Certificate of Analysis

Every batch of Buddha Beans CBD and CBG coffee is independently tested by a third-party laboratory before it ships. We publish lab results, called Certificates of Analysis (COAs), because transparency is not optional for a CBD product. This page explains what we test for, how to read a COA, and how to request the report for a specific batch.

Why Lab Testing Matters

The CBD industry is unregulated at the federal level for purity and potency, which means a product can claim "organic," "broad spectrum," or a specific milligram dose without independent verification. The only way for a buyer to know what is actually in a product is to see the third-party lab report. CBD is YMYL (Your Money Your Life) content per Google's guidelines, and we treat it that way. Every claim we make about cannabinoid content, THC absence, or contaminant screening is verifiable in a lab document we publish.

What We Test For

Every batch is screened across these categories:

  • Cannabinoid potency: total CBD, CBG, CBC, CBN, and minor cannabinoids (in mg per gram and percentage). This confirms the dose printed on the bag.
  • THC content: confirmed at non-detectable levels (0% THC), well below the 0.3% federal hemp threshold under the 2018 Farm Bill.
  • Heavy metals: lead, arsenic, cadmium, mercury (per California Proposition 65 and FDA action limits).
  • Pesticides: a panel of 60+ agricultural pesticides, herbicides, and fungicides.
  • Microbial contaminants: total yeast and mold, E. coli, Salmonella, Aspergillus species.
  • Residual solvents: butane, hexane, ethanol, and other extraction-process residues. Our hemp uses winterized CO2 extraction which is solvent-free, but we test anyway as a verification step.
  • Mycotoxins: aflatoxins B1, B2, G1, G2, and ochratoxin A.

What a COA Looks Like

Below are sample Certificates of Analysis from recent Buddha Beans batches. Every COA includes the lab name, accreditation, sample ID, batch ID, test date, and a results table for each compound tested.

Buddha Beans CBD coffee Certificate of Analysis showing cannabinoid potency, THC content, and contaminant screening results Buddha Beans CBD coffee Certificate of Analysis page two with heavy metals, pesticides, microbials, and residual solvents results

How to Read a COA

If you have never read a cannabinoid lab report, here is what to look for:

  1. Lab identification at the top: the testing lab name, ISO accreditation number, and contact info. Reputable labs are ISO 17025 accredited.
  2. Sample identification: matches the batch number printed on your bag.
  3. Test date: should be recent enough that the product is still within shelf life (cannabinoids are reasonably stable for 1-2 years when stored properly per 2018 thermal stability research).
  4. Cannabinoid panel: shows individual cannabinoid concentrations. For broad spectrum CBD, you will see CBD as the primary, smaller amounts of CBG/CBC/CBN, and THC marked as ND (non-detectable) or below the limit of detection (LOD).
  5. Pass/fail columns: contaminant categories should all show "Pass" or "Below LOQ" (limit of quantification).

Our Sourcing and Standards

  • USDA Organic certified hemp, sourced exclusively from farms in Oregon and Washington. No synthetic pesticides, no chemical fertilizers, fully traceable seed-to-extraction.
  • Winterized CO2 extraction for the CBD oil, a solvent-free process that produces clean broad spectrum extract.
  • 0% THC verified per batch by independent third-party labs. Federal compliance under the 2018 Farm Bill requires under 0.3% THC. We hold ourselves to non-detectable.
  • Specialty grade coffee beans: SCA score 80+, single-origin lots from named farms in Colombia, Ethiopia, Mexico, Burundi, and Peru.
  • Small-batch roasted in Los Angeles, with the cannabinoid infusion happening during roasting via our ZenFusion process (not sprayed on after).

FDA Position on CBD

The FDA has not yet established a generally recognized as safe (GRAS) status for hemp-derived CBD as a food additive, and there is one FDA-approved CBD prescription drug (Epidiolex) for epilepsy. We do not make medical claims about our products. The agency's current position is summarized in the FDA cannabis research and drug approval overview. Our products are sold as food, not as supplements or therapeutics.

Request the COA for Your Batch

If you want the full Certificate of Analysis for the specific batch you purchased, find the batch number printed on your bag and email sales@buddhabeanscoffee.com with the batch number. We will send the original PDF directly. We are also working on a public batch lookup tool which will be linked here once it is live.

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Last updated: April 2026. We update this page when our testing protocols, lab partner, or sourcing standards change.