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Dose, purity & honesty

An honest framework for judging a PEA supplement. Because no health claims are authorised for palmitoylethanolamide in the UK or EU, marketing promises tell you nothing, so this guide focuses on the things that actually differ between products: dose in milligrams, the micronisation grade, whether it is a single active or a padded blend, and whether an independent laboratory has verified what is in the capsule.

Last updated June 2026 · Written by Vitality Supplements Editorial Team · ~2,300 words · 9 min read
Food supplement information — not medical advice
UK manufacturedISO/IEC 17025 batch testedSingle active no fillers600mg per serving
Our position

Why we make no health claims

Palmitoylethanolamide has no authorised health claims in the United Kingdom or the European Union. No claim about pain, inflammation, mood or anything else has been approved by the regulator for use on a PEA product. So we make none. Any brand that implies PEA will do something specific for your health is going beyond what the rules permit.

That sounds like a limitation, but it is clarifying. If nobody can legally promise an outcome, then the marketing copy on every PEA tub is worth roughly the same: nothing. What is left are the factual, checkable attributes of the product: how much PEA you get, what grade it is, what else is in the capsule, and whether anyone independent has confirmed the label is true.

This page is our argument that those facts are the only honest basis for choosing. We would rather win on a verifiable 600mg micronised single-active spec than on a health promise we are not allowed to make.

If no one can legally promise an outcome, the only honest way to compete is on dose, grade and proof.
The label

How to read a PEA label

Turn the tub around and ignore the front. Everything that matters is in the supplement-facts panel and the ingredients line. Four things tell you almost everything about quality:

Dose in mg
Stated per serving. Look for a clear milligram figure for PEA itself, not a combined blend weight. If the number is missing or buried, that is a choice.
Grade stated
Micronised or not. An honest label names the grade — standard, micronised or ultra-micronised. Silence on grade usually means standard.
Single active vs blend
One ingredient, or many. A single-active capsule is just PEA. A blend splits the headline weight across cheaper ingredients, so the PEA share can be small.
Independently tested
Verified, not just claimed. The strongest signal is a third-party lab confirming identity and purity, with a Certificate of Analysis you can request.
The number

Dose: the figure that actually matters

Milligrams are the one specification you can compare like-for-like across every brand. A lower price per tub is meaningless if the serving is half the size, and high strength on the front means nothing without a number behind it. When you compare PEA products, normalise everything to milligrams of PEA per day, then look at cost per that.

  • Find the mg figure for PEA specifically, per serving, in the facts panel.
  • Check the serving size — is that dose one capsule or several?
  • Work out cost per mg — tub price divided by total mg across all servings.
  • Beware combined blend figures — a big number next to a blend is shared across other ingredients.
  • For reference — Vitality PEA is 600mg of micronised PEA per serving, stated plainly.
Grade

Micronisation & what it's worth

PEA does not dissolve readily in water, so manufacturers mill it into smaller particles — micronised, or ultra-micronised finer still. Smaller particles mean more surface area. This is a real, physical difference in the raw material, and it is the one quality variable beyond dose that is worth understanding. It is also frequently used as a marketing lever, so it pays to read it plainly: the grade describes particle size, nothing more, and it is not a health claim.

Vitality PEA is micronised, stated on the label. When you compare products, treat the grade as a factual spec to weigh alongside dose and price — not as a promise of any outcome.

Grade is a real spec worth checking. It describes particle size — not a health benefit.
Watch for

Blends, fillers & padding

Most tricks used to make a weak PEA product look strong fall into four categories. None is illegal; all are worth spotting.

Proprietary blends
Hidden ratios. A blend lists a combined weight without saying how much of each ingredient it contains, so the PEA share can be tiny while the headline number looks big.
Bulking agents
Cheap fillers. Rice flour, maltodextrin and magnesium stearate add nothing but volume. A single-active capsule does not need them.
Unstated grade
Vague processing. A label that praises micronisation in the marketing but never states the grade in the facts panel is worth a second look.
Underdosing
A sprinkle for the label. Just enough PEA to justify naming it, with the rest made of cheaper ingredients. The mg figure gives this away.
Transparency

Source & suitability, stated plainly

Supplement PEA is manufactured to a consistent purity rather than extracted from food, where it occurs only in trace amounts. We think the honest thing is to say so on the label, along with who the product suits.

  • Manufactured for purity — a single, consistent molecule, not a food extract.
  • Suitable for vegans and vegetarians — not derived from animal tissue.
  • Single active — just palmitoylethanolamide, no fillers or blends.
  • Plant-based capsule — a vegetarian HPMC shell.
  • Not a cannabinoid, not a medicine — a food supplement and a distinct molecule from CBD.
Quick scan

Eight red flags on a label

A fast checklist for the next PEA product you pick up. Any one is a reason to look closer; several together, a reason to walk away.

  • No milligram figure for PEA, or only a combined blend number.
  • Grade praised but not stated in the facts panel.
  • Proprietary blend or complex with undisclosed ratios.
  • A long filler list crowding out the active.
  • Health claims about pain, inflammation or mood — none are authorised.
  • No testing mentioned, or tested with no lab, standard or certificate.
  • Confusion with CBD or cannabis — PEA is neither.
  • Vague country of manufacture — no country named.
You should be able to verify every claim on a label. If you can't, treat it as marketing, not fact.
For reference

The Vitality spec

So you can hold this page to its own standard, here is exactly what our product is, every figure checkable against the label and the Certificate of Analysis.

600mg per serving
Stated plainly. 600mg of PEA per serving, on the label, not hidden in a blend.
Micronised
Grade named. Micronised palmitoylethanolamide, with the grade stated rather than implied.
Single active
Just PEA. No proprietary blend, no bulking agents, no flow agents padding the capsule.
ISO/IEC 17025 tested
Every batch. Third-party tested at an accredited laboratory, Certificate of Analysis on request.
Common questions

Honesty & labelling FAQ

Because no health claims for PEA are authorised in the UK or EU, we are not permitted to state what it does, and we will not imply it. This page is about how to judge a product factually — dose, grade, sourcing and testing.
Normalise both to milligrams of PEA per day, then divide the tub price by the total milligrams to get cost per mg. Check the grade, whether it is a single active or a blend, and whether independent testing is available.
Micronisation is a genuine physical difference: it reduces particle size and increases surface area, which is why manufacturers do it. Whether a given grade justifies a price difference is for you to weigh — but an honest product at least states its grade so you can.
ISO/IEC 17025 is the international standard for the competence of testing laboratories. Batch testing typically confirms the identity and purity of the PEA, microbiological safety, and that heavy metals are within safe limits.
It can be. A blend lists a combined weight without disclosing how much of each ingredient it contains, so the PEA share can be much smaller than the headline number suggests. A single active avoids this entirely.
Yes. A Certificate of Analysis for our PEA is available on request. Being able to obtain one is itself a useful test of any brand.
No. PEA is a fatty-acid amide and is not a cannabinoid or derived from cannabis. It is a distinct molecule from CBD, even though both are sometimes discussed in the context of the body's lipid-signalling systems.
A clear milligram dose, a stated grade, a single active ingredient, and independent batch testing with a Certificate of Analysis available. If all four are present and verifiable, the product is being honest with you.

600mg. Micronised. Every milligram on the label.

Micronised palmitoylethanolamide · single active, no fillers · third-party tested every batch · UK made.

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