Why are Lab Tests Certificate Verifications so Important for a Hoodia Diet Product?

Lab test certificates are important because they indicate that the manufacturer or the company marketing the Hoodia diet supplement are using pure Hoodia Gordonii purchased from South Africa. Companies which are selling fake products would not dare to send their products for a lab test, because their sham can be called off by the results from these tests.

Studies show that some companies use raw material for their Hoodia diet products, which are blends of Hoodia Gordonii roots. The roots of the succulent, does not contain the active ingredient, which can suppress appetite. There are also companies which use wild harvesting species that look like Hoodia Gordonii, but are some other types of plant or some other species of Hoodia. When samples of such products are sent for a simple microscopy test, they are likely to pass it, but they will not pass HPLC and TLC chromatographic tests because such tests reveal the active chemical constituents of the sample. These tests cannot also be passed by companies which use silica, leaves, sawdust and other fillers in their products, which they use to cut the cost of procuring real Hoodia Gordonii which is very expensive.

Therefore, any consumer buying Hoodia diet products needs to check if the company is displaying lab test results in their website to show the genuineness of their product. Additionally, it also important to read journals and articles on Hoodia Gordonii products to find out about latest scams and how to protect oneself from buying fake products. Awareness is the best protection fro a consumer.