A US analytical service for the fitness-supplement community — tailored supplement analysis, a Verify portal for reports, and the unannounced 'Chromate Testing Project' that spot-checks products to keep manufacturers honest. Here's how the two compare, using only each lab's published information — including where Chromate is genuinely the better fit.
| Chromate PER CHROMATE.ORG · AUGUST 18, 2026 |
Gold Standard Analytics PUBLISHED PRICING · HOUSTON, TX |
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| LOCATION | USA (specific lab location not published on the homepage) | Houston, TX — one lab, walk-in or prepaid mail-in from all 50 states |
| FOCUS | Dietary supplements and the fitness community, including unannounced spot-check testing of retail products | Peptides & GLP-1 plus supplements, botanicals, cosmetics, raw materials, water, and more |
| PUBLISHED PRICING | Positioned as 'affordable'; no fee schedule on the homepage | $189 base peptide COA (LC-MS identity + HPLC purity + net peptide content on one certificate); GLP-1 class $289 |
| TURNAROUND | 'Timely'; specific days not published | 5–7 business days standard; 48–72-hour expedited available |
| RESULTS | Verify portal — each report opens with its COA number plus an access code | Every public COA in an open registry at /coa-lookup — QR-verifiable by accession number, no login |
| STANDARDS | Literature-based methodology; chemists trained in the US, Canada, Germany, and Singapore; no accreditation claims on the homepage | Operated to ISO 17025 expectations with GLP-style data integrity and video + photo chain of custody |
Chromate is a real US analytical service with a working Verify portal (reports open with a COA number and access code) and a public spot-check testing project, per chromate.org. As with any lab, verifiability is the test — and their reports are verifiable through their portal. Gold Standard COAs resolve in a fully public registry by accession number, no code needed.
Chromate positions itself as affordable but doesn't publish a fee schedule on its homepage (checked August 18, 2026 — request current pricing from them). Gold Standard publishes every price: $189 base peptide COA (identity + purity + net content), $289 GLP-1 class, endotoxin $199, sterility $195, heavy metals $169.