Layer A — cited: COA practices, testing, enforcement, provenanceLayer B — disclaimed: online sentiment, community reportsIndependence firewall: the Trust Index is computed from cited facts only — never sold, never sorts the directory.

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Overview

Independence-firewalled vendor profile · Trust Index computed from cited facts

Ion Peptide

Q: Is Ion Peptide legit, and what is on record?

Ion Peptide (ionpeptide.com) is a US-facing research-chemical retailer operating as Ion Research, LLC (Alpharetta, GA) with a New Mexico operating entity, Great Research, LLC. On record: a domain registered only in August 2025 (under a year old at crawl), a fast-rising Trustpilot profile (~4.7–4.8 over 180–220 reviews), a named third-party testing lab (Freedom Diagnostics, Franklin TN), and no FDA warning letter or enforcement action found. No independent Finnrick/Janoshik purity data exists yet. PeptideCompass computes no vendor score — weigh the cited facts yourself. Research use only.

Q: Where does Ion Peptide ship, and how fast?

United States and US territories only — no international shipping. Carriers are USPS, UPS Ground and FedEx 2-Day Express, with estimated 2–3 business-day delivery and same-day processing for orders placed before 6:00 PM EST on business days. Free 2-day FedEx/UPS shipping applies to domestic orders over $250. UPS and FedEx cannot deliver to PO boxes. Research use only.

Q: What payment methods does Ion Peptide accept?

The FAQ lists credit/debit cards and ACH bank transfer (with a 5% discount for paying by ACH). It does not mention cryptocurrency, Apple Pay or Google Pay — though some third-party review sites claim Apple Pay/Google Pay are supported, which conflicts with the vendor's own FAQ. Research use only.

Q: Does Ion Peptide provide COAs or lab tests?

Yes — a public COA Library (/lab-results/) hosts lot-specific Certificates of Analysis, and the FAQ names Freedom Diagnostics Testing (Franklin, TN) as the accredited third-party lab, citing NMR, HPLC and LC-MS with purity, content, sterility and endotoxin checks. The site claims 99%+ purity on every batch. Caveat: the lab's name does not appear consistently on every published COA, and no independent (Finnrick/Janoshik) testing of Ion Peptide products was found. Research use only.

Q: Does Ion Peptide have social media accounts?

Per the vendor (via a Trustpilot reply), Ion Peptide states it sells ONLY on ionpeptide.com and has no social media accounts, warning that fake social-media profiles impersonate the brand and have scammed buyers (one Trustpilot complaint describes over $1,000 in escalating 'refundable' fees attributed to such an impersonator). Treat off-site 'Ion Peptide' accounts and lookalike domains (ionpeptides.com, ironpeptide.com) with caution. Research use only.

ionpeptide.comActiveResearch use only

US-facing research-peptide supplier, research-grade. Publishes certificates of analysis. Third-party tested. Identity and claims are vendor-stated unless cited. Research use only.

3rd-party testedPublishes COAsGMP claimISO claimDomestic shipping

~111products listed

4.8/5218 Trustpilot

—founded

Communityconfidence

2026-06-27 as of

Vendor Trust Index

/100

Thinly Documented

Some cited facts on file, but not enough independently-verified evidence to compute a precise index. No adverse records on file.

Coverage84%

ConfidenceModerate

Cited facts23

A transparency readout of 23 cited facts — never sold, never sorts the directory; not a safety verdict (RUO). How it’s computed →

Catalog breadth

Cited

~111

products in the catalog

External rating

Cited

4.8/5

218 Trustpilot reviews

COA policy

Cited

Yes

publishes COAs

Operating status

Cited

Active

as of 2026-06-27

Trust Index breakdown

DerivedV3

The Trust Index weighs five evidence pillars — purity claims-vs-reality, testing transparency, enforcement conduct, operational accountability and reputation integrity — into a single 0–100 factor. Nothing here can be bought.

Thinly Documented. Cited facts on file, but no allowlisted independent assay yet — a precise index is withheld. A precise number is withheld rather than guessed — absence of evidence is never shown as a low score.

