Gold Kratom: Myths & Shopping Guide Revealed

The world of kratom formulation, strains, and effects has captivated the market. As the general public’s interest in botanical substances grows, one particular category, Gold Kratom (sometimes labeled as Yellow Kratom), has become a bit of a hot topic—it has more than one definition and several myths that muddy its reputation. It’s often unclear and bewildering to parse out what “gold” kratom means, especially when you’re looking to buy.

Let’s dive into what gold kratom means in different contexts. To read more about some popular gold blends, including Gold Bali, Gold Maeng Da, and Gold Malay, check out our blog.

What is gold kratom?

In kratom, every blend is a unique combination of red, green, and white strains. What I mean by that is that gold kratom is not a kratom strain. Defining gold kratom is a unique challenge because there are often some common misconceptions and embellished storytelling employed to sell it.

Busting the myths for a better understanding

Myth 1: Gold kratom is a specific strain.

Anything marketed as gold kratom is a blend of other types of kratom, period. There is no gold vein kratom or gold kratom strain.

Myth 2: Gold kratom is stronger than other types of kratom.

Because gold vein kratom does not exist, it’s true that blends marketed as “gold” can vary in their effects, but the idea that gold kratom is stronger is a bit misleading. Blends labeled as gold are certainly crafted with varying amounts of red, green, and/or white kratom, but any differences in effects are dependent upon each individual blend. It’s not accurate to make the sweeping statement that any product labeled as gold is “stronger” than other forms of kratom you might consume.

A manufacturer may combine red and green kratom to create a gold blend and say the resulting gold blend is stronger. Still, there is no substantial evidence behind that claim other than that the blend can bring effects of different strains of kratom at the same time. Gold kratom blends can also be concentrated in extracts that are much stronger than raw kratom, but not because of the gold blend.

Myth 3: Gold kratom has unique effects.

As mentioned above, products labeled as gold kratom are always a blend of other strains. While the effects of combining different strains into one powder, capsule, or other format will undoubtedly be unique, the claim that combining any of them will bring something completely different than what each offers on its own is not accurate. There may be something to the theory, and studies may be conducted in the future on what effects blends labeled as gold bring that none of the strains bring on their own, but that is not the case as of this blog posting.

Myth 4: This kratom is rare and exclusive.

This is a big one. It’s a fairly common marketing tactic for brands to advertise their gold kratom as an exclusive, rare, overall better product, but there is no evidence to suggest that this is the case. It may be less common for kratom vendors to create their own gold blend, but it is certainly not rare to blend different strains—and gold kratom being priced or marketed as if it is a totally unique strain that is hard to find is not accurate.

Now, let’s get to what we do know is true about gold kratom.

Gold kratom often undergoes a unique drying process.

Gold kratom is a blend of kratom that goes through a specific, unique drying process. Whatever the blend of kratom strains, this drying process has been claimed to modify the alkaloid profile of the final “gold” product, potentially fostering higher levels of 7-hydroxymitragynine. These enhanced drying processes can create stronger or modified kratom effects, but there’s essentially little to no difference between this enhanced drying process and that of Bentuangie kratom.

It’s a mixture of other strains, but those blends vary far and wide.

Commonly red vein-based, these mixtures are marketed as producing unique effects. If you like blends, these products could be for you, but there’s nothing special or specific about a gold blend except that it often indicates that a kratom company believes in that blend or has identified it as a top seller.

“Gold kratom” is sometimes just a brand moniker.

Some brands use “gold” to define a flagship product they feel is one of their best, most notable, most premiere, etc. Often, it’s a proprietary extract. Naming a product as gold to connote its premium nature is not inherently misleading— it’s standard across industries. You just want to watch out for products that purport gold kratom as its own vein.

Each of these definitions of gold kratom is technically a modification of an existing kratom strain, but that’s about all they have in common. And between vendors, it’s sometimes unclear whether they’re marketing a specially-dried product, a unique “gold” blend of red, green, and white, or even both.

“Gold” kratom can be a bit confusing due to prevailing myths, and we hope we’ve dispelled them in this post. MIT45 contributes to this landscape with our MIT45 extract shot, known as the Gold Standard and formulated with 250mg of Triple-Purified extract per shot. Having sold over 35 million bottles, we’re confident in the quality and effectiveness of our MIT45 shot. Here’s to continued transparency and quality in gold kratom products.