#21

Damn you. Now I have something else to look into. lol. Stuff is pricey.

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#22

I was also taking this brand but now believe it to be fraudulent. Please research their reputation (eg use an AI). Super sketchy. Also it just didn’t look the right color. Too orange. I would advise taking one that passed Now’s testing. I take Microingredients.

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#23

Ahhh… I see what you mean based on NOW testing.
Link: https://www.nowfoods.com/healthy-living/articles/nows-testing-results-astaxanthin-products-august-2023

Changing brands. Thanks.

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#24

Thank you.

Using Astaxanthin as N = 1, I would avoid other products of the failed brands, and buy from the passing brands. Rearranged the table in your link for easy reading.

Astaxanthin Brand Tested 2023 Size Lot # Label Potency NOW HPLC Results
Bulk Supplements 180 Sgels SG3304011 12 mg 13 mg
Doublewood ¶ 60 Sgels 2301009 12 mg 14 mg
Health Thru Nutrition (NY) 120 Sgels 1151 2230 12 mg 15 mg
Horbaach (NV) 120 Sgels 109331 12 mg 13 mg
Micro Ingredients (CA) 90 Sgels M04A0323 12 mg 15 mg
NOW 60 Vgels 3289649 12 mg 13 mg
:warning:︎ NatuVitz (mislabeled 5%) (FL) 120 Sgels 220406 10 mg 0.6 mg
NatureBell (CA) 120 Sgels A301NB2 12 mg 11 mg
:warning:︎ Neviss + Ashwagandha (CA) 2/75 Sgels 220620 24 mg 0.3 mg
:warning:︎ We Like Vits (mislabeled 10%) 180 Sgels 41199A 10 mg 0.3 mg
:warning:︎:warning:︎ Lilicare (+ 500mg Resveratrol) 60 Gummi 731078 24 mg 0 mg
:warning:︎:warning:︎ TerraVita (DE) (mislabeled) 100 Caps 78-D86F2DE7 450 mg 0.1 mg
:warning:︎:warning:︎ Nootamin (+ Ashwagandha) 60 Vcaps MI/ASTC/0223 15 mg 0 mg
:warning:︎:warning:︎ Nootrilabs (+ Formula) (FL) 90 Vcaps MI/APGC/0423 15 mg 0 mg
:warning:︎:warning:︎ Osasuna Liposomal (KY) 60 Sgels UDT-089-8927 24 mg 0 mg
:warning:︎ Research Labs (UT) 120 Sgels 220820 12 mg 4 mg

The following are the brands I would buy from:

Bulk Supplements
Doublewood ¶
Health Thru Nutrition (NY)
Horbaach (NV)
Micro Ingredients (CA)
NOW

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#25

Random brands on Amazon aren’t advisable. Bulksupplements has a really good price on astaxanthin, I stocked up on 3 bottles of 180gelcaps 12mg. Taking 24mg in the morning and 12mg at night.

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#26

Interesting that it mentions Horbaach because I remembered seeing some astaxanthin from them for sale on Amazon which misleading claims 18mg of astaxanthin but if you read the label it actually only provides 0.9mg… so useless and most people buying this product are being ripped off despite their understandable ignorance as buying supplements is a nightmare of a minefield if you are not putting in the proper research. I’ve certainly been caught out more than once,

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#27

Maybe 18 mg total if you add up the whole contents. Lol

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