Evidence at a glance

DerivedV3

Products listed: 7
Publishes COAs: Yes
Independent tests tracked: 3
Enforcement records: 0
Cited sources: 23

Methodology & independence

CitedV4

The Trust Index is computed only from cited facts — and can never be bought.
Sponsorship & affiliate are excluded by construction — they never move the score, sort, or inclusion.
Facts are dated and cited; absent data lowers confidence, never the score (absence isn’t evidence of bad).

No affiliate relationship with this vendor.

Legitimacy signals

DerivedV2

Official domain: ionpeptide.com
Payment: Card · ach
Third-party testing: Yes
Published COAs: Yes
HQ disclosed: US-GA
Sponsored placement: No

Vendor details

CitedV1

Founded (claimed): No data available
Domain registered: 2025-08-11
HQ: US-GA
Address: Ion Research, LLC — 3000 Old Alabama Rd, STE 119-111, Alpharetta, GA 30022 (also: Great Research, LLC — 1209 Mountain Rd Pl NE, STE R, Albuquerque, NM 87110; and Ion Research — 5834 Peachtree Corners E, Peachtree Corners, GA 30092)
Contact: support@ionpeptide.com
Ships from: US
Ships to: US
Categories: Peptides (lyophilized) · Raws · Blends · Creams (Complex/Elixir) · Drops · Lab Supplies
Grade claimed: research
Website: ionpeptide.com

WHOIS: ionpeptide.com was registered 2025-08-11 with the registrant REDACTED FOR PRIVACY — a domain under one year old as of the crawl. The vendor does not publish a founding year. The storefront operates as 'Ion Research, LLC' (Alpharetta, GA) while the legal/compliance page names 'Great Research, LLC' (a New Mexico LLC, Albuquerque) as the operating entity, plus a third Peachtree Corners, GA address — an entity/address split worth reconciling. The young domain age conflicts with the 180–220 third-party reviews already on record. who.is

Find them

Verify you are on ionpeptide.com — 4 domain variants exist; this is the one on record as current.

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Products & price

Vendor-listed prices, dated & cited — no ranking, no commission

Product catalog & pricelist

CitedV5

7 representative listings captured on 2026-06-27. Prices are vendor-listed and dated; price-per-mg is a unit price, not a ranking. No commission is earned and no vendor is ranked. Research use only.

Compound	Price	Size	Price / mg
BPBPC-157Peptides	$29.00	5 mg / 10 mg / 20 mg lyophilized	$5.80
B1B12 (Methylcobalamin)Peptides	$35.00	10 mg	$3.50
GHGHK-Cu (Copper Peptide)Peptides	$29.00	variants $29.00–$39.00	—
5A5-Amino-1MQMetabolics	$49.00	variants $49.00–$115.00	—
AOAOD-9604Peptides	$49.00	variants $49.00–$69.00	—
RERetatrutide / GLP-class ('§-31' listing label)Metabolics	$45.00	variants $45.00–$139.00	—
3M3ML Vial Caps (10 Pack)Lab Supplies	$7.95	10-pack	—

Prices captured 2026-06-27 from the live catalog and the VialTalk listing. The shop lists ~111 SKUs (homepage says '100+'; VialTalk counts 80 compounds; the COA library spans 150+ entries — figures differ by what is counted). VialTalk reports prices 'starting at $12.75'. Bulk discounts on BPC-157 product page: 4–5 units 10% off, 6–9 units 16% off, 10+ units 25% off. Some catalog labels (e.g. '§-31') obscure the underlying compound; product-level identity should be confirmed before publish.

Price-per-mg snapshot

DerivedV7

First dated snapshot (2026-06-27) — price-per-mg across the catalog. A trend line builds as we re-capture; no time series exists yet.

Log scale — bars are spaced so values spanning orders of magnitude stay readable.

B12 (Methylcobalamin)$3.50/mg

BPC-157$5.80/mg

Deals & bulk pricing

CitedV8

VIALTALK15% off full catalog (affiliate/partner code; The Peptide Catalog and VialTalk both promote a 15% code) vialtalk.com
5% discount when paying via ACH bank transfer ionpeptide.com
Bulk discounts: 4–5 units 10% off, 6–9 units 16% off, 10+ units 25% off ionpeptide.com

Price snapshot

DerivedV6

Lowest $/mg: $3.50
Median $/mg: $3.50
Highest $/mg: $5.80

Across 2 priced listings — cheapest B12 (Methylcobalamin) ($3.50/mg), priciest BPC-157 ($5.80/mg). This vendor’s own catalog spread — not a cross-vendor ranking.

