Meraki Medicinal Organic Cold-Pressed Black Seed Oil
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Summary
Meraki Medicinal Organic Black Seed Oil scores 100/100. One ingredient: USDA-certified organic black cumin seed oil (Nigella sativa), cold-pressed mechanically with no heat, solvents or refining, and nothing added. The oil comes from Botanic Innovations in Wisconsin, a certified organic presser. The lot's certificate of analysis found no detectable bacteria, yeast, mold or E. coli, and its peroxide value, a measure of freshness, was within the limit for cold-pressed oils. It is bottled in Miron violet glass, which shields the oil from light; only the pump top is plastic.
Contaminants 4
Source: Botanic Innovations certificate of analysis, lot BCMOR230911-L-org (2023)
Aerobic bacteria <10 cfu/g Not detected
Below detection: under 10 colony-forming units per gram, against a specification of no more than 3,000 for oils used in supplements.
Aerobic plate count (CMMEF chapter 8.72) by a third-party lab, from the Botanic Innovations certificate of analysis for Meraki's oil, lot BCMOR230911-L-org (September 2023).
Yeast & mold <10 cfu/g Not detected
Below detection: under 10 colony-forming units per gram, against a specification of no more than 300.
Yeast and mold count (AACC method 42-50) by a third-party lab, from the Botanic Innovations certificate of analysis for Meraki's oil, lot BCMOR230911-L-org (September 2023).
E. coli Not detected Not detected
Not detected in the sample.
E. coli by MPN (USP chapter 62) by a third-party lab, from the Botanic Innovations certificate of analysis for Meraki's oil, lot BCMOR230911-L-org (September 2023).
Peroxide value (freshness) 13.8 meq/kg Moderate
Within the international (Codex) limit of 15 meq/kg for cold-pressed oils, in the upper part of that range. Peroxide value measures early oxidation: lower means fresher oil, and it rises as oil ages.
Peroxide value by spectrophotometry, measured by Botanic Innovations when the lot was released, from the Botanic Innovations certificate of analysis for Meraki's oil, lot BCMOR230911-L-org (September 2023). The certificate notes the value can change over time.
Key ingredients 1
Organic Cold-Pressed Black Seed Oil (Nigella sativa)Very Good
USDA-certified organic black cumin seed oil, pressed mechanically with no heat, solvents or refining. It is the only ingredient.
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