Organic Ground Cinnamon

Name: Organic Ground Cinnamon
Brand: 365 Whole Foods Market

3Avoid

Contaminants · 4

2 at/over limit

Measured by an independent lab and compared against published safety limits.

Cadmium166 ppbof 5 ppb

Over the limit — 33×FDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.005 mg/L

Lead110 ppbof 5 ppb

Over the limit — 22×FDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.005 mg/L

ArsenicNDof 10 ppb

Not detectedFDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.010 mg/L (= EPA MCL)

MercuryNDof 2 ppb

Not detectedFDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.002 mg/L

Contaminants · 1

1 at/over limit

Includes lab tests of other products in its family

365 Organic Ground Cinnamon

Worst result per contaminant across the family

In the family’s tests: measured by an independent lab and compared against published safety limits.

Lead130 ppbof 5 ppb

Over the limit — 26×FDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.005 mg/L

Measured in: Ground Cinnamon, 57 g

Ingredients · 1

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Common questions

Is 365 Whole Foods Market Organic Ground Cinnamon healthy?

365 Whole Foods Market Organic Ground Cinnamon scores 3/100 on Tallow — our avoid band. That number comes from what is on the label: the ingredients, how processed it is, and what it is packaged in, plus lab results from its product family, 365 Organic Ground Cinnamon. It is not a verdict on your diet — Tallow does not weigh calories, portion size or how often you eat it, so a high score means the ingredients are clean, not that the food is unlimited.

What is in 365 Whole Foods Market Organic Ground Cinnamon?

365 Whole Foods Market Organic Ground Cinnamon lists 1 ingredient, starting with Organic Ground Cinnamon. Ingredients are listed in descending order by weight, so the first few make up most of what you are eating.

Does 365 Whole Foods Market Organic Ground Cinnamon contain seed oils?

No. Nothing in 365 Whole Foods Market Organic Ground Cinnamon’s ingredient list matches a seed oil — canola, soybean, corn, cottonseed, grapeseed, sunflower, safflower, rice bran or peanut oil, or an unspecified "vegetable oil".

How processed is 365 Whole Foods Market Organic Ground Cinnamon?

365 Whole Foods Market Organic Ground Cinnamon is NOVA group 1: unprocessed or minimally processed. NOVA runs 1 to 4, where 1 is whole food and 4 is ultra-processed.

How does 365 Whole Foods Market Organic Ground Cinnamon compare to other spices & seasonings?

At 3/100 365 Whole Foods Market Organic Ground Cinnamon scores worse than most spices & seasonings we have scored. A higher-scoring option in spices & seasonings is Saltix Baja Mineral Sea Salt Fine Grind at 100/100.

Is 365 Whole Foods Market Organic Ground Cinnamon organic?

365 Whole Foods Market Organic Ground Cinnamon is not certified organic in our data.

Has 365 Whole Foods Market Organic Ground Cinnamon been lab tested?

Yes. 4 substances in 365 Whole Foods Market Organic Ground Cinnamon have a laboratory result on file — see the Contaminants section above for each reading and the limit it was measured against. Other products in its family (365 Organic Ground Cinnamon), which share its base recipe, were lab tested too. This product is scored with the worst result for each contaminant across those tests. Their results are in the family's Contaminants section above.

Does 365 Whole Foods Market Organic Ground Cinnamon contain heavy metals?

Yes. A lab detected lead at 110 ppb against a 5 ppb limit and cadmium at 166 ppb against a 5 ppb limit in 365 Whole Foods Market Organic Ground Cinnamon. It also tested for arsenic and mercury and found none above its detection limit. Each reading is in the Contaminants section above. Other products in its family, which share its base recipe, were tested too: a lab detected lead at 130 ppb against a 5 ppb limit in Ground Cinnamon, 57 g. This product is scored with the worst result for each contaminant across those tests.

Full methodology: how we score products.