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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FIX-THE-FPS-FREEZES · 13 points
That's why I always say the herb is better as for any herbs make a tea out of it. Herb supplements are sketchy
u/MisterYouAreSoDumb · Nootropics Depot & Natrium Health
Even if you believe the less-than-accurate methods from Consumer Lab, they show that the raw herb supplements were way more expensive per mg of withanolide.
The big issue with raw herbs right now is pesticides. You need to control the process a lot closer when you are not processing the herb after harvest, and many farms are shipping contaminated herb product out.