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COA = certificate of analysis = the lab's report card for one batch

How to read a peptide certificate of analysis

A COA is the lab's report for one specific batch. Anyone can make a PDF. The only thing that makes one real is finding the same report in the lab's own database. Here's a real one, field by field.

the example we use

Peptide Restore BPC-157 10 mg, lot 260518BPC01, tested by Freedom Diagnostics, search code Pept2606010568, reported 03 Jun 2026. We opened the vendor's PDF, looked the code up at the lab, and compared the two files. They were identical. Every field below comes from that document. The lab's copy is here.

The fields, in the order you'll meet them

FieldOn the exampleWhat it meansWhat to do with it
ClientPeptide RestoreWho paid for the test. The vendor, not you.Confirm it's the company you're ordering from — not a look-alike.
Accession #2606010568The lab's internal ID for this report.Copy it exactly.
Search codePept2606010568The lookup key. On this lab's certificates: first four letters of the client name + accession number.Enter it at the lab's public COA Look Up. If it returns "no document," stop. The PDF is unverified.
Received / Reported06/01/2026 · 06/03/2026When the lab got the sample and when it reported.Record the reported date. Don't use an old lot's report for a new lot.
Lot260518BPC01The batch. Must match the vial and the listing.All three strings identical, or it isn't documented. Older certificates from this lab read "N/A" here — treat that as a gap.
ProductBPC-157 10mgWhat the vendor says it sent.Match to the listing name exactly. Blends must name every component.
Identity (LC-MS)BPC-157The lab weighed the molecule and confirmed it's the one on the label.The line that matters most for names like "TB-500," which can mean two different molecules.
Purity (HPLC-UV)99.35%How much of the powder is the named molecule, by the stated method.Per lot only. A listing's "meets or exceeds 99%" is a claim; this is a measurement. Some lots from the same vendor read 97–98%.
Net content12.90 mgWhat was actually in the vial.Often over label. On blends, check each component — one lot we checked ran 9.57 mg on a 10 mg label.
Endotoxin (LAL, USP <85>)Pass · PassA bacterial-contamination screen, two replicates, method named.Not every certificate includes it. "Pass" without a method is not a result.
Chromatogram / mass confirmationOne dominant peak; [M+H]⁺ and [M+2H]²⁺ labeledThe pictures behind the numbers.You don't need to read them. You need them to be there.
SignaturePrincipal chemistA named person signed it.Present or absent.

A COA proves

  • What molecule was in that lot
  • How pure it was, by the stated method
  • Whether it passed a contamination test (if run)
  • That a real lab looked at it — once you've found it in their database

A COA does not prove

  • Where the product was made — the lab's location is not the product's origin
  • That it's safe or does anything in people
  • Anything about a different lot, even from the same vendor
  • That the PDF wasn't edited — until the lab lookup matches

Check one yourself in 5 minutes

1. Open the COA
From the product page, for the lot you have.
2. Copy the search code
Top-right of the report.
3. Paste it at the lab
The lab's own lookup page, not the vendor's.
4. Compare
Lot, dates, numbers. Identical or it isn't verified.
5. Write it down
Lot, code, date checked. That's your record.

If the lookup returns nothing, don't "fix" the code and don't cite numbers from that file. Two of ten Peptide Restore certificates we checked in September 2026 were not found at the lab — both the newest lot of their product. We list them as unverified until that resolves.

This page will not: use outcome, disease, or administration language · quote a purity figure for any product (only for a lot with a verified certificate) · claim "≥99%" · claim WHO/GMP or ISO.
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Paste a product link or a lot number. We pull the lab report, look it up at the lab, and reply personally within 48 hours with the three lights. Any vendor. Research use only.

You don't need to understand chemistry to check paperwork.
one page, printable

The 6-document checklist

What each document proves, what it doesn't, and where to find it. Research use only.

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You don't need to understand chemistry to check paperwork.
Research use only. Not for human consumption. Products referenced on this site are sold by the vendor as research chemicals. Nothing here is medical advice, a recommendation to use any compound, or a substitute for a licensed professional.
Affiliate disclosure. Two vendors appear on this site. Peptide Restore, LLC (Utah): links marked “Affiliate link” carry our discount code — it takes 5% off at the vendor's checkout and the vendor pays us a commission on the order. Capstone Peptides (Capstone Holdings LLC): links marked “Affiliate link” are referral links and we earn a commission if you order through them. We do not sell, ship, or handle any product. The same documentation standard applies to every vendor, including both we link to.
Vendors: Peptide Restore, LLC (Utah) — not affiliated with Restore Peptides (New Mexico) · Capstone Peptides (Capstone Holdings LLC). Vendor statements about origin are not independently verified. · COA lab on file: Freedom Diagnostics · Editor: Chas Dearie · Last reviewed: 30 Sep 2026