Comment · Tue, May 28, 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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Agitated_Bullfrog392 · 3 points
Have you ever posted something about ND’s particular formulation of Ashwagandha; about the chemistry of withanolides and what sets this product apart from other formulations? It seems most of us don’t appreciate the science behind these compounds and therefore don’t recognize when a company does interesting work or not.
u/MisterYouAreSoDumb · Nootropics Depot & Natrium Health
I have a few times on Reddit. However, we need to do a better job of explaining things on the product page for people. Sometimes I forget that many people are not on Reddit, or just miss things.