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How to Read a Certificate of Analysis in 5 Minutes

The COA is the document that turns “lab tested” into proof, and it’s also the document most buyers never open. Here’s the 5-minute reading — the columns, the lines that matter, and the three results that do the work. (The full testing policy is on the lab reports page; this is how to read the result.)

The document, in plain terms

A COA is a table. Three columns do the work: the analyte (what was measured), the result (what the lab found), and the limit or action level (the maximum allowed). A passing result sits below its limit; for psilocybin and psilocin, a passing result is ND — not detected. The lab testing guide is the policy; this is the table.

The 5-minute reading, line by line

  1. Psilocybin: ND. The first line to check, and the one that makes “legal” true. If it’s not ND, the product is not the product the label claims. The legality guide is the full explanation.
  2. Psilocin: ND. The second line, the same standard. Both must be ND — the lab reports page lists both as the required-negative pair.
  3. Active potency: on label. The Seronoein™ content, against the printed dose (3mg per gummy in the full-strength lines). The result should sit within specification of the label — the dosing guide assumes the label number is the real number.
  4. Heavy metals: below limits. Lead, arsenic, cadmium, mercury — each against its action level. The testing guide has the panel; the COA has the numbers.
  5. Microbials: in range. Total plate count, yeast & mold, E. coli, Salmonella — the food-safety half of the table. The allergy page has the ingredient side; the COA has the contaminant side.

The two-minute version (for the busy)

  • Psilocybin ND, psilocin ND, potency on label. Three lines, the whole audit. If those three pass, the product is the product.
  • The batch code matches. The COA’s batch is your pouch’s batch — the LOT-YYYYMM-### on the bottom. The request process is one email; the match is the check.
  • The date is recent. The test date is within the batch’s window — a COA from last year is a COA about last year’s batch, not yours.

What the COA is not

It’s not a health claim, not a medical clearance, and not a reason to skip the safety section. The terms are plain: the products are consumable goods with instructions, not treatments. The COA is the proof of what’s in the product; the safety rules are the proof of what to do with it. Both are on the FAQ — the COA reading is the first, the safety section is the second, and the buyer’s guide slots both into the purchase decision. Five minutes with the table, and “lab tested” stops being a phrase and starts being a fact.