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Food For Life Organic Sprouted Whole Grain and Seed Bread

Organic Sprouted Whole Grain and Seed Bread

61Okay
USDA Organic

Contaminants · 4

1 at/over limit
From lab tests of this product’s family
Ezekiel 4:9 sprouted grain bread
This product wasn’t tested · results may differ

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

Cadmium10 ppbof 5 ppb
Over the limit — 2×FDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.005 mg/L
Measured in: Organic Ezekiel 4:9 Flourless Sprouted Grain Bread
Arsenic5 ppbof 10 ppb
50% of the limitFDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.010 mg/L (= EPA MCL)
Measured in: Organic Ezekiel 4:9 Flourless Sprouted Grain Bread
LeadNDof 5 ppb
Not detectedFDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.005 mg/L
Measured in: Organic Ezekiel 4:9 Flourless Sprouted Grain Bread
MercuryNDof 2 ppb
Not detectedFDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.002 mg/L
Measured in: Organic Ezekiel 4:9 Flourless Sprouted Grain Bread

Ingredients · 11

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Common questions

Is Food For Life Organic Sprouted Whole Grain and Seed Bread healthy?

Food For Life Organic Sprouted Whole Grain and Seed Bread scores 61/100 on Tallow — our okay 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, Ezekiel 4:9 sprouted grain bread. 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 Food For Life Organic Sprouted Whole Grain and Seed Bread?

Food For Life Organic Sprouted Whole Grain and Seed Bread lists 11 ingredients, starting with Organic Sprouted Wheat, Filtered Water, Organic Sprouted Barley, Organic Sprouted Millet and Organic Malted Barley. Ingredients are listed in descending order by weight, so the first few make up most of what you are eating.

Does Food For Life Organic Sprouted Whole Grain and Seed Bread contain seed oils?

No. Nothing in Food For Life Organic Sprouted Whole Grain and Seed Bread’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 Food For Life Organic Sprouted Whole Grain and Seed Bread?

Food For Life Organic Sprouted Whole Grain and Seed Bread is NOVA group 4: ultra-processed. That is the top of the scale and the classification the score penalises most heavily.

How does Food For Life Organic Sprouted Whole Grain and Seed Bread compare to other bread?

At 61/100 Food For Life Organic Sprouted Whole Grain and Seed Bread lands mid-scale — below the typical score in bread, but clear of the bottom band. A higher-scoring option in bread is izzio ARTISAN BAKERY Organic San Francisco Style Sourdough at 96/100.

Is Food For Life Organic Sprouted Whole Grain and Seed Bread organic?

Yes. Food For Life Organic Sprouted Whole Grain and Seed Bread carries USDA Organic certification, which is worth +5 points in the score above.

Has Food For Life Organic Sprouted Whole Grain and Seed Bread been lab tested?

Not this product itself. It shares a base recipe (Organic sprouted wheat, barley, millet, lentils, soybeans, spelt; no rice, cinnamon or major seeds) with the other products in its family, Ezekiel 4:9 sprouted grain bread, and 1 product in its family has 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 Food For Life Organic Sprouted Whole Grain and Seed Bread contain heavy metals?

Food For Life Organic Sprouted Whole Grain and Seed Bread itself has not been tested for heavy metals, but other products in its family, which share its base recipe, have: a lab detected arsenic at 5 ppb against a 10 ppb limit in Organic Ezekiel 4:9 Flourless Sprouted Grain Bread and cadmium at 10 ppb against a 5 ppb limit in Organic Ezekiel 4:9 Flourless Sprouted Grain Bread. This product is scored with the worst result for each contaminant across those tests. Its own results may differ.

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