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What does "net peptide content" mean on a certificate?

Asked 20 Jun 2026Modified 40 days agoViewed 3.3k times
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I am comparing a supplier certificate against an independent result on the same lot.

The figures are clear enough; the question is what they mean and what they do not.

I can supply the numbers if the specifics change the answer.

How should I read this, and where are the traps?

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2This should probably be in the site help pages rather than buried in an answer. – rae_oyelowo 2 months ago
Good answer, but the confidence interval in the cited trial is wider than implied. – tobias_maartens 15 days ago
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