Crucial Four MSalt Icelandic Salt Flakes

Name: Crucial Four MSalt Icelandic Salt Flakes
Brand: Crucial Four

77Clean

Contaminants · 4

1 at/over limit

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

Arsenic12.5 ppbof 10 ppb

Over the limit — 1.3×FDA 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

LeadNDof 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 Crucial Four MSalt Icelandic Salt Flakes healthy?

Crucial Four MSalt Icelandic Salt Flakes scores 77/100 on Tallow — our clean 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 Crucial Four MSalt Icelandic Salt Flakes?

Crucial Four MSalt Icelandic Salt Flakes lists 1 ingredient, starting with Sea Salt. Ingredients are listed in descending order by weight, so the first few make up most of what you are eating.

Does Crucial Four MSalt Icelandic Salt Flakes contain seed oils?

No. Nothing in Crucial Four MSalt Icelandic Salt Flakes’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 Crucial Four MSalt Icelandic Salt Flakes?

Crucial Four MSalt Icelandic Salt Flakes is NOVA group 2: processed culinary ingredients. NOVA runs 1 to 4, where 1 is whole food and 4 is ultra-processed.

How does Crucial Four MSalt Icelandic Salt Flakes compare to other spices & seasonings?

At 77/100 Crucial Four MSalt Icelandic Salt Flakes sits in our top band, among the better spices & seasonings we have scored. A higher-scoring option in spices & seasonings is Saltix Baja Mineral Sea Salt Fine Grind at 100/100.

Is Crucial Four MSalt Icelandic Salt Flakes organic?

Crucial Four MSalt Icelandic Salt Flakes is not certified organic in our data.

Has Crucial Four MSalt Icelandic Salt Flakes been lab tested?

Yes. 4 substances in Crucial Four MSalt Icelandic Salt Flakes have a laboratory result on file — see the Contaminants section above for each reading and the limit it was measured against.

Does Crucial Four MSalt Icelandic Salt Flakes contain heavy metals?

Yes. A lab detected arsenic at 12.5 ppb against a 10 ppb limit in Crucial Four MSalt Icelandic Salt Flakes. It also tested for lead, cadmium and mercury and found none above its detection limit. Each reading is in the Contaminants section above.

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