Comment · Tue, July 18, 2023 · Nootropics Depot & Natrium Health
Independent Lab Testing Results Of Supplements On The Market
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MisterYouAreSoDumb · 156 points
Hey everyone, I've never actually posted in this sub. However, I saw a new research study today that I wanted to bring up. It highlights why my main mission over the past 10 years has been to not only advance the lab testing and quality control standards of the industry, but also to educate consumers on what to look out for, and how things work in the background. We are all ingesting these products! We are putting them into our bodies, so it's crucial that companies selling them do everything necessary to ensure they are what they claim to be, and are pure and free from contaminants. That is unfortunately the vast exception to the rule. Some of you may or may not remember my post about turkesterone results from last year.
That whole situation blew way up, and every jabroni on YouTube was making videos about it. Some were saying I was a liar and fraud, and just trying to sell products. Some were saying I was in for massive lawsuits. Most were just doing it to get their 5 minute…
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datgrapeboi · 7 points
I can’t help but notice most of the substances on this list are hard to obtain? Like they went after compounds that would be really likely to be bunk? Do you think if they were test L-theanine or Bacopa the results would be drastically different?
u/MisterYouAreSoDumb · Nootropics Depot & Natrium Health
That author has written many studies now. He has a very specific motivation, which is looking at the more advanced and dangerous side of the industry. That's why they picked the ones they did in this study. However, we test normal shit all the time, and no, the results are similar. Maybe less completely fake results. You will find less L-theanine samples that contain zero L-theanine than you will octopamine. However, I'd say at least half will fail for label claim, if not more. It depends on who you test. Randomly picking brands on Amazon? Yep, you are going to get a high fail rate. Selectively picking trusted brands? The fail rate will be lower. It will still be much much higher than you think, though.