Shipping & fulfillment

CitedV9

Ships from: US
Ships to: US
Domestic shipping: Yes
Ship speed: ~3 days domestic
Carriers: USPS, UPS Ground and FedEx (2-Day Express); UPS/FedEx cannot deliver to PO boxes
Cost: Free 2-day FedEx/UPS on domestic orders over $250; standard shipping cost not stated. Same-day processing for orders before 6:00 PM EST on business days (Sat cutoff 3:00 PM).
Payment: Card · ach

Returns: Returns accepted within 30 days for unopened, unused items in original sealed packaging; customer covers return shipping unless the error was Ion Peptide's; refunds issued 5–7 business days after inspection; expedited-shipping fees non-refundable unless company error.

ionpeptide.com

Watch & alerts

V30

Status-change & enforcement alerts
Add to a comparison set

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Quality & COA verification

COA & testing practices

CitedV10

What this vendor proves about identity, purity & potency

Publishes COAs

policy on record

Third-party tested

independent lab

Independent tests tracked

3 on file

GMP / ISO claim

vendor-claimed

Operates a public COA Library (/lab-results/) that the vendor describes as a searchable, lot-specific Certificate of Analysis per product/batch; the FAQ states 'Ion Peptide verifies every batch of every product through accredited, independent third-party laboratories' and names the testing lab as Freedom Diagnostics (Franklin, Tennessee). The site claims 'Independent HPLC and Mass Spectrometry reports accompany every batch — no exceptions' and 99%+ purity across the catalog. Caveats: the COA library is large but lab attribution on individual reports is inconsistent (batch filenames show codes like 'KVR'; only the FAQ names Freedom Diagnostics), the methods cited vary across pages (homepage: HPLC + MS; FAQ: NMR, HPLC, LC-MS; lab page: UPLC/MS, endotoxin, FT-IR), and the catalog is brand-new (domain registered Aug 2025), so batch history is short.

Methods: HPLC for purity and Mass Spectrometry for identity (vendor-stated, homepage); the FAQ additionally cites NMR and LC-MS performed by Freedom Diagnostics, and the lab-results page references UPLC/MS, endotoxin and FT-IR. Methods cited are not consistent across pages.. Labs: Freedom Diagnostics Testing — Franklin, TN (named only in the FAQ, not on every COA).

COA repository · published lab results

Compound	Lot	Method
BPC-157	—	HPLC + MS
TB-500	—	HPLC + MS
CJC-1295	—	HPLC + MS
5-Amino-1MQ	—	HPLC + MS
GHK-Cu (creams/formulations)	—	FT-IR (cosmetic) + analytical review
Glutathione	—	HPLC + MS
Oxytocin	—	HPLC + MS
Melanotan II	—	HPLC + MS

Independent test results

CitedV11

3 independent tests tracked — labs and findings as reported. No pass/fail tally is computed.

Finnrick Analytics — no listing

As of 2026-06-27 Finnrick has no vendor page for Ion Peptide (https://www.finnrick.com/vendors/ion-peptide returns 404). No independent Finnrick purity/grade data exists for this vendor — consistent with it being a very new entrant (domain registered Aug 2025).

finnrick.com

VialTalk — vendor-COA index (not independent)

VialTalk indexes 34 of Ion Peptide's OWN published certificates across 23 products and assigns a 'COA quality' grade of A++ (score 106.7/100), tags 'Mass Spec / Endotoxin / Heavy Metals / Sterility / Batch Conformity'. This reflects vendor-published COAs, not independent third-party assays. VialTalk lists the vendor as 'Apex (Charter)' tier and 'Listed since April 2026'.

vialtalk.com

Freedom Diagnostics Testing — named testing lab (real, CLIA-listed)

The FAQ names Freedom Diagnostics Testing (133 Holiday Ct Suite 106, Franklin, TN 37067) as the third-party lab. Freedom Diagnostics is a real RUO-peptide testing lab operating since 2023, CLIA #14D2263999. This is a verifiable named lab (a transparency positive); however, individual Ion Peptide COAs do not consistently carry the lab's name, so direct attribution per batch is unconfirmed.

labprospects.com

Authenticity & anti-spoofing

CitedV12

Official domain: ionpeptide.com

Only order from the official domain. Research-chem vendors are frequently impersonated by typosquats — verify the URL before purchase.

