Disclosure: Purgo Labs is our affiliate partner; we earn nothing from Profound Aminos. Scores come from the public rubric, which has no partnership input.
Research use only. Compound Review scores vendors on documentation — laboratory certificates, lot records, pricing and company identity. Nothing on this page is guidance on human or veterinary use, dosing or health outcomes.
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Where each vendor is stronger
Computed from the rubric, prices and review record — never curated
Purgo Labs
No contradictions among its own claims — No contradictions found across site claims (checked Aug 2026)
Publishes a legal entity and street address — PurgoLabs LLC (Arizona) · 10105 E Via Linda St Bld 103, Scottsdale, AZ — on-site (6 Sep 2026)
No misleading trust signals or buyer-protection workarounds — No on-site review badge contradicting the independent record; card payment accepted; no regulator action found (checked 6 Sep 2026)
Re-checked 10 October 2026: Trustpilot 4.6 across 280 reviews, 89% five-star / 6% one-star (was 4.6 across 266 on 2026-10-09). Prices: last read 2 October 2026 by the weekly capture.
Names Janoshik Analytical; the test-results page links reports on janoshik.com (e.g. test #69822), so certificates are checkable at the lab.
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The 10 criteria, side by side
10/10 vs 7/10 · one point each, no weighting
Named lab
PurgoSteriGenix and Freedom Diagnostics named per lot
SteriGenix and Freedom Diagnostics named per lot
ProfoundJanoshik Analytical named on /test-results/
Janoshik Analytical named on /test-results/
Lab-hosted COAs
PurgoVerify-at-lab links to sterigenixanalytical.com / freedomdiagnosticstesting.com
Verify-at-lab links to sterigenixanalytical.com / freedomdiagnosticstesting.com
ProfoundReports link to janoshik.com (e.g. test #69822, Sema 15mg)
Reports link to janoshik.com (e.g. test #69822, Sema 15mg)
Per-lot COAs
PurgoLot numbers (e.g. PL-BPC-05) with test dates per batch
Lot numbers (e.g. PL-BPC-05) with test dates per batch
ProfoundPer-lot / cap-colour reports listed on /test-results/
Per-lot / cap-colour reports listed on /test-results/
Net content
PurgoMeasured net peptide published per lot (e.g. BPC-157 lot PL-BPC-05: 11.16mg vs 10mg label)
Measured net peptide published per lot (e.g. BPC-157 lot PL-BPC-05: 11.16mg vs 10mg label)
ProfoundMZ Biolabs certificate (BPC-157 5mg, lot 2025-04-03) reports 6.37mg measured vs 5mg label, 99.97% purity — read 6 Sep 2026
MZ Biolabs certificate (BPC-157 5mg, lot 2025-04-03) reports 6.37mg measured vs 5mg label, 99.97% purity — read 6 Sep 2026
Ungated
PurgoCOAs on product pages without login
COAs on product pages without login
ProfoundCertificates and pricing viewable without an account
Certificates and pricing viewable without an account
Review base
Purgo4.7 / 101 on Trustpilot, claimed; three reviews below four stars, all replied to (complaint read 9 Oct 2026; was 4.7 / 99 on 2 Oct)
4.7 / 101 on Trustpilot, claimed; three reviews below four stars, all replied to (complaint read 9 Oct 2026; was 4.7 / 99 on 2 Oct)
Profound4.6 / 266 on Trustpilot, claimed; 9% three stars or below, vendor replied to ~25% (complaint read 9 Oct 2026; was 4.5 / 235 on 2 Oct)
4.6 / 266 on Trustpilot, claimed; 9% three stars or below, vendor replied to ~25% (complaint read 9 Oct 2026; was 4.5 / 235 on 2 Oct)
Consistent claims
PurgoNo contradictions found across site claims (checked Aug 2026)
No contradictions found across site claims (checked Aug 2026)
ProfoundNot awarded
Sized pricing
PurgoProduct pages state vial size with price (e.g. BPC-157 10mg at $44.99; 24 dated size+price readings on record)
Product pages state vial size with price (e.g. BPC-157 10mg at $44.99; 24 dated size+price readings on record)
ProfoundSizes stated with prices (BPC-157 10mg $46.00, TB-500 10mg $55.00)
Sizes stated with prices (BPC-157 10mg $46.00, TB-500 10mg $55.00)
Entity + address
PurgoPurgoLabs LLC (Arizona) · 10105 E Via Linda St Bld 103, Scottsdale, AZ — on-site (6 Sep 2026)
PurgoLabs LLC (Arizona) · 10105 E Via Linda St Bld 103, Scottsdale, AZ — on-site (6 Sep 2026)
ProfoundNot awarded
Clean record
PurgoNo on-site review badge contradicting the independent record; card payment accepted; no regulator action found (checked 6 Sep 2026)
No on-site review badge contradicting the independent record; card payment accepted; no regulator action found (checked 6 Sep 2026)
Only vials both vendors list at the same size, read on each vendor's product page on the date shown. "After code" is list × the code's stated discount — a calculation, labelled as one; stacking with sale pricing is not cart-tested.
