacious.com) Public-facing platform where brands publish verified product analysis and brand pages with unique URLs, allowing consumers and buyers to view verified nutrition data directly.

Quantifiable outcome

• Cost savings of up to 55% compared to individual test purchases
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers12 records

Segments8 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Advancing Eco Agriculture (AEA)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 2 October 2025Strategic collaboration to accelerate regenerative agriculture through data-driven insights. AEA growers receive discounted Edacious services, enabling farmers to demonstrate real-world benefits of regenerative practices through measurable nutrient density and safety data. Partnership connects agricultural practices with food quality outcomes for market differentiation.
• Regenerative Organic Alliance (ROA)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 10 September 2025Four-year partnership to assess nutritional quality and toxicity of 200+ Regenerative Organic Certified food products. Edacious serves as preferred service provider offering Discovery Analysis Package at preferred rates to ROA members. Collaboration aims to generate evidence base linking agricultural practices to human health outcomes and shift market incentives toward regenerative farming.
• Bionutrient InstitutecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 7 April 2025Collaborative research initiative exploring nutrient density of beef across farming systems. Bionutrient Institute spearheaded the study, oversaw global sample collection and community engagement. Edacious provided software and data tools to organize and visualize findings. Study revealed meaningful differences in omega-3 fatty acids, phytochemicals, and nutritional composition between pasture-based and conventional systems.
• Utah State UniversitycoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 7 April 2025Research partnership led by Dr. Stephan van Vliet's lab using untargeted and targeted metabolomics to measure compounds in beef. Team analyzed macronutrients, fatty acids, phytochemicals, and minerals across production systems, providing scientific foundation for understanding food quality.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Eurofins Scientific: Eurofins is the world's largest food testing laboratory network, offering accredited nutritional, contaminant, and shelf-life testing for food manufacturers. It represents the most significant incumbent competitive threat, with the scale and instrument footprint to outcompete Edacious on price if it chose to enter nutrient-density benchmarking.
• Intertek: Intertek is a global quality-assurance provider with food and agricultural testing capabilities. Its broad service portfolio and global footprint make it a structural competitor for any brand choosing between Edacious and a full-service TIC incumbent.
• NSF International: NSF provides accredited food testing, certification, and standards services, including nutritional content verification. It overlaps with Edacious's compliance and claims work and is a credible alternative for brands seeking ISO-accredited nutritional analysis.
• SGS: SGS is a global testing, inspection, and certification company with a substantial food and agricultural testing practice. It competes on accredited lab services and is a likely long-term entrant into nutrient-density and regenerative certification testing for CPG brands.
• Bureau Veritas: Bureau Veritas is a global TIC (testing, inspection, certification) company with a sizable agri-food and consumer products testing business. It offers the same accredited lab testing and certification pathway that Edacious competes in, particularly with multinational CPG customers.
• Mérieux NutriSciences: Mérieux NutriSciences is a dedicated food safety, quality, and nutritional testing provider serving CPG brands, retailers, and producers. Its existing relationships with food manufacturers make it a natural adjacent competitor if it builds comparable nutrient-claims software.

Direct peers

• Medallion Labs: Medallion Labs is a commercial food and feed testing laboratory (a General Mills subsidiary) that provides nutritional and compositional analysis for food manufacturers. It is a direct comp on the testing side, particularly for CPG brands looking for accredited nutrient and proximate analysis.
• OmegaQuant: OmegaQuant is an independent analytical laboratory that provides fatty acid and nutrient testing directly to researchers, brands, and consumers. It shares Edacious's model of marrying a single specialized assay (omega-3s) with consumer-facing interpretation and is a likely comp on the nutrient-specific testing business line.
• Purity-IQ: Purity-IQ is a specialty testing and certification company focused on ingredient identity and authenticity for the food, supplement, and natural products industries. It is the closest direct comparable in terms of combining accredited third-party testing with certification and traceability software for premium food brands.

Emerging players

• ConsumerLab.com: ConsumerLab.com independently tests supplements, foods, and health products and publishes verification results to consumers. It represents an emerging model of consumer-facing third-party food verification, with potential overlap as Edacious expands its public eat.edacious.com transparency surface.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds2 records

Investors8 records

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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