Premium Quality Arrowroot Starch/Flour

Name: Premium Quality Arrowroot Starch/Flour
Brand: Bob's Red Mill

40Avoid

Contaminants · 4

1 at/over limit

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

Lead6 ppbof 5 ppb

Over the limit — 1.2×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)

CadmiumNDof 5 ppb

Not detectedFDA 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 Bob's Red Mill Premium Quality Arrowroot Starch/Flour healthy?

Bob's Red Mill Premium Quality Arrowroot Starch/Flour scores 40/100 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 Bob's Red Mill Premium Quality Arrowroot Starch/Flour?

Bob's Red Mill Premium Quality Arrowroot Starch/Flour lists 1 ingredient, starting with Arrowroot Starch. Ingredients are listed in descending order by weight, so the first few make up most of what you are eating.

Does Bob's Red Mill Premium Quality Arrowroot Starch/Flour contain seed oils?

No. Nothing in Bob's Red Mill Premium Quality Arrowroot Starch/Flour’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 Bob's Red Mill Premium Quality Arrowroot Starch/Flour?

Bob's Red Mill Premium Quality Arrowroot Starch/Flour is NOVA group 4: ultra-processed. That is the top of the scale and the classification the score penalises most heavily.

How does Bob's Red Mill Premium Quality Arrowroot Starch/Flour compare to other baking ingredients?

At 40/100 Bob's Red Mill Premium Quality Arrowroot Starch/Flour 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, 5 lb at 100/100.

Is Bob's Red Mill Premium Quality Arrowroot Starch/Flour organic?

Bob's Red Mill Premium Quality Arrowroot Starch/Flour is not certified organic in our data.

Has Bob's Red Mill Premium Quality Arrowroot Starch/Flour been lab tested?

Yes. 4 substances in Bob's Red Mill Premium Quality Arrowroot Starch/Flour have an independent laboratory result on file — see the Contaminants section above for each reading and the limit it was measured against.

Full methodology: how we score products.