Analytical Laboratory Testing
Botanical and Supplement Testing Laboratory
Cora Science helps brands, formulators, growers, manufacturers, and product developers test botanical ingredients, dietary supplements, extracts, functional beverages, topicals, and related natural products.
Our Austin laboratory supports identity, potency, contaminants, microbiology, stability, preservative, and method-development work with clear reporting and practical scoping guidance.
What We Test
Testing scope for botanicals, supplements, and natural products
Identity and authenticity
Ingredient verification for botanical raw materials, powders, extracts, and finished products using chromatographic and orthogonal review where appropriate.
Potency and active constituents
Quantitation for actives such as kavalactones, withanolides, mitragynine alkaloids, caffeine, creatine, amino acids, and vitamins.
Contaminants
Heavy metals, pesticide residues, residual solvents, mycotoxins, and other safety screens selected around the ingredient, process, and target market.
Microbiology
Indicator organisms and pathogen screens for raw materials, supplements, beverages, and other nonsterile products that need release or supplier qualification data.
Stability and shelf life
Real-time and accelerated study support for finished products, degradation questions, storage conditions, label claims, and formulation changes.
Method support
Method development, validation, transfer, troubleshooting, and research support when standard panels do not fit the matrix or claim.
Common Matrices
Built for practical product decisions
Cora Science scopes each project around product format, target market, label claims, production process, and known risk points. The goal is useful data, not a generic checklist.
Use the Specification Selector- Botanical raw materials
- Concentrated extracts
- Capsules and tablets
- Gummies and powders
- Functional beverages
- Liquid shots and tinctures
- Topicals and cosmetics
- Research batches
How Work Gets Scoped
From product context to defensible testing plan
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Share the matrix and market
Tell us what the product is, where it will be sold, and what claims or release decisions the data needs to support.
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Select the right panel
We match potency, identity, contaminants, microbiology, and stability work to the ingredient and process instead of defaulting to unnecessary testing.
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Report clearly
Results are returned in a format that can support internal QA review, supplier qualification, customer requests, and regulatory conversations.
Quality Context
Independent lab data with quality-system discipline
Cora Science operates under an ISO/IEC 17025:2017 quality system and documents methods, review practices, traceability, and reporting controls around the testing work being performed.
Not every project uses the same methods or accreditation scope. If your buyer, auditor, or regulator needs a specific method, limit, or reporting statement, include that context in the quote request.
Explore our research interests and digest for related analytical topics and updates.
Review Quality InformationFast Facts
Clear facts for product and supplier evaluation
- Company
- Cora Science
- Location
- Austin, Texas
- Primary services
- Identity, potency, contaminants, microbiology, stability, and method support
- Product focus
- Botanicals, dietary supplements, functional beverages, extracts, topicals, and natural products
- Quote path
- corascience.com/quote
- Sample onboarding
- app.corascience.com/portal/create-account
FAQ
Common questions before requesting a quote
What products does Cora Science test?
We test botanical raw materials, extracts, finished supplements, functional beverages, topicals, and related natural product matrices.
Can you recommend a testing panel?
Yes. Share the product type, target market, claims, production process, and any buyer requirements. We can recommend a starting panel and identify optional add-ons.
Do you support custom methods or difficult matrices?
Yes. If a standard panel does not fit the matrix or analyte, we can discuss method development, validation, transfer, or research support.
How do I request pricing and turnaround?
Use the quote form and include product type, target market, expected volume, required tests, and turnaround needs. If you are ready to submit samples, create a portal account and request onboarding.
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