Organic Roasted Seaweed Snacks Chili Lime

Name: Organic Roasted Seaweed Snacks Chili Lime
Brand: gimMe

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Breakdown

Ultra-processed · 3 contaminants flagged · 2 ingredients to avoid

Includes lab results from its product family: gimMe Chili Lime Seaweed

100

Lab-measured contaminants

Measured against published safety limits

−100

arsenic−61

cadmium−25

lead−14

Ingredients

−38

organic tapioca maltodextrin−12

organic natural flavor−11

organic seaweed−4

seasoning powder−4

organic spices−4

citric acid−3

Processing

−10

NOVA 4: ultra-processed−10

Credits

Certified organic+5

Adjustments

What it takes to land on the final number

+43

Minimum score+43

Final score0

Contaminants · 4

3 at/over limit

From lab tests of this product’s family

gimMe Chili Lime Seaweed

This product wasn’t tested · results may differ

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

Arsenic10.2 ppmof 0.01 ppm

Over the limit — 1015×FDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.010 mg/L (= EPA MCL)

Measured in: Organic Roasted Seaweed Snacks Chili Lime, 0.17 oz

Cadmium557 ppbof 5 ppb

Over the limit — 111×FDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.005 mg/L

Measured in: Organic Roasted Seaweed Snacks Chili Lime, 0.17 oz

Lead37.1 ppbof 5 ppb

Over the limit — 7.4×FDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.005 mg/L

Measured in: Organic Roasted Seaweed Snacks Chili Lime, 0.17 oz

MercuryNDof 2 ppb

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

Measured in: Organic Roasted Seaweed Snacks Chili Lime, 0.17 oz

Ingredients · 20

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Common questions

Is gimMe Organic Roasted Seaweed Snacks Chili Lime healthy?

gimMe Organic Roasted Seaweed Snacks Chili Lime 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, plus lab results from its product family, gimMe Chili Lime Seaweed. 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 gimMe Organic Roasted Seaweed Snacks Chili Lime?

gimMe Organic Roasted Seaweed Snacks Chili Lime lists 20 ingredients, starting with Organic Seaweed, Organic Sunflower Oil, Seasoning Powder, Organic Vinegar Powder and Organic Tapioca Maltodextrin. Ingredients are listed in descending order by weight, so the first few make up most of what you are eating.

Does gimMe Organic Roasted Seaweed Snacks Chili Lime contain seed oils?

Yes. gimMe Organic Roasted Seaweed Snacks Chili Lime lists Organic Sunflower Oil in its ingredients.

How processed is gimMe Organic Roasted Seaweed Snacks Chili Lime?

gimMe Organic Roasted Seaweed Snacks Chili Lime is NOVA group 4: ultra-processed. That is the top of the scale and the classification the score penalises most heavily.

How does gimMe Organic Roasted Seaweed Snacks Chili Lime compare to other chips & crisps?

At 0/100 gimMe Organic Roasted Seaweed Snacks Chili Lime scores worse than most chips & crisps we have scored. A higher-scoring option in chips & crisps is Late July Thin & Crispy Organic Blue Corn Tortilla Chips at 95/100.

Is gimMe Organic Roasted Seaweed Snacks Chili Lime organic?

Yes. gimMe Organic Roasted Seaweed Snacks Chili Lime carries USDA Organic certification, which is worth +5 points in the score above.

Has gimMe Organic Roasted Seaweed Snacks Chili Lime been lab tested?

Not this product itself. It shares a base recipe (Organic roasted seaweed with sunflower oil and chili lime seasoning) with the other products in its family, gimMe Chili Lime Seaweed, 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 gimMe Organic Roasted Seaweed Snacks Chili Lime contain heavy metals?

gimMe Organic Roasted Seaweed Snacks Chili Lime 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 10.2 ppm against a 0.01 ppm limit in Organic Roasted Seaweed Snacks Chili Lime, 0.17 oz, cadmium at 557 ppb against a 5 ppb limit in Organic Roasted Seaweed Snacks Chili Lime, 0.17 oz and lead at 37.1 ppb against a 5 ppb limit in Organic Roasted Seaweed Snacks Chili Lime, 0.17 oz. 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.