Kratom & kava guides
What ND Means on a 7-OH Lab Report
“ND” means the laboratory found no detectable amount of the named analyte under the method and reporting limits. A different method or lower threshold could produce a different finding.
Read four fields together
- Analyte: the compound being measured, such as 7-OH.
- Result: ND, a numeric value, or another laboratory notation.
- LOD: the method's limit of detection, when reported.
- LOQ: the lowest level the method can reliably quantify, when reported.
Find the sample first
Record the product or material name, sample/lot ID, date, units, and whether the laboratory received a source ingredient or a tablet, gummy, powder pouch, or liquid. An ND result for source material cannot automatically be presented as testing of the packaged product.
Kratom Paradise powder example
The current MIT extract-powder report identifies sample DD00126B(15) and lists 7-OH as not detected under the report's laboratory method. It gives a 0.025ppm LOQ for 7-OH. That is a precise statement about the submitted sample; it is not a claim of mathematical zero or a permanent guarantee for unrelated lots.
Tablet test results are separate
The Mango MIT tablet has its own lab report for lot M/150/002. Keep that unit-level record separate from the powder source-material report even when both products are described with MIT language.
Precise wording for ND
Good: “7-OH was not detected in submitted sample DD00126B(15); the report lists a 0.025ppm LOQ.” Too broad: “This entire product line contains zero 7-OH.”
MIT product documents and COAs