Big Tree Farms Organic golden coconut sugar

Name: Big Tree Farms Organic golden coconut sugar
Brand: Big Tree Farms

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Contaminants · 4

2 at/over limit

From lab tests of this product’s family

Big Tree Farms Organic Coconut Sugar

This product wasn’t tested · results may differ

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

Lead10 ppbof 5 ppb

Over the limit — 2×FDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.005 mg/L

Measured in: Big Tree Farms Brown Coconut Sugar Bag

Cadmium9 ppbof 5 ppb

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

Measured in: Big Tree Farms Brown Coconut Sugar Bag

Arsenic6 ppbof 10 ppb

60% of the limitFDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.010 mg/L (= EPA MCL)

Measured in: Big Tree Farms Brown Coconut Sugar Bag

MercuryNDof 2 ppb

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

Measured in: Big Tree Farms Brown Coconut Sugar Bag

Ingredients · 1

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Common questions

What is in Big Tree Farms Organic golden coconut sugar?

Big Tree Farms Organic golden coconut sugar lists 1 ingredient, starting with Certified Organic Fair Trade Granulated Coconut Blossom Nectar. Ingredients are listed in descending order by weight, so the first few make up most of what you are eating.

Does Big Tree Farms Organic golden coconut sugar contain seed oils?

No. Nothing in Big Tree Farms Organic golden coconut sugar’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 Big Tree Farms Organic golden coconut sugar?

Big Tree Farms Organic golden coconut sugar is NOVA group 2: processed culinary ingredients. NOVA runs 1 to 4, where 1 is whole food and 4 is ultra-processed.

How does Big Tree Farms Organic golden coconut sugar compare to other sweeteners?

We haven't scored Big Tree Farms Organic golden coconut sugar yet, so there's nothing to compare it against in sweeteners.

Is Big Tree Farms Organic golden coconut sugar organic?

Yes. Big Tree Farms Organic golden coconut sugar carries USDA Organic certification, which is worth +5 points in the score above.

Has Big Tree Farms Organic golden coconut sugar been lab tested?

Not this product itself. It shares a base recipe (Granulated coconut blossom nectar sugar, organic) with the other products in its family, Big Tree Farms Organic Coconut Sugar, and 1 product in its family has been lab tested. This product is scored with the worst result for each contaminant across those tests. Those results are in the family's Contaminants section above; its own results may differ.

Does Big Tree Farms Organic golden coconut sugar contain heavy metals?

Big Tree Farms Organic golden coconut sugar itself has not been tested for heavy metals, but other products in its family, which share its base recipe, have: a lab detected arsenic at 6 ppb against a 10 ppb limit in Big Tree Farms Brown Coconut Sugar Bag, cadmium at 9 ppb against a 5 ppb limit in Big Tree Farms Brown Coconut Sugar Bag and lead at 10 ppb against a 5 ppb limit in Big Tree Farms Brown Coconut Sugar Bag. This product is scored with the worst result for each contaminant across those tests. Its own results may differ.

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