Description
A Potent Bacopa Monnieri Extract Congratulations, you have found the most potent bacopa we have ever tested! This Bacopa monnieri extract came in at a whopping 24% Bacosides by UPLC! You may think to yourself: "Wait a second, I have seen Bacopa monnieri extracts with a Bacoside content of over 50%?" It is true that there are bacopa extracts out there claiming to be over 50% bacosides. However, something that is not often discussed is that these testing values are most often obtained by UV-VIS, or ultraviolet-visual spectromic analysis. UV-VIS is an old methodology that not only measures the bacosides, but all other compounds that have a UV signal remotely similar to bacosides. This is because it does not separate the compounds before it measures them. It groups them all together. This means that it grossly inflates testing values. As a manufacturer, listing a bacoside content of over 50% is fantastic, as it will drive sales. However, the consumer is getting massively misled by those numbers. This is why we test our own Bacopa monnieri extract strictly by the much more accurate UPLC technology. Our in-house lab at Nootropics Depot has one of the most advanced UPLCs in the world from Waters, which runs at pressures up to 15,000 psi, which is over double the pressures run on a normal HPLC. This allows us to not only more accurately measure botanical extracts, but do them much quicker and more efficiently. On top of that, we work diligently to validate and verify our methods and reference standards. What that means for you as a consumer is that you are getting testing numbers that are much more scientifically valid. Testing and validating this bacopa extract has been over half a year of work in our lab, along with working with a half dozen other labs from the United States and India. When we make a claim, we go above and beyond to ensure those claims are backed by proper science. When we say this is the most potent bacopa we have ever tested, we mean it!
