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 · 2 points
Thank you for clearing that up.
u/MisterYouAreSoDumb · Nootropics Depot & Natrium Health
You can tell I am pissed about this! You are right, our reputation is everything. For Consumer Lab to post flawed results claiming we failed our label claims, when they didn't even reach out to us to clarify the monograph our claims are based on, is more than just wrong. It likely rises to the level of libel. Look how damaging it is to our reputation just on here! Imagine all the people who don't go on Reddit to see our explanation. Imagine all the normal people that just see Nootropics Depot failed. It's incredibly damaging, which is why I am going to be very forceful with my response to this. Consumer Lab will post a retraction, or you will see lawsuits happening.