| Where exactly is it from? |
Named region — Altai Mountains, southern Siberia |
"Himalayan" or "Asia" with no region named |
| Who collects it? |
One collection network, permitted protected land |
Aggregated from open-access traders |
| Can you trace a lot back? |
Same source and process every run |
Broker to broker; origin lost in the chain |
| Heavy metals — actual numbers? |
Pb, As, Cd, Hg measured per lot, well under USP <232> |
"Tested" claimed; certificate not lot-specific |
| Fulvic and humic — measured how? |
60% fulvic / 14% humic, method stated on the CoA |
Round numbers, no method, no lab named |
| Which lab, what accreditation? |
ISO/IEC 17025-accredited, third party |
In-house or unnamed lab |
| Is it cut with anything? |
No fillers, no excipients, no added humic powder |
Commonly extended with humic powder, clay or ash |
| Microbial panel? |
APC, yeast & mould, coliforms / E. coli per lot |
Rarely supplied unless demanded |
| Documentation on request? |
CoA, SDS, authorisation letters, export papers |
CoA only, often reused across lots |
| Batch-to-batch consistency? |
Same collection zone, same purification, every run |
Varies with whichever supply was cheapest |