Growing organic industrial hemp is the foundation of any high quality CBD product. Once the hemp has reached maturation it will be dried and ready for extraction.

There are many ways to extract CBD from a plant, and they vary in safety and efficiency. Each extraction method has its own characteristics and pros and cons.

It’s important to know the difference since how the CBD is extracted affects the final product’s purity and efficacy.

The 4 most common extraction methods

The secondary process is refining the extract to produce a cleaner more pure end product. The refining process is called winterization, or the removal of undesirable substances from the oil to result in pure CBD. After the oil is extracted is washed with 200 proof alcohol where the undesirable parts will freeze and be filtered out. After the mixture freezes below-zero temperatures it will pass through advanced filtration systems and the alcohol is boiled off leaving behind only CBD oil.

Isolation: The distillation process is used to further refine CBD oil to Isolate the CBD Distillate. This is where the different cannabinoid compounds reach their boiling point and are vacuum separated, because each one has a different boiling point, then cooled in a collection container leaving the compound isolated, by itself.

Before the extract can be utilized in a consumable product, it must pass testing to ensure quality and cannabinoid levels meet the specifications. Often times CBD extracts will be tested in house and third-party lab tested by accredited labs to ensure safety, accuracy, and purity in each batch of CBD oil. Our comprehensive testing detects microbials to heavy metals and pesticides, and breaks out the complete cannabinoid profile of the extract. Alliance Nutra’s CBD Manufacturing practices are based on cGMP guidelines. Quality and safety is paramount to us, and we ensure all extracts and final products pass FDA specifications for CBD products.