Independent Lab Testing at Amino Asylum: How It Works and Where to Find Your COA


One of the most significant failures of the original Amino Asylum was inconsistent product quality — and a lack of transparent, publicly available testing data. Independent third-party testing platform Finnrick documented an average score of 5.7 out of 10 for pre-raid Amino Asylum products, with some as low as 2.5. That is not acceptable for any research compound supplier.

Under new ownership, this is the area where we have invested most heavily — because without verified purity, nothing else we say matters.

Our Testing Process

 Step 1 — Pre-Sale Testing Requirement
No product enters our catalog until it has been tested by an accredited independent laboratory. This is a non-negotiable policy. If a batch fails testing, it does not get sold — it gets rejected, and the supplier relationship is reviewed.

 Step 2 — Accredited Laboratory Partners
We partner exclusively with accredited analytical laboratories that operate under recognized quality standards.

 Step 3 — What Gets Tested
For each batch, testing covers:

  • Identity Confirmation — Verifying the compound is what it is labeled as
  • Purity Percentage — Measured via HPLC (High-Performance Liquid Chromatography)
  • Concentration Accuracy — Confirming labeled concentration matches actual concentration
  • Contaminant Screening — Testing for undisclosed compounds or adulterants

 Step 4 — Public Publication of Results
COAs are published on each product's page, organized by batch lot number. You can match your product's lot number (printed on the label) to the corresponding COA. If a COA is not published for your batch, contact us immediately.

 How to Read a Certificate of Analysis

A Certificate of Analysis (COA) is a document issued by an analytical laboratory confirming the results of testing on a specific batch of a compound. Here is what to look for:

  • Compound Name — Should match exactly what is on your product label
  • Lot / Batch Number — Should match the number on your product
  • Test Date — Should be within a reasonable timeframe (not years old)
  • Laboratory Name — Should be an identifiable, verifiable independent laboratory (not the vendor's own in-house lab)
  • Purity Result — Should be ≥98% for research-grade compounds
  • Method — HPLC is the industry standard for peptide and compound purity testing
  • Laboratory Signature / Stamp — Confirms the document is an official issued report

 Red Flags on COAs
Watch for these indicators of a potentially fraudulent or inaccurate COA:

  • No laboratory name or a name that cannot be found independently
  • Missing lot/batch number
  • Very old test dates applied to current inventory
  • Purity stated as a round number with no supporting data (e.g., "99%" with no chromatograph)
  • COA hosted on the vendor's own website with no independent verification option