Tri-Color Pearl Couscous

Name: Tri-Color Pearl Couscous
Brand: Bob's Red Mill

15Avoid

Contaminants · 4

2 at/over limit

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

Cadmium40.9 ppbof 5 ppb

Over the limit — 8.2×FDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.005 mg/L

Lead5.5 ppbof 5 ppb

Over the limit — 1.1×FDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.005 mg/L

Arsenic7.8 ppbof 10 ppb

78% of the limitFDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.010 mg/L (= EPA MCL)

Mercury1.1 ppbof 2 ppb

55% of the limitFDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.002 mg/L

Ingredients · 4

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Common questions

Is Bob's Red Mill Tri-Color Pearl Couscous healthy?

Bob's Red Mill Tri-Color Pearl Couscous scores 15/100 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 Tri-Color Pearl Couscous?

Bob's Red Mill Tri-Color Pearl Couscous lists 4 ingredients, starting with Wheat Flour, Spinach Powder, Tomato Powder and Annatto. 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 Tri-Color Pearl Couscous contain seed oils?

No. Nothing in Bob's Red Mill Tri-Color Pearl Couscous’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 Tri-Color Pearl Couscous?

Bob's Red Mill Tri-Color Pearl Couscous 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 Tri-Color Pearl Couscous compare to other pasta & noodles?

At 15/100 Bob's Red Mill Tri-Color Pearl Couscous scores worse than most pasta & noodles we have scored. A higher-scoring option in pasta & noodles is Rao's Homemade Spaghetti at 100/100.

Is Bob's Red Mill Tri-Color Pearl Couscous organic?

Bob's Red Mill Tri-Color Pearl Couscous is not certified organic in our data.

Has Bob's Red Mill Tri-Color Pearl Couscous been lab tested?

Yes. 4 substances in Bob's Red Mill Tri-Color Pearl Couscous have a laboratory result on file — see the Contaminants section above for each reading and the limit it was measured against.

Does Bob's Red Mill Tri-Color Pearl Couscous contain heavy metals?

Yes. A lab detected lead at 5.5 ppb against a 5 ppb limit, arsenic at 7.8 ppb against a 10 ppb limit, cadmium at 40.9 ppb against a 5 ppb limit and mercury at 1.1 ppb against a 2 ppb limit in Bob's Red Mill Tri-Color Pearl Couscous. Each reading is in the Contaminants section above.

Full methodology: how we score products.