Known domain variants

ionpeptide.com — official · Registered 2025-08-11 (Internet Domain Service BS Corp; registrant REDACTED FOR PRIVACY). The only domain on which the vendor states it sells.
ionpeptides.com — impersonator · Plural lookalike; has its own ScamAdviser entry. Unconfirmed whether operated by the same party — the vendor states it does not use other sites/social accounts, so treat as a separate/impersonating domain until verified.
ironpeptide.com — impersonator · Near-identical lookalike ('iron' vs 'ion') with its own Trustpilot profile; a different vendor — brand-collision/confusion risk.
ionspeptides.com — impersonator · Lookalike surfaced in search; relationship unconfirmed — treat as separate/impersonating.

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Reputation & sentiment

Online sentiment

Community signalUGC · disclaimedV13

Forum sentiment: positive · unverified

A coarse community read, not a measured score. Platforms can be gamed — corroborate.

Reddit & community

UGC · disclaimedV14

4 community mentions — disclaimed UGC, each linked. Sentiment is reported, not measured.

bestpeptidescompanies.comPositive2026-04

April 2026 review describes a functional operation: 99%+ purity claims with HPLC/MS COAs, same-day shipping, live chat 9am–1am, and notable blend offerings (BPC-157+TB-500, GHK-Cu) plus non-injectable formats (buccal strips, topicals). Cited a then-current 4.2/5 Trustpilot over 60+ reviews.

bestpeptidescompanies.com

The Peptide CatalogPositive2026

Affiliate-style review (promotes a 15% code) rating Ion Peptide positively: large catalog, public testing documentation, multiple payment options, fast shipping, Trustpilot 4.7/181, clean COA presentation with mass-spec verification on every batch.

thepeptidecatalog.com

Facebook group 'GYM RATS' threadNeutral

A buyer asks whether Ion Peptide is a familiar/legit company. The thread surfaced in search but the comment content was not loadable in this environment, so sentiment could not be confirmed — recorded for traceability only.

facebook.com

peptides727.comPositive

Short user-style post ('they've been great so far') reporting positive early experience with Ion Peptide. Low-authority source; thin content.

peptides727.com

Review sites

UGC · disclaimedV15

7 platforms on record — scores differ by scale; read the notes

Trustpilot4.8(218)

Live snapshot ~4.8 TrustScore, ~92% 5-star; earlier snapshots show 4.7/181 and 4.2/~60 — rapid accumulation on a <1yr-old domain. Could not be fetched directly; snippet-sourced.

VialTalk5.0(7)

5/5 across only 7 community reviews; COA index graded A++ (106.7/100). Small sample; VialTalk lists vendor as 'Apex (Charter)' tier.

ScamAdviser—

Algorithmic checker is 'unsure' — flags owner hiding identity (WHOIS redacted) and a young/recently-registered domain, while noting mixed (very positive + negative) reviews. Not an endorsement or a condemnation.

The Peptide Catalog4.7(181)

Affiliate-style review (offers a 15% code); cites Trustpilot 4.7/181, clean COA presentation, mass-spec verification. Page returned 403 on direct fetch; snippet-sourced.

bestpeptidescompanies.com4.2(60)

Review-site figure (Apr 2026): 4.2/5 over 60+ Trustpilot reviews — an earlier snapshot, now superseded. Page returned 403 on direct fetch; snippet-sourced.

PepPal (editorial/partner)3.7(27)

PepPal explicitly states it is citing the CURRENT public Trustpilot figure as of 2026-05-18 (3.7/5, 27 reviews), and calls out that 'earlier aggregator data showed 200-plus reviews near 4.8' as a higher historical average it is deliberately NOT using. This is a materially lower review count than every other snapshot on file (60 in Apr 2026, 181, 218 as of 2026-06-27) — either a Trustpilot review purge/reset occurred around May 2026 (cf. the swiss-chems Trustpilot-removal precedent), the 200+ figure other aggregators repeat is itself stale/wrong, or Trustpilot is serving a filtered/regional subset. Direct live fetch of trustpilot.com/review/ionpeptide.com returned 403 in this environment (page pagination metadata suggests ~11 pages / ~200+ total reviews exist, which would argue against a purge — unresolved). Editorial page discloses an active 'PepPal Partner' affiliate relationship (code PEPPAL).

