Chromate Testing Review
Is Chromate Testing legit?
Chromate Testing operates a blind-testing / sample anonymization policy, produces batch COAs for peptide vendors reviewed on Peptide Critic, and accepts mailed-in samples from individual researchers.
Chromate is the most price-transparent lab in this group — it's the only one with a full, itemized public price list covering roughly 85 individual peptides, SARMs, and research chemicals ($120–$420 per test), which alone makes it a go-to for anyone comparison-shopping testing costs. It runs HPLC-UV and LC-MS, plus dedicated sterility and endotoxin tests, and operates its own unannounced "Testing Project" alongside a public COA verifier.
Turnaround is the tradeoff: community reports range from about a week to six or eight weeks, with no published SLA. More seriously, Chromate has a documented mislabeling incident from early 2025 — a cagrilintide sample reported as semaglutide and a tirzepatide sample reported as retatrutide — caught only after rival labs re-tested the same vials. Chromate isn't ISO-accredited, and independent trackers currently rate it "tier C" pending clearer credentials. Use it for price transparency and catalog breadth, but treat any single Chromate result with the same caution you'd apply to any unaccredited lab, particularly for peptides outside its high-volume GLP-1 lineup.
Positions itself as an affordable, consumer-facing tester across supplements, peptides, research chemicals, and SARMs. GLP-1 and metabolic peptides are roughly 44% of test volume. It is the only lab of the six publishing a fully itemized price list (~85 tests).
What Chromate Testing tests — methods offered
Chromate Testing pricing
| Test | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| BPC-157 | $180 | research peptide |
| TB-500 (43aa, thymosin beta-4) | $180 | research peptide |
| CJC-1295 (DAC or no-DAC) | $180 | each |
| Ipamorelin | $180 | research peptide |
| GHRP-2 / GHRP-6 | $180 | each |
| AOD-9604 | $180 | research peptide |
| hGH fragment 176-191 | $180 | research peptide |
| Melanotan-2 | $180 | research peptide |
| PT-141 | $180 | research peptide |
| Triptorelin | $180 | research peptide |
| Ancillaries (anastrozole, letrozole, tamoxifen, cabergoline, tadalafil, sildenafil) | $180 | each |
| SARMs (LGD4033, MK2866, MK677, RAD140, S4, YK11, AC-262, ACP-105) | $170 | each |
| Health supplements (creatine, TUDCA, melatonin, glutathione) | $120 | each |
| DSIP | $240 | research peptide |
| Epithalon | $240 | research peptide |
| GHK basic / GHK-Cu | $240 | each |
| Gonadorelin | $240 | research peptide |
| Hexarelin | $240 | research peptide |
| Selank / Semax / Sermorelin / Tesamorelin | $240 | each |
| Thymosin alpha-1 | $240 | research peptide |
| Adamax | $240 | research peptide |
| Semaglutide | $300 | research peptide |
| Tirzepatide | $300 | research peptide |
| Retatrutide | $300 | research peptide |
| Liraglutide | $300 | research peptide |
| hGH (191aa) | $300 | research peptide |
| Research chemicals (tesofensine, SLU-PP-332, 5-Amino-1-MQ) | $300 | each |
| Cagrilintide | $380 | research peptide |
| Mazdutide | $380 | research peptide |
| Survodutide | $380 | research peptide |
| Kisspeptin-10 | $380 | research peptide |
| KPV | $380 | research peptide |
| Melanotan-1 | $380 | research peptide |
| MOTS-c | $380 | research peptide |
| Oxytocin | $380 | research peptide |
| hGH with dimer | $420 | research peptide |
| Sterility test (USP <71>) | $240 | add-on |
| Endotoxin count (kinetic chromogenic LAL) | $240 | add-on |
| Additional peptide vial (variance) | $50 | per additional vial |
| Additional capsule/tablet (variance) | $30 | per additional unit |
Prices as published by the lab; confirm current rates before submitting.
How to send a sample to Chromate Testing
Select tests, then send samples, then get results — a contact-to-order flow shipping to Hudson, NH 03051. Microbiology and endotoxin tests require an additional vial (a $50 variance fee). Payments accepted by card, CashApp, Venmo, Bitcoin, Apple Pay, and Google Pay.
Trust & methodology
Blind testing / anonymization
Chromate runs a self-initiated "Chromate Testing Project" doing unannounced testing on products it buys itself, and operates a public verifier portal keyed by job number and access code. There is no independent anonymized results database beyond vendor-published COAs.
Discrepancy handling
No formal written policy. In a documented early-2025 incident Chromate mislabelled a cagrilintide sample as semaglutide and a tirzepatide sample as retatrutide, correcting only after rival labs caught the error on re-test.
Vendors verified by Chromate Testing
Peptide vendors whose batch COAs were produced by this lab.
Peptides commonly tested by Chromate Testing
Chromate Testing — Frequently Asked Questions
Is Chromate Testing legit?
Chromate Testing operates a blind-testing / sample anonymization policy, produces batch COAs for peptide vendors reviewed on Peptide Critic, and accepts mailed-in samples from individual researchers. As with any third-party lab, cross-check important results against a second lab when the stakes are high.
How much does Chromate Testing testing cost?
Published pricing starts at $120 per test across 40 listed tests. See the full pricing table on this page; confirm current rates with the lab before submitting.
How long does Chromate Testing take to return results?
Typical turnaround is Not published; community reports vary from about 1 to 8 weeks.
How do I send a sample to Chromate Testing?
Select tests, then send samples, then get results — a contact-to-order flow shipping to Hudson, NH 03051. Microbiology and endotoxin tests require an additional vial (a $50 variance fee). Payments accepted by card, CashApp, Venmo, Bitcoin, Apple Pay, and Google Pay.
Does Chromate Testing test samples for individuals?
Yes — Chromate Testing accepts mailed-in samples from individual researchers, with results typically back in Not published; community reports vary from about 1 to 8 weeks.