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100% Pure Hoodia.

Hoodia Verification Tests

The only way to know if you have 100% Hoodia is if the manufacturer can successfully prove Hoodia authenticity through a combination of three analyses done on a molecular level. By analyzing the plant material in question, we are able to determine whether or not it is real Hoodia, diluted Hoodia, or unspecified plant powder.

Because it is the ONLY way to positively identify Hoodia gordonii, we suggest that you see these test results for any Hoodia product that you purchase. If a company does not publish these tests or claim they are not necessary, it is likely because they do not want to actually know.

**All Verification Tests are done by Alkemist Pharmaceuticals, an independent testing facility in Costa Mesa, California.**

The tests performed are High-Performance Liquid Chromatography, Thin-Layer Chromatography, and Microscopy, which are detailed below:

High-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC)*

High-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) is a form of liquid chromatography used to separate compounds that are dissolved in solution. HPLC instruments consist of a reservoir of mobile phase, a pump, an injector, a separation column, and a detector. Compounds are separated by injecting a plug of the sample mixture onto the column. The different components in the mixture pass through the column at different rates due to differences in their partitioning behavior between the mobile liquid phase and the stationary phase. Solvents must be degassed to eliminate formation of bubbles. The pumps provide a steady high pressure with no pulsating, and can be programmed to vary the composition of the solvent during the course of the separation. Typical detectors rely on a change in refractive index, UV-VIS absorption, or fluorescence after excitation with a suitable wavelength.

Thin Layer Chromatography (TLC)*

Thin Layer Chromatography is the chromatographic technique for separating and analysing mixtures of substances, using a thin layer of stationary phase attached to a glass plate and using the passage of liquid up the plate by capillary action as the mobile phase.

Microscopy*

Microscopy is any technique for producing visible images of structures or details too small to otherwise be seen by the human eye, using a microscope or other magnification tool.

CITES*

CITES stands for Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora, an agreement between 103 nations to restrict international commerce involving endangered and threatened species of animals and plants, such as tropical birds, rhinoceros horns, orchids, and ivory. To view the test results for POWERSLIM please click here.

* Definition sources:
HPLC: http://www.polymicro.com/techsupport/techsupport_glossary.htm
TLC: http://www.ucc.ie/ucc/depts/chem/dolchem/html/dict/000c2.html
Microscopy: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microscopy
CITES: http://biology.usgs.gov/s+t/SNT/noframe/zy198.htm