peptidescores.com4.7(149)

peptidescores.com's own composite editorial score is 99.0/100 (their proprietary scale, not a corroborating independent measurement) and it separately mirrors a Trustpilot figure of 4.7/5 over 149 reviews — a THIRD distinct review-count snapshot (between PepPal's 27 and the existing profile's 218), underscoring that Ion Peptide's Trustpilot count cannot currently be pinned down without a live re-fetch.

Trustpilot could not be fetched directly (blocked in this environment); figures are from search snippets and conflict across snapshots — 4.2/5 over ~60 reviews (bestpeptidescompanies, Apr 2026), 4.7/5 over 181 reviews (The Peptide Catalog), and 4.8 TrustScore over 218 reviews (~92% 5-star) on the live page. The figure is rising steeply on a domain only registered 2025-08-11 — a fast review-accumulation pattern that warrants scrutiny (possible review seeding). The profile appears business-engaged (replies to ~40% of negative reviews).

trustpilot.com

User reviews

Not collectedUGC · disclaimedV16

No data availableNo first-party reviews have been collected for this vendor.

Press & media

V17

No press on recordEach item must be cited & verified before it appears

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Trust, risk & enforcement

Enforcement & legal history

CitedV18

Warning letters, raids, shutdowns, BBB actions — cited or omitted

No enforcement actions on record. No FDA warning letters, raids, recalls, or import alerts naming this vendor as of 2026-06-27. Absence of record is not a guarantee.

We publish negative records only with a source, and offer vendors a right of reply.

Buyer safety checklist

DerivedV19

Publishes COAs
Third-party tested
Accepts non-crypto payment
Has reship / refund policy
Clean enforcement record
Currently operating

5 of 6 checks clear · derived from vendor-stated data.

Operating status & continuity

CitedV20

Status: Active
Last confirmed: 2026-06-27
US-facing: Yes
Domain history: 4 variants on record
Known rebrands / aliases: Migrated to ionpeptide.com (2025-08-11)

ionpeptide.com was registered 2025-08-11 with the registrant REDACTED FOR PRIVACY — a domain under one year old as of the crawl. The vendor does not publish a founding year. The storefront operates as 'Ion Research, LLC' (Alpharetta, GA) while the legal/compliance page names 'Great Research, LLC' (a New Mexico LLC, Albuquerque) as the operating entity, plus a third Peachtree Corners, GA address — an entity/address split worth reconciling. The young domain age conflicts with the 180–220 third-party reviews already on record.

If they disappear: prepaid / crypto orders carry no recourse if any research-chem vendor changes domains or shuts down with little notice.

Scam & non-delivery reports

Community-reportedUGC · disclaimedV21

Escalating 'refundable fees' (impersonator-attributed) · 1 — A Trustpilot one-star review warns of over $1,000 in escalating 'refundable' fees demanded before delivery, calling it a scam. Ion Peptide replied that the customer likely ordered from a FAKE social-media profile impersonating the brand, stating it sells only on ionpeptide.com and has no social accounts. Whether the loss was to the vendor or to an impersonator is unresolved — surfaced as a fraud signal in the brand's orbit, not an asserted vendor action.

Disputed — vendor attributes to impersonator · trustpilot.com

Identity opacity (algorithmic flag) — ScamAdviser is 'unsure', flagging a redacted/hidden owner identity and a young domain alongside the unusual mix of very positive and negative reviews; advises further research. Algorithmic, not an enforcement finding.

Algorithmic caution · scamadviser.com

Community-reported & unverified by PeptideCompass — counts reflect what platforms display, not adjudicated findings.

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Compare & discover

Compare vendors

V22

See Ion Peptide side-by-side with every vendor on the directory — COA practices, testing, shipping, enforcement history.

