Organic Blanched Almond Flour, Extra Fine, 1 lb (454 g)

Name: Organic Blanched Almond Flour, Extra Fine, 1 lb (454 g)
Brand: Anthony's

37Avoid

Contaminants · 4

3 at/over limit

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

Arsenic27.2 ppbof 10 ppb

Over the limit — 2.7×FDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.010 mg/L (= EPA MCL)

Cadmium12.7 ppbof 5 ppb

Over the limit — 2.5×FDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.005 mg/L

Lead9.12 ppbof 5 ppb

Over the limit — 1.8×FDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.005 mg/L

MercuryNDof 2 ppb

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

Ingredients · 1

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Common questions

Is Anthony's Organic Blanched Almond Flour, Extra Fine, 1 lb (454 g) healthy?

Anthony's Organic Blanched Almond Flour, Extra Fine, 1 lb (454 g) scores 37/100 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. 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 Anthony's Organic Blanched Almond Flour, Extra Fine, 1 lb (454 g)?

Anthony's Organic Blanched Almond Flour, Extra Fine, 1 lb (454 g) lists 1 ingredient, starting with Organic Blanched Almonds. Ingredients are listed in descending order by weight, so the first few make up most of what you are eating.

Does Anthony's Organic Blanched Almond Flour, Extra Fine, 1 lb (454 g) contain seed oils?

No. Nothing in Anthony's Organic Blanched Almond Flour, Extra Fine, 1 lb (454 g)’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 Anthony's Organic Blanched Almond Flour, Extra Fine, 1 lb (454 g)?

Anthony's Organic Blanched Almond Flour, Extra Fine, 1 lb (454 g) 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 Anthony's Organic Blanched Almond Flour, Extra Fine, 1 lb (454 g) compare to other baking ingredients?

At 37/100 Anthony's Organic Blanched Almond Flour, Extra Fine, 1 lb (454 g) scores worse than most baking ingredients we have scored. A higher-scoring option in baking ingredients is King Arthur Baking Company Organic Unbleached All-Purpose Flour at 100/100.

Is Anthony's Organic Blanched Almond Flour, Extra Fine, 1 lb (454 g) organic?

Yes. Anthony's Organic Blanched Almond Flour, Extra Fine, 1 lb (454 g) carries USDA Organic certification, which is worth +5 points in the score above.

Has Anthony's Organic Blanched Almond Flour, Extra Fine, 1 lb (454 g) been lab tested?

Yes. 4 substances in Anthony's Organic Blanched Almond Flour, Extra Fine, 1 lb (454 g) have a laboratory result on file — see the Contaminants section above for each reading and the limit it was measured against.

Does Anthony's Organic Blanched Almond Flour, Extra Fine, 1 lb (454 g) contain heavy metals?

Yes. A lab detected lead at 9.12 ppb against a 5 ppb limit, arsenic at 27.2 ppb against a 10 ppb limit and cadmium at 12.7 ppb against a 5 ppb limit in Anthony's Organic Blanched Almond Flour, Extra Fine, 1 lb (454 g). It also tested for mercury and found none above its detection limit. Each reading is in the Contaminants section above.

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