Mineral Sea Salt

Name: Mineral Sea Salt
Brand: Baja Gold

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Breakdown

5 contaminants flagged · 2 ingredients to avoid

Includes lab results from its product family: Baja Gold Mineral Sea Salt

100

Lab-measured contaminants

Measured against published safety limits

−100

aluminum−51

lead−20

mercury−16

arsenic−9

cadmium−4

Ingredients

−25

solar dehydrated−13

additives and additional ingredients−12

Adjustments

What it takes to land on the final number

+25

Minimum score+25

Final score0

Contaminants · 4

3 at/over limit

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

Lead46.6 ppbof 5 ppb

Over the limit — 9.3×FDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.005 mg/L

Mercury17.9 ppbof 2 ppb

Over the limit — 8.9×FDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.002 mg/L

Arsenic16.4 ppbof 10 ppb

Over the limit — 1.6×FDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.010 mg/L (= EPA MCL)

Cadmium2.94 ppbof 5 ppb

59% of the limitFDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.005 mg/L

Contaminants · 2

2 at/over limit

Includes lab tests of other products in its family

Baja Gold Mineral Sea Salt

Worst result per contaminant across the family

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

Aluminum14 ppmof 0.2 ppm

Over the limit — 70×FDA bottled-water Standard of Quality (secondary/aesthetic), 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.2 mg/L. NOTE: this is a bottled-water level; it is not an FDA limit for aluminum in solid foods, where no comparable federal limit exists.

Measured in: Mineral Sea Salt Fine Grind, 1 lb

Lead114 ppbof 5 ppb

Over the limit — 23×FDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.005 mg/L

Measured in: Mineral Sea Salt Fine Grind

Ingredients · 3

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Common questions

Is Baja Gold Mineral Sea Salt healthy?

Baja Gold Mineral Sea Salt scores 0/100 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, Baja Gold Mineral Sea Salt. 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 Baja Gold Mineral Sea Salt?

Baja Gold Mineral Sea Salt lists 3 ingredients, starting with Unrefined Sea Salt, Solar Dehydrated and Additives and Additional Ingredients. Ingredients are listed in descending order by weight, so the first few make up most of what you are eating.

Does Baja Gold Mineral Sea Salt contain seed oils?

No. Nothing in Baja Gold Mineral Sea Salt’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 Baja Gold Mineral Sea Salt?

Baja Gold Mineral Sea Salt is NOVA group 2: processed culinary ingredients. NOVA runs 1 to 4, where 1 is whole food and 4 is ultra-processed.

How does Baja Gold Mineral Sea Salt compare to other spices & seasonings?

At 0/100 Baja Gold Mineral Sea Salt 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 Baja Gold Mineral Sea Salt organic?

Baja Gold Mineral Sea Salt is not certified organic in our data.

Has Baja Gold Mineral Sea Salt been lab tested?

Yes. 4 substances in Baja Gold Mineral Sea Salt 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 (Baja Gold Mineral Sea Salt), 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 Baja Gold Mineral Sea Salt contain heavy metals?

Yes. A lab detected lead at 46.6 ppb against a 5 ppb limit, arsenic at 16.4 ppb against a 10 ppb limit, cadmium at 2.94 ppb against a 5 ppb limit and mercury at 17.9 ppb against a 2 ppb limit in Baja Gold Mineral Sea Salt. 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 114 ppb against a 5 ppb limit in Mineral Sea Salt Fine Grind. This product is scored with the worst result for each contaminant across those tests.

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