Understanding the math of CBD oil is the most important step when determining quality and cost. Once you understand the math, you will recognize why NuLeaf Naturals is recommended and is the highest quality CBD oil on the market.
MG per ML
Let's look at Company A, who bottles the same oil in different concentrations. In order to understand why companies do this (and why it isn’t necessary) you need to first know how many milligrams (MG) you’re getting in each milliliter (mL). To get this number, you must first divide the number of MG's that are in the entire bottle (usually the big "main" number on the label) by the volume of the bottle, which is normally listed in mL's. (A good starting point is knowing that 1oz = 30mL.) Once you do that, why not take it a step further to know how many MG's are in each drop?
Let’s pretend Company A cuts corners by extracting using alcohol and using a cheap carrier oil like MCT. The prices below reflect the average cost of what competitors are pricing their oils at. Use “30mL” as my example since this is the most popular bottle size being used in the industry:
Examples of Company A’s 30mL oil:
250mg/30mL ($35)
- 250 divided by 30 = 8.3mg p/mL
500mg/30mL ($65)
- 500 divided by 30 = 16.6mg p/mL
1000mg/30mL ($100)
- 1000 divided by 30 = 33.3mg p/mL
NuLeaf Naturals CBD oil:
240mg/5mL
- 240 divided by 5 = 48mg p/mL
725mg/15mL
- 725 divided by 15 = 48mg p/mL
1450mg/30mL
- 1450 divided by 30 = 48mg p/mL
2425mg/50mL
- 2425 divided by 50 = 48mg p/mL
4850mg/100mL
- 4850 divided by 100 = 48mg p/mL
*Remember: With us (NuLeaf Naturals) you’re always getting more than promised, so even though the formula was designed to produce a minimum of 48-50mg p/mL, you’ll always notice you’re getting more than promised when looking at the COA’s, which are consistently testing higher than 50mg p/mL.
MG per DROP (20 drops = 1mL)
In order to know how many milligrams are in each drop, you must first understand that it takes approximately 20 drops of liquid to make up approximately 1 milliliter of liquid. Why is this important you ask? Let’s say Jim has been on a daily regimen of 48mg every day using CBD oil.
Using the example from above, divide the final number by 20 (amount of drops needed to make up 1mL):
- 250mg/30mL bottle
- 8.3mg p/mL divided by 20 = 0.4mg p/drop
- 500mg/30mL bottle
- 16.6mg p/mL divided by 20 = 0.8mg p/drop
- 1000mg/30mL bottle
- 33.3mg p/mL divided by 20 = 1.7mg p/drop
*NuLeaf Naturals has 2.4mg p/drop
In order to know how much it would take for Jim to achieve his Goldilocks number of 48mg a day, simply divide his number (48mg) by how many MG’s are in each drop to know how many drops he needs to take to get to 48mg:
- 250mg/30mL bottle
- 48mg divided by 0.4mg p/drop = 120 drops, or 6mL (remember there are approximately 20 drops per mL, so we just divided 120 by 20 to get 6mL’s) – Mmmmm…. Lots of MCT Oil!!
- 500mg/30mL bottle
- 48mg divided by 0.8mg p/drop = 60 drops (3mL)
- 1000mg/30mL bottle
- 48mg divided by 1.7mg p/drop = 28 drops (1mL + 8 drops)
Now let’s compare with NuLeaf:
250mg/30mL bottle = 6mL at 0.4mg p/drop vs NuLeaf 1mL a day at 2.4mg p/drop
500mg/30mL bottle = 3mL at 0.8mg p/drop vs NuLeaf 1mL a day at 2.4mg p/drop
1000mg/30mL bottle = 1mL + 8 drops at 1.7mg p/drop vs NuLeaf 1mL a day at 2.4mg p/drop
No matter what bottle of NuLeaf Naturals, Jim will take 1mL a day to get his 48mg. That is a lot less carrier oil and other added ingredients! Remember NuLeaf only has two ingredients: USDA Certified Organic Hemp Oil and Full Spectrum Hemp Extract. Now that you understand the math, you can now apply it to any company’s hemp oil.
