Diamond Crystal Salt Flakes

Salt Flakes

100Clean

Contaminants · 5

From lab tests of this product’s family

Diamond Crystal Kosher Salt Flakes

This product wasn’t tested · results may differ

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

AluminumNDof 200 ppb

Not detectedFDA bottled-water Standard of Quality (secondary/aesthetic), 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.2 mg/L. NOTE: this is a bottled-water level; it is not an FDA limit for aluminum in solid foods, where no comparable federal limit exists.

Measured in: Kosher Salt Flakes

ArsenicNDof 10 ppb

Not detectedFDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.010 mg/L (= EPA MCL)

Measured in: Kosher Salt Flakes

CadmiumNDof 5 ppb

Not detectedFDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.005 mg/L

Measured in: Kosher Salt Flakes

LeadNDof 5 ppb

Not detectedFDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.005 mg/L

Measured in: Kosher Salt Flakes

MercuryNDof 2 ppb

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

Measured in: Kosher Salt Flakes

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Common questions

Is Diamond Crystal Salt Flakes healthy?

Diamond Crystal Salt Flakes scores 100/100 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, plus lab results from its product family, Diamond Crystal Kosher Salt Flakes. 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 Diamond Crystal Salt Flakes?

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

Does Diamond Crystal Salt Flakes contain seed oils?

No. Nothing in Diamond Crystal 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 Diamond Crystal Salt Flakes?

Diamond Crystal 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 Diamond Crystal Salt Flakes compare to other spices & seasonings?

At 100/100 Diamond Crystal Salt Flakes sits in our top band, among the better spices & seasonings we have scored.

Is Diamond Crystal Salt Flakes organic?

Diamond Crystal Salt Flakes is not certified organic in our data.

Has Diamond Crystal Salt Flakes been lab tested?

Not this product itself. It shares a base recipe (Salt only, kosher flake form) with the other products in its family, Diamond Crystal Kosher Salt Flakes, and 2 products in its family have 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 Diamond Crystal Salt Flakes contain heavy metals?

Diamond Crystal Salt Flakes itself has not been tested for heavy metals, but other products in its family, which share its base recipe, have: a lab tested them for arsenic, cadmium, lead and mercury and found none above its detection limit. This product is scored with the worst result for each contaminant across those tests. Its own results may differ.

Full methodology: how we score products.

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