How to tell if shilajit is real: what a lab report shows

You cannot tell if shilajit is real by looking at it or by a water test. A batch lab report shows what a laboratory measured in one batch, such as heavy metals against EU limits, and names the lab and the batch. Human Pro publishes its Shilajit batch reports online, so this guide uses ours as the worked example.

Every check below can be done on a label or a published report. Our Human Pro Shilajit resin appears next to each check as an example, not as a ranking.

Contents

1. How can you tell if shilajit is real?
2. Can a water or flame test show that shilajit is real?
3. What should a shilajit lab report show?
4. Which heavy metals is shilajit tested for?
5. What does "pure" mean on a shilajit label?
6. Which shilajit label wording cannot be checked?

How can you tell if shilajit is real?

No single check proves that shilajit is real. Two things can be checked: whether the label lists shilajit resin as the only ingredient, and whether the lab report for your batch shows its contaminants within EU limits. The first is on the label, the second in a batch report.

Start with the label. It should name shilajit as the only ingredient and say where the resin was collected. Look for a LOT number too.

Then run four steps:

1. Find the LOT number on your jar.
2. Open the seller's lab results page and find the report with that batch number.
3. Check the lab name, then the report number and date.
4. Read the heavy-metal results next to the EU maximums.

Here is how ours lines up. Human Pro Shilajit is 100% Shilajit resin with nothing added: no fillers, carriers or flavourings. It is purified and filtered, collected at around 4,000 metres in the Indian Himalayas, and sold in jars of 50 g, 100 g and 150 g.

Human Pro does not make Shilajit. We buy it as finished resin, and it is tested by Eurofins at the source. That is why our Shilajit batch reports come from Eurofins.

No health claim has been authorised in the EU or in Great Britain for Shilajit, so we don't make one. This page explains where it comes from and how we test it.

Can a water or flame test show that shilajit is real?

No home test can show that shilajit is real or clean. A home test shows how a resin behaves, not what it contains or which metals are in it. Heavy metals are measured with laboratory instruments, so only a lab report answers that question.

Home test	What people look for	What it cannot show
Water test	The resin dissolves in warm water	Whether anything was added, or the level of any heavy metal
Flame test	How the resin reacts to heat	What the resin is made of, or its metal content
Smell and taste	A strong smell or taste	Where the resin was collected, or what a lab would measure in it
Texture	Resin that softens when warm and firms when cool	Whether the resin is shilajit at all

Our label says to dissolve one pea-sized portion (250 to 500 mg) once a day in warm water, tea or milk. It also says the resin does not dissolve well in cold liquid. So slow dissolving in cold water tells you about temperature, not about what is in the jar.

A home test compares a jar with what the tester expects to see. It measures nothing. That is why it cannot stand in for a lab report with measured numbers.

We filmed a burn test with our own Shilajit resin, so you can see what the test looks like. Watch it as a demonstration of how resin behaves in a flame, not as proof of what a batch contains. The heavy-metal values further down come from the lab report.

What should a shilajit lab report show?

A shilajit lab report should name the batch, the laboratory, a report number and a date. Each result needs its method, and the heavy-metal results should sit next to the EU maximums. If the batch number does not match the LOT on your jar, the report describes a different batch.

What to check	Where to find it	What it tells you	What our Shilajit shows
Batch number	Report and jar	Whether the report covers the resin in your jar	Batch MSR002, reported 28 March 2026
Laboratory	Report header	Who did the analysis	Eurofins Analytical Services India, Gurugram
Report number and date	Report header	Whether you can find and quote the exact report	AR-26-KV-009191-03, 28 March 2026
Method and accreditation	Next to each result	How each value was measured, and whether the method is accredited	Heavy metals by method KV2HD (AOAC, EASI-CHE-SOP-30), accredited
Heavy metals	Results table	The four heavy metals in mg/kg, next to EU maximums	Lead 0.023 mg/kg against a maximum of 3.0 mg/kg
Other screening	Separate reports	Whether the batch was checked for more than metals	An ethylene oxide screening report (AR-26-KV-009012-02) is published
Earlier batches	Seller's lab results page	Whether older reports stay online	Six batches published, from SR1800 (July 2024) to MSR002 (March 2026)

Source: Human Pro Shilajit label and the Shilajit test results page, checked 19 October 2026.

A report with no batch number covers one sample. It cannot tell you about the jar in your hand. If your label carries no LOT number, ask the seller which batch your jar belongs to.

Which heavy metals is shilajit tested for?

A shilajit heavy-metal test measures lead, cadmium, mercury and arsenic in milligrams per kilogram. EU law sets maximum levels in food supplements for the first three, and none for total arsenic. Our Shilajit report lists all four, each with its method and result.

These figures belong to batch MSR002 only. Each earlier batch has its own report on the same page, so check the one that matches your jar.

Read each row as a measured amount next to a legal maximum. Cadmium in batch MSR002 was 0.020 mg/kg, against an EU maximum of 1.0 mg/kg.

A heavy-metal result tells you about contaminants in that batch. It does not by itself show that the material is shilajit.

What does "pure" mean on a shilajit label?

On a shilajit label, "pure" should mean the jar holds shilajit resin and nothing else. The word on its own is not a measurement. Check the ingredient list for a single ingredient, then check the batch report, because "nothing added" and "metals within EU limits" are two separate facts.

Our label says 100% Shilajit resin with nothing added. The resin is purified and filtered before it reaches the jar.

"Purified" describes a process, not a result. The batch report is where the result of that process shows up, one batch at a time.

The label also lets you work out how long a jar lasts. One serving is a pea-sized portion of 250 to 500 mg. At the top of that range, 50 g gives 100 servings, so a 50 g jar lasts at least 100 days.

Which shilajit label wording cannot be checked?

Shilajit label wording that names no lab, no batch and no number cannot be checked. "Lab tested", "third-party tested" or "original" tells you nothing until you see the report behind it. Count each phrase as missing information, and ask the seller for the batch report.

Watch for these patterns on any label or product page:

• "Lab tested" or "third-party tested" with no lab name, report number or date.
• A quality seal with no issuer and no number you can look up.
• One report with no batch number, shown for every jar.
• A grade with no method named next to it.
• "Himalayan" with no region or altitude for where the resin was collected.

We sell Shilajit, so read the 'What our Shilajit shows' column in the lab-report table as one example. You can check it against our published reports. It is never a verdict on other products.

What to do next

To see who tests each of our products and how, open the lab results and certificates of analysis page.

Already have a jar? Match the LOT on your jar to the batch reports for Shilajit resin.

Update history

• 20 October 2026: first published.