Lab Test Results Are Product Specific, Not Brand Specific — Seven Examples

August 19, 2025

Earlier today we shared a graphic showing comparative test results for all batches of oatmeal products that we have tested to date, including FOUR products from One Degree and one Bob’s Red Mill product.

The response to this chart has been… interesting… to say the least.

The most common response has been “But I thought you said this brand was good?” This brought me very present to the fact that a key point (a point that I communicate quite frequently) has not landed with everyone in our readership. This key point: the laboratory test results we share (for specific products) are ALWAYS  – ONLY for the specific product described and shown in the article (and on the lab report at the bottom of each article) & are NEVER applicable across an entire brand. This is one reason we include images of the exact product and a full description (written out product name) in each article accompanying the lab reports.

To drive this point home and help clear up some of the misunderstanding I created the graphics below and shared them on social media today. There are a total of 8 graphics now – including the original one shared earlier showing the oatmeal test results. Please scroll down to check them all out.

Please feel free to share these on your social media channels if you like (to help us help others understand the context for this testing).

Lab reports for each of the products shown in the images below can be found linked on our Lab Report Landing Page: https://tamararubin.com/lab-reports/

Thank you.

Tamara

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