EXAMPLES OF RESULTS OF CONSUMERLAB.COM TESTING OF VALERIAN SUPPLEMENTS
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Product Name
(Labeled Amount and Type of Valerian per Unit)
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Company (Dist. =
Distributor Mfd. =
Manu-
facturer
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Daily Dose of Valerian
(Based on Label)
Daily Serving
Amount of Valerian
Amount of Valerenic Acids (VA)
(C =Claimed; M = Minimum expected1 if not claimed or if greater than claim)
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— TEST RESULTS —
(See Passing Score for More Information on Review Criteria) |
OVERALL RESULTS:
APPROVED
(Passed)
or
NOT
APPROVED
(Failed) |
Valerenic Acids (VA) Found in Daily Dose
 = Meets Claim and Minimum
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Heavy Metal Conta-mination
= Accept-
able Levels of Cadmium and Lead*** |
Broke Apart
Pro-
perly
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Pharmanex® NightTime Formula with Theanine (75 mg extract per capsule)*
Ingredients |
Dist. by Pharmanex, LLC |
2 capsules per day
150 mg extract
0.6 mg VA (0.4%) (M) |
APPROVED
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Found 1.54 mg VA per day - more than double expected minimum.
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NA
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Vitamin World Valerian Root, Concentrated Herb/Natural Whole Herb 1000 mg, Non-irradiated (250 mg extract per softgel)*
Ingredients
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Mfd. by Vitamin World |
1-2 softgels per day
250-500 mg extract
1.0 - 2.0 mg VA (0.4%) (M) |
APPROVED
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NA
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*Tested through CL's Voluntary Certification Program prior to, at time of, or after initial posting of this Product Review.
*** Limits: Lead — 0.5 mcg per day; Cadmium — 0.3 mcg per gram of valerian.
NA — Not applicable.
coq10side Minimum expected amounts: 0.17% valerenic acids/valerian root powder ; 0.4% valerenic acids/valerian root extract (wt/wt)
2 Minimum expected amount of valerenic acids was applied as it was greater than the claimed amount (2.4 mg (0.24%) valerenic acids).
3 Minimum expected amount was applied as it was greater than claimed amount (0.3 - 0.9 mg (0.2%) valerenic acids). |
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