Comment · Tue, June 14, 2016 · Ceretropic & Nootropics Depot
Labdoor has just published rankings for ginseng
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PersonOfInternets · 1 points
LD's top value pick is still a much better value than anything offered by ND, even assuming ND's ginsenoside content was completely confirmed. The special fermented extract offered by ND is a bit more tricky to quantify, but in general "special" more expensive versions of supplements aren't worth the extra cost unless real molecules and bioactivity can be pointed to.
u/MisterYouAreSoDumb · Ceretropic & Nootropics Depot
All our analyses are up on the pages. We did HP-TLC to confirm the species and plant part used. We also did HPLC to confirm not only total ginsenoside content, but the percentages of each individual ginsenoside. Nobody does that, and it costs a lot.
I have that NuSci stuff at our office, and have tried it. It does not give as good of effects as ours. Additionally, their retail price on Amazon is LESS than our bulk price from our suppliers. It also appears to be a leaf extract. However, the ginsenoside content is lower than a leaf usually is, and the powder feels like it had been cut. I would love to see LabDoors actual analyses to confirm everything. I'll actually do one better. I'll send this NuSci stuff off to Alkemist, and pay to have a full analysis done. Then we can compare hard data about species, plant part, and ginsenoside content. American Ginseng is cheaper, and has ginsenosides. So if LabDoor was only analyzing the ginsenoside content, and not analyzing species and plant part, then it would explain how NuSci can be so cheap.