Dandy Blend

Name: Dandy Blend
Brand: Dandy Blend

0Avoid

Contaminants · 4

3 at/over limit

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

Lead54 ppbof 5 ppb

Over the limit — 11×FDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.005 mg/L

Cadmium39 ppbof 5 ppb

Over the limit — 7.8×FDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.005 mg/L

Arsenic39 ppbof 10 ppb

Over the limit — 3.9×FDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.010 mg/L (= EPA MCL)

MercuryNDof 2 ppb

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

Ingredients · 3

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Common questions

Is Dandy Blend healthy?

Dandy Blend 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. 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 Dandy Blend?

Dandy Blend lists 3 ingredients, starting with Roasted Barley Extracts, Roasted Rye Extracts and Roasted Chicory Root Extracts. Ingredients are listed in descending order by weight, so the first few make up most of what you are eating.

Does Dandy Blend contain seed oils?

No. Nothing in Dandy Blend’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 Dandy Blend?

Dandy Blend is NOVA group 4: ultra-processed. That is the top of the scale and the classification the score penalises most heavily.

How does Dandy Blend compare to other tea?

At 0/100 Dandy Blend scores worse than most tea we have scored. A higher-scoring option in tea is Kirkland Signature Matcha at 100/100.

Is Dandy Blend organic?

Dandy Blend is not certified organic in our data.

Has Dandy Blend been lab tested?

Yes. 4 substances in Dandy Blend have a laboratory result on file — see the Contaminants section above for each reading and the limit it was measured against.

Does Dandy Blend contain heavy metals?

Yes. A lab detected lead at 54 ppb against a 5 ppb limit, arsenic at 39 ppb against a 10 ppb limit and cadmium at 39 ppb against a 5 ppb limit in Dandy Blend. It also tested for mercury and found none above its detection limit. Each reading is in the Contaminants section above.

Full methodology: how we score products.