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tare

\ ˈter \ rhymes with "care"

noun

The weight of an empty container, such as a weigh boat, subtracted from a gross weight so that only the sample is counted.

verb tared; taring

To set an analytical balance to zero with the empty container on the pan, so that the reading that follows is the sample alone. Tare the balance, then add the sample.

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Nutritional services

Analytical testing for industry and academic clients: the sample types we accept, the services we offer, and estimated prices.

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Lab members

Every measurement in the laboratory begins from a true zero. Tare is the name of the laboratory's portal, and the standard behind everything it reports.

Who we are

The Nutrition, Health and Neuroscience Laboratory, led by Dr. Dilger in the Department of Animal Sciences at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, studies nutrition, health, and brain development.

What we do

The laboratory offers analytical services to industry and academic clients. Tare is its one address on the web: clients start here to learn what the laboratory tests and what it costs, and lab members start here to reach the laboratory's documents and tools.