Organic Fair Trade Ceylon Cinnamon, Ground, 1.76 oz (50 g)

Name: Organic Fair Trade Ceylon Cinnamon, Ground, 1.76 oz (50 g)
Brand: Frontier Co-op

5Avoid

Contaminants · 4

3 at/over limit

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

Lead243 ppbof 5 ppb

Over the limit — 49×FDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.005 mg/L

Cadmium84 ppbof 5 ppb

Over the limit — 17×FDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.005 mg/L

Arsenic12 ppbof 10 ppb

Over the limit — 1.2×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 · 1

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Common questions

Is Frontier Co-op Organic Fair Trade Ceylon Cinnamon, Ground, 1.76 oz (50 g) healthy?

Frontier Co-op Organic Fair Trade Ceylon Cinnamon, Ground, 1.76 oz (50 g) scores 5/100 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 Frontier Co-op Organic Fair Trade Ceylon Cinnamon, Ground, 1.76 oz (50 g)?

Frontier Co-op Organic Fair Trade Ceylon Cinnamon, Ground, 1.76 oz (50 g) lists 1 ingredient, starting with Ceylon Cinnamon. Ingredients are listed in descending order by weight, so the first few make up most of what you are eating.

Does Frontier Co-op Organic Fair Trade Ceylon Cinnamon, Ground, 1.76 oz (50 g) contain seed oils?

No. Nothing in Frontier Co-op Organic Fair Trade Ceylon Cinnamon, Ground, 1.76 oz (50 g)’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 Frontier Co-op Organic Fair Trade Ceylon Cinnamon, Ground, 1.76 oz (50 g)?

Frontier Co-op Organic Fair Trade Ceylon Cinnamon, Ground, 1.76 oz (50 g) is NOVA group 1: unprocessed or minimally processed. NOVA runs 1 to 4, where 1 is whole food and 4 is ultra-processed.

How does Frontier Co-op Organic Fair Trade Ceylon Cinnamon, Ground, 1.76 oz (50 g) compare to other spices & seasonings?

At 5/100 Frontier Co-op Organic Fair Trade Ceylon Cinnamon, Ground, 1.76 oz (50 g) scores worse than most spices & seasonings we have scored. A higher-scoring option in spices & seasonings is Saltix Baja Mineral Sea Salt Fine Grind at 100/100.

Is Frontier Co-op Organic Fair Trade Ceylon Cinnamon, Ground, 1.76 oz (50 g) organic?

Yes. Frontier Co-op Organic Fair Trade Ceylon Cinnamon, Ground, 1.76 oz (50 g) carries USDA Organic certification, which is worth +5 points in the score above.

Has Frontier Co-op Organic Fair Trade Ceylon Cinnamon, Ground, 1.76 oz (50 g) been lab tested?

Yes. 4 substances in Frontier Co-op Organic Fair Trade Ceylon Cinnamon, Ground, 1.76 oz (50 g) have a laboratory result on file — see the Contaminants section above for each reading and the limit it was measured against.

Does Frontier Co-op Organic Fair Trade Ceylon Cinnamon, Ground, 1.76 oz (50 g) contain heavy metals?

Yes. A lab detected lead at 243 ppb against a 5 ppb limit, arsenic at 12 ppb against a 10 ppb limit and cadmium at 84 ppb against a 5 ppb limit in Frontier Co-op Organic Fair Trade Ceylon Cinnamon, Ground, 1.76 oz (50 g). It also tested for mercury and found none above its detection limit. Each reading is in the Contaminants section above.

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