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What we found at Profound Aminos
Read 10 October 2026 on the vendor's own pages
On our documentation criteria Profound Aminos does well — a real lab, lab-hosted reports, a 216-review record, clear prices. The rubric does not have a criterion for how you pay, and that is where this vendor is weakest: it only accepts peer-to-peer transfers and explicitly tells you to switch buyer protection off. Read the payment notice before you decide, and treat the BBB report as an unverified consumer allegation.
Evidence ledger · read 10 October 2026
6 verified3 contradictions3 flags3 could not verify
Verified — what we opened, with the date
VerifiedRe-checked 10 October 2026
Trustpilot 4.6 across 280 reviews, 89% five-star / 6% one-star (was 4.6 across 266 on 2026-10-09). Prices: last read 2 October 2026 by the weekly capture.
Contradiction — the vendor's claims disagree with each other or with the evidence
ContradictionA site-wide legal notice says access is 'restricted to registered users' and you must log in to order; product pages show full pricing and a working Add to cart with no login.
FlagPayment is Venmo, Cash App or Zelle only, and the site's payment notice reads
'PLEASE DO NOT SELECT "TURN ON FOR PURCHASES" OR "GOODS & SERVICES" IN VENMO OR CASH APP … Selecting buyer protection options … will cause your order to be cancelled.' That removes every dispute path a buyer has.
a consumer alleges a $400 loss for 'fake peptides, falsified documentation' and names the business as 'Profound Aminos and Profound Sanctum'. Unverified consumer report; the second name matches an email domain on the vendor's own contact page.
One vial measured — over-fill beyond 115% is flagged, not rewarded.
Over label (>115%)Tested >12 months before we read it
Verify at the lab Transcribed by Compound Review; the laboratory's report is the record.
Check it yourself: Enter the report/test number and the key printed on the certificate. The button above opens the lab's lookup.
Where Profound Aminos ranks by compound
Profound Aminos appears in 6 of our compound rankings. Each ranking orders every scored vendor that sells the compound by rubric score, then verified price per mg.
6 Sep 20267/10 — re-issued under rubric v2 (was 6/8); not awarded: claims-consistent, identity, clean-record
Purgo Labs: the caveat
Smaller independent review base than several competitors (101 reviews). The catalog is peptide-focused, so researchers also working with SARMs or broader research chemicals will need a second supplier.
Profound Aminos: the caveat
Payment is by Venmo, Cash App or Zelle only, and the site instructs buyers NOT to select purchase protection ('do not select goods & services') — orders using buyer protection are cancelled. A BBB Scam Tracker report (Aug 2025) alleges fake product and falsified documents and names a second brand, 'Profound Sanctum', which also appears in the vendor's own contact emails. No legal entity name. Measured net content not readable from outside.
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Where the evidence points
Where the evidence points
Purgo Labs 10/10
We earn nothing from Profound Aminos. Purgo Labs holds every rubric point — certificates checkable at the lab, measured net content per lot — and is cheaper after codes on 3 of 3 like-for-like vials.
Purgo Labs, on the evidence: 10/10 rubric points against 7/10. Profound Aminos is stronger on 3 points listed below. Every point is a fact you can check on either vendor's site; both are scored by the same published rubric.
Is Profound Aminos legit?
Profound Aminos scores 7/10 on our rubric, has an independently viewable rating of 4.6 (280 reviews), and names its lab (Janoshik Analytical). Caveat: Payment is by Venmo, Cash App or Zelle only, and the site instructs buyers NOT to select purchase protection ('do not select goods & services') — orders using buyer protection are cancelled. A BBB Scam Tracker report (Aug 2025) alleges fake product and falsified documents and names a second brand, 'Profound Sanctum', which also appears in the vendor's own contact emails. No legal entity name. Measured net content not readable from outside.
Which is cheaper, Purgo Labs or Profound Aminos?
On the 3 compound-and-size rows where we have dated prices from both, Profound Aminos lists lower on 0 and Purgo Labs on 3. Purgo's list prices drop 30% with code HEALTH through 24 Nov.
Do you earn money from either vendor?
Purgo Labs is our affiliate partner and we earn a commission on referred orders; we earn nothing from Profound Aminos. Scores come from the rubric, which has no partnership input, and the ordering rule on our scoreboard is disclosed.
Why do you flag Dermorphin in Profound Aminos' catalog?
Dermorphin is a mu-opioid receptor agonist peptide - many times more potent than morphine in research models and best known from racehorse doping cases. We make no claim about the product or the vendor's conduct. But an opioid-class compound sold by a vendor whose testing documentation we could not locate is a combination worth naming, because identity verification matters most exactly where a mislabelled vial costs the most - the central lesson of the 2026 Paradigm Peptides federal case.