Similar vendors

CitedV23

By category overlap — listed alphabetically, never ranked

Swiss Chems

US-facing · broad peptides + research-compound catalog

Limitless Life Nootropics

US-facing · peptides & nootropics

Paradigm Peptides

US-facing · peptides + SARMs

Best value for

V24

Cross-vendor price ranking is intentionally not computed

The Trust Index rates each vendor against a fixed evidence rubric — it never ranks vendors against each otheror sorts the directory. Naming a “best-value” vendor per compound would require exactly that cross-vendor sort, so we don’t. Compare the cited price-per-mg in the Products & price table yourself, or open a side-by-side comparison.

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Compliance, meta & tools

Jurisdiction & legality

CitedV25

Ships to: US
US-facing: Yes
Gating: Commercial links suppress where a compound is restricted in your region

Commercial CTAs are jurisdiction-gated; reference content stays visible everywhere (RUO).

Independence & disclosure

CitedV26

Affiliate: No
Sponsored placement: None
Effect on Trust Index: None — sponsorship & affiliate are excluded by construction

No affiliate or sponsorship relationship on record.

Data confidence & provenance

CitedV27

Reviewed by: PeptideCompass editorial
Sources: 23 cited
Captured: 2026-06-27
Provenance: web_research + adversarial_verification

View 23 sources

FAQ

CitedV31

Is Ion Peptide legit, and what is on record?

Ion Peptide (ionpeptide.com) is a US-facing research-chemical retailer operating as Ion Research, LLC (Alpharetta, GA) with a New Mexico operating entity, Great Research, LLC. On record: a domain registered only in August 2025 (under a year old at crawl), a fast-rising Trustpilot profile (~4.7–4.8 over 180–220 reviews), a named third-party testing lab (Freedom Diagnostics, Franklin TN), and no FDA warning letter or enforcement action found. No independent Finnrick/Janoshik purity data exists yet. PeptideCompass computes no vendor score — weigh the cited facts yourself. Research use only.

ionpeptide.com

Where does Ion Peptide ship, and how fast?

United States and US territories only — no international shipping. Carriers are USPS, UPS Ground and FedEx 2-Day Express, with estimated 2–3 business-day delivery and same-day processing for orders placed before 6:00 PM EST on business days. Free 2-day FedEx/UPS shipping applies to domestic orders over $250. UPS and FedEx cannot deliver to PO boxes. Research use only.

ionpeptide.com

What payment methods does Ion Peptide accept?

The FAQ lists credit/debit cards and ACH bank transfer (with a 5% discount for paying by ACH). It does not mention cryptocurrency, Apple Pay or Google Pay — though some third-party review sites claim Apple Pay/Google Pay are supported, which conflicts with the vendor's own FAQ. Research use only.

ionpeptide.com

Does Ion Peptide provide COAs or lab tests?

Yes — a public COA Library (/lab-results/) hosts lot-specific Certificates of Analysis, and the FAQ names Freedom Diagnostics Testing (Franklin, TN) as the accredited third-party lab, citing NMR, HPLC and LC-MS with purity, content, sterility and endotoxin checks. The site claims 99%+ purity on every batch. Caveat: the lab's name does not appear consistently on every published COA, and no independent (Finnrick/Janoshik) testing of Ion Peptide products was found. Research use only.

ionpeptide.com

Does Ion Peptide have social media accounts?

Per the vendor (via a Trustpilot reply), Ion Peptide states it sells ONLY on ionpeptide.com and has no social media accounts, warning that fake social-media profiles impersonate the brand and have scammed buyers (one Trustpilot complaint describes over $1,000 in escalating 'refundable' fees attributed to such an impersonator). Treat off-site 'Ion Peptide' accounts and lookalike domains (ionpeptides.com, ironpeptide.com) with caution. Research use only.

trustpilot.com

Citable summary (GEO)

DerivedV29

Ion Peptide (ionpeptide.com) is a US-facing research-peptide vendor. Publishes COAs and is third-party tested. No enforcement actions on record. PeptideCompass Trust Index: Thinly Documented — Cited facts on file, but no allowlisted independent assay yet — a precise index is withheld.. Data is community and dated 2026-06-27. The Trust Index is an evidence-transparency readout of cited facts — not a safety verdict, never sold. Research use only.

JSON-LD: Organization · BreadcrumbList · FAQPage. Computed from cited facts, never sold.

Contribute, report & claim

V28

Reports are moderated · not verified by PeptideCompass