Can you tell me the difference!!!??

[Zac Imiola (Herbalist)]

What are the blacker peices? And what's the good stuff of the root ? @Gourmet Hawaiian Kava
@Kavafied

 

[Zac Imiola (Herbalist)]

Any thoughts on quality ?

 

[Jellyman64]

Probably should take a less shaky picture in order for us to get a better look at it.

 

[Zac Imiola (Herbalist)]

Ya that one sucked sorry

 

[Zac Imiola (Herbalist)]

 

[Gourmet Hawaiian Kava]

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What are the blacker peices? And what's the good stuff of the root ? @Gourmet Hawaiian Kava
@Kavafied

Where did you get that, it looks like kava that has been sifted to leave only the chunks. Did you get the kava like that?
If I had a better picture I could tell you if there is any stalks in there just by looking at the structure of certain chunks, the stalks have a different structure than the lateral roots or the stump of the kava. Aloha.

Chris

 

[Zac Imiola (Herbalist)]

I got it from an herb store . They haven't told me the supplier ... the effects are very heavy.

It's sold as cultivated without chemicals and I've seen many kava like this at herb stores sold as non powdered ... I could see a few real kava chips in there but that was it ...

 

[Zac Imiola (Herbalist)]

Let me know what kind of pic you need exactly

 

[Gourmet Hawaiian Kava]

Let me know what kind of pic you need exactly

A clear version of the first 2 pics you posted would be great. It looks like there is some stalks, some unpeeled stump and maybe some rocks, I can't tell for sure from the pics you have now. The health food stores call this cut and sifted I think.
Aloha.

Chris

 

[kasa_balavu]

It's sold as cultivated without chemicals

It looks like they ground up waka along with unpeeled lawena... and used a mill with a large mesh to do it. I would definitely have it checked for chlorophyll. Do you still provide free testing, @verticity?

 

[Zac Imiola (Herbalist)]

Yeah getting acetone today for it... and yes it is cut and sifted is how they classify it.... definitely no rocks or it would've made some noise in the blender .. unpeeled for sure . You can taste it and see the dark color..

Sadly. I blended it all up but I can get more they have a lot

 

[kalmia_latifolia]

Was it a good deal? Just wondering why you’re going through the effort. I’m always tempted by a good deal myself!

Yeah getting acetone today for it... and yes it is cut and sifted is how they classify it.... definitely no rocks or it would've made some noise in the blender .. unpeeled for sure . You can taste it and see the dark color..

Sadly. I blended it all up but I can get more they have a lot

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[Zac Imiola (Herbalist)]

More like the package of kava I sent myself in Florida I got from the kava bar last week Monday hasn't arrived yet... so I haven't bought any kava thinking it would arrive each day... finally yesterday I bought some kavafied...

The first time I ever got this stuff it was actually good.. bad taste wise and such but effect is good

 

[Zac Imiola (Herbalist)]

A lot of herb stores are just buying it from major herb supplier's

 

[verticity]

It looks like they ground up waka along with unpeeled lawena... and used a mill with a large mesh to do it. I would definitely have it checked for chlorophyll. Do you still provide free testing, @verticity?

I do. PM me for the address if interested. I can test for chlorophyll levels, which would tell you if there are stalks. Also, sometimes you can see if there is chlorophyll without a spectrometer if the acetone test shows a greenish tint.