Comment · Sat, May 25, 2024 · Nootropics Depot & Natrium Health
Consumer Labs latest results for Ashwagandha are disappointing. Nootropic Depot, LEF, Swanson, others fail.
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flashlightsmurf · 119 points
Consumer Labs tested Ashwagandha supplements recently, only 5 of 13 of the products they tested passed. Some of the products that failed were very popular, so if you aren't seeing any impact maybe that's why.
As usual they tested ones with rice fillers for heavy metals and potency. All the failures were because products did not have the claimed amount of withanolides expected. Tests were sent to second lab to confirm.
Every product containing KSM-66 failed, there could be a problem with Ixoreal. There are details in the article about some disputes they had with Ixoreal and how to test KSM-66 (our formula is too advanced) but the monograph was never updated and so CL did the same tests, found the same results, and reported the same lol.
Products that failed:
* Life Extension Ashwaganda
* Nootropics Depot Shoden
* Pure Encapsulations Ashwagandha
* Swanson Ultimate Ashwagandha
Their top pick was NOW® Ashwagandha 450 mg.
During the LEF super sale I purchased a year supply of Ashwagandha, now I need to see if I can get my money back :/
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troublemaker74 · -8 points
without knowing how to properly test ash, I'd argue that ND is more biased than CL. ND's entire reputation is staked on that they test their supplements to enure authenticity, and charge more for them due to that fact.
u/MisterYouAreSoDumb · Nootropics Depot & Natrium Health
We actually don't. Even with CL's flawed method, we were still the 4th best value.
Now imagine if they were looking at more than 8 withanolides. Imagine if they had properly tested our product for what it is standardized to. Don't worry, you'll have 3rd party authentication soon. I'm having other ISO labs run the testing, and my lawyers are already working on our response. CL is either going to post a big retraction, or we will let the courts decide.