How to identify top rated shilajit? A Buyer’s Guide
Shilajit is the nature’s most powerful organic supplement. The world is now aware of its incredible health benefits. With popularity comes the imitation with every brand claiming to sell the pure shilajit. Every jar you see online may not be completely ‘pure’ and the fake one can cause more harm than good. The difference between the top rated shilajit and the counterfeit is not only in their effectiveness, it’s also in their safety for consumption. Because the cheap product may contain heavy metals, toxins etc. So this blog will help you on identifying the top rated sundried Himalayan shilajit and avoiding the fake one.
Why does it matter to know the difference between top rated shilajit and counterfeit product?
While shilajit offers incredible health benefits, the impure or cheap one can cause more health issues. The real and potent shilajit comes from the untouched peak in the remote Himalayan regions of Pakistan, India, Nepal or Bhutan in the form of black rocks. These rocks can also be classified into top gold graded quality and the low quality shilajit rocks based on the height from where they are harvested. These rocks have several impurities including mud, rocks, heavy metals and other toxins. So, even these natural high quality gold graded rocks need to be filtered and processed with utmost care for safe consumption.
Since the Commercialization of shilajit, the companies started creating either lab manufactured shilajit or selling bad filtered, fire dried shilajit. These counterfeit cheap products are either not as potent as the top quality shilajit or they may contain toxins that can cause more health damage than good.
The Buyer’s Checklist for Gold Graded Shilajit
To avoid imitations, here are some key points that a person should care about before using shilajit.
| Feature | Top Rated Shilajit | Imitation / Cheap Shilajit |
|---|---|---|
| Source | Himalayan Peaks above 17,000 ft | Unknown, Lab Created |
| Form | Resin (After processing) | Hard, Powdered |
| Color | Dark Brown to Black | More Greyish |
| Smell & Taste | Natural earthy herbal aroma & bitter in taste | Chemical or burnt odour & taste not much bitter |
| Mixing in Water | Completely dissolves in water with no residues, giving a clear and transparent reddish liquid | Leaves residues when mixed, giving a muddy or cloudy liquid |
| Lab Tests | Often lab tested by worldwide reputed labs | Often not tested |
If your shilajit fails on completely dissolving to water or gives muddy or cloudy liquid, it is likely not the real one. Also, authentic shilajit resin reacts to environment, it becomes soft in hot weather and hard in cold weather.
Third Party Lab Testing, The real measure of Quality
Lab Testing is the real mark of quality. Poorly filtered shilajit may be unsafe for consumption. It must be tested for toxins such as heavy metals, micro-organisms etc. In fact, top rated shilajit is one which is tested from world’s reputed labs for different perimeters.
Shilajit Hut gets its shilajit tested from Eurofins for safety and purity. Eurofins is the most trusted testing authority for such items and its reports ensure that our resin meets the global safety and quality standards.
The Source and Process Matters
Shiljait quality control starts long before its processing. Gold Graded Shilajit rocks are harvested from above 17000 feet in the remote Himalayan Mountains. While low quality shilajit is easily extractable and often harvested in large quantity, the real top rated himalayan shilajit is harvested in limited quantity and requires lot of efforts and patience for extraction. After careful extraction, careful processing is also very important. Improperly purified shilajit may not be safe for consumption and shilajit dried on fire may not be as potent as the sundried. Premium Shilajit undergoes ultra-filtration and traditional sundrying to remain its potency.
Shilajit Hut takes pride in harvesting the gold graded shilajit rocks and then processing it via meticulous 20-30 days ultra-filtration and then 40-60 days long traditional sundrying in a pollution free environment. Discover why our processing is best in the world yielding the most premium shilajit ever.
How to spot Low Quality Shilajit?
Identifying low quality shilajit is also as important as is identifying the highest quality. Here are some common points which you should consider before buying shilajit..
- If the price is too good to be true, its probably not the quality product. Real Shilajit never comes cheap, it requires efforts and resources for processing.
- If the shilajit is not lab tested or the seller claims are seemingly vague regarding the lab reports, it is also not the shilajit you are looking for.
- If it lacks the origin or processing details, it may not be the good deal.
- Soft resin form is the purest form of shilajit, capsules or powdered form may have additives.
Why Shilajit Hut sets Global Standards?
Shilajit Hut doesn’t just manufacture shilajit to sell, it moves with the broader vision of creating a community of genuine health seekers. Each batch of gold graded rocks at Shilajit Hut, undergoes multiple stages of ultra-purification, traditional natural process of drying in sunlight and third party lab testation to ensure that it meets the highest international standards. That is the reason why we claim to be the best shilajit brand in the world.
Conclusion – Choose Quality over Shortcuts
Your body needs real nourishment, so always choose quality and authentic shilajit over cheap shortcuts. Before ordering shilajit, check the origin, texture and processing. If you want to experience the real top rated shilajit in the world, explore Shilajit Hut’s premium shilajit in the world.