How Can I Verify the Authenticity of Shilajit Products?

In short: A laboratory report is useful when it identifies the laboratory, the product sample and the measurements. It is evidence to read, not a substitute for checking the complete label, directions and warnings.

Next steps: Read a Shilajit COA · View the published lab records · Compare Capsules and Resin.

Buyer sequence: Check the seller and exact product label; match the report reference, sample description and date to the product; review the analytes, methods, units and results; then read the serving directions and warnings. Colour, smell, taste or dissolving behaviour cannot verify identity or contaminant levels.

What to check in a laboratory report

Look for the laboratory name, report reference, product or sample description, date, analytes measured, units and results. The absence of a measurement is not proof that it was tested elsewhere. A good brand should make the report itself accessible rather than relying only on a badge or general claim.

Reports are specific to the material analysed. They support the results shown for that identified sample. They do not establish individual suitability, clinical effectiveness or a universal quality ranking.

What does “purified Shilajit” mean?

“Purified” is used in different ways online. The word alone does not tell you what process was used, what was measured, or whether the finished formula is fully disclosed. Read the label and the specific laboratory report rather than relying on a purity claim by itself.

For 5 Rivers Nutrition, the Lab Testing page provides the published Eurofins reports for the identified Gold+ Capsules and Resin samples. Read those reports alongside the ingredients, labelled serving and warnings.

5 Rivers Nutrition Eurofins reports

Eurofins reports are available for identified product batches of 5 Rivers Nutrition Gold+ Capsules and Resin. They apply only to the samples analysed; the Bundle contains those two product formats.

• Gold+ Capsules: report AR-258-2025-20051564-01, including a recorded fulvic-acid result of 79.22 g/100 g for the identified Capsules sample associated with batch ULSG2508357.
• Gold+ Resin: report AR-258-2025-20051565-01, including a recorded fulvic-acid result of 76.74 g/100 g for the identified Resin sample associated with batch ULSG2508011.

View the Eurofins laboratory reports. Read the report, product label and warnings together before deciding whether a product suits you.

For the Capsules formula and the distinction between batch documentation and a submitted-sample report, read how 5 Rivers Capsules are made and quality checked.

Choose the format that fits your routine

• Gold+ Capsules: 60 vegan capsules, approximately 30 servings at two capsules per serving, with 11 active ingredients plus a vegetable-cellulose capsule shell.
• Gold+ Resin: 20 g, approximately 40 servings at the labelled 500 mg serving, with six disclosed ingredients and no Black Pepper.
• The Capsules and Resin Bundle: both complete formats for comparing separately, not a combined daily serving.

Compare Capsules and Resin for preparation and formulation differences.

Questions worth asking

What does “Eurofins-tested” mean?

It means Eurofins analysed the stated product samples and issued the published reports. The report itself shows the measurements, reference and sample information.

Can a home test verify Shilajit?

Home observations cannot replace an analytical laboratory report for composition or contaminant measurements.

Does a report prove that a product will work for me?

No. A report records analytical measurements. It does not establish personal suitability or clinical outcomes.

5 Rivers batch testing: Eurofins analysed samples from Capsules batch ULSG2508357 and Resin batch ULSG2508011. These are the same batches currently used in products sold by 5 Rivers Nutrition. The reports provide batch-specific results. Read the report codes and results on the Lab Testing page.