How to read a peptide Certificate of Analysis
A walk through our real Retatrutide 10mg certificate, section by section.
Section by section
- Page 1
Who tested it
An independent analytical lab, not us. Its name, address and email head both pages.

- Page 1
The batch
Lot number is the batch that was tested. Analysis date is the day the lab ran it.

- Page 1
The result
99.99% pure. HPLC-UV-MS means purity by HPLC, identity by mass spec.

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The chromatogram
The tall spike at 7.01 min is retatrutide. Impurities show up as extra peaks. There is just one here, a tiny one at 7.28 min.

- Page 1
The peak list
The chart as numbers. Retatrutide is 99.99% of the total area, the tiny peak 0.01%. That is where the purity figure comes from.

- Page 2
The identity check
Mass spec weighs the molecule. Expected 4,728.47 Da, measured 4,728.54 Da. That match confirms it is retatrutide.

- Page 1
Signed off
Signed by the lab's analytical chemist, and dated the day the report was issued.

Good to know
- Every UK Peptides certificate uses this same two-page layout.
- Salts and buffers don't show up under UV, so they aren't counted as impurities. The lab notes this at the foot of page 1.
- It tests purity and identity. It doesn't weigh how much powder is in the vial.
Check it yourself
- 1.Open the certificate on the product page, or in Lab Reports.
- 2.Check the compound and size at the top match what you're buying.
- 3.Click the PubChem link on the certificate. It should open the compound named at the top.
Peptide CoA questions
- What is a peptide Certificate of Analysis?
- A lab report on one batch of a peptide. Ours shows the purity (HPLC), the identity (mass spectrometry), the batch, the dates and the chemist who signed it.
- What does 99.99% purity mean on a CoA?
- Of everything the UV detector picked up, 99.99% was the named peptide. The figure comes from the peak list on page 1 of the certificate.
- What does the mass spectrometry result prove?
- That it is the right molecule. The lab weighs it and compares the result with its known mass. For retatrutide: 4,728.47 Da expected, 4,728.54 Da measured.
- Who tests UK Peptides products?
- An independent analytical lab, not us. Its name, address and the chemist who signed the report are printed on every certificate.
- Does the certificate show how much powder is in the vial?
- No. It tests purity and identity. It does not weigh the fill of the vial, and we would rather say so than let the word tested imply it.
- Where do I find the certificate for my product?
- On every product page except those of new products still waiting on their lab report (currently Tesamorelin and PT-141), and all of them are together in Lab Reports.