Organic Roasted Seaweed Snacks, Sea Salt & Avocado Oil, 0.16 oz

Name: Organic Roasted Seaweed Snacks, Sea Salt & Avocado Oil, 0.16 oz
Brand: gimMe

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Breakdown

Processed · 4 contaminants flagged · 2 ingredients to watch

Includes lab results from its product family: gimMe Sea Salt & Avocado Oil Seaweed

100

Lab-measured contaminants

Measured against published safety limits

−100

arsenic−53

cadmium−21

lead−15

mercury−11

Ingredients

−8

seaweed−4

avocado oil−4

Processing

−5

NOVA 3: processed−5

Packaging

−5

Packaging−5

Credits

Certified organic+5

Adjustments

What it takes to land on the final number

+13

Minimum score+13

Final score0

Contaminants · 4

4 at/over limit

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

Arsenic13.8 ppmof 0.01 ppm

Over the limit — 1380×FDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.010 mg/L (= EPA MCL)

Cadmium544 ppbof 5 ppb

Over the limit — 109×FDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.005 mg/L

Lead75.2 ppbof 5 ppb

Over the limit — 15×FDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.005 mg/L

Mercury11.6 ppbof 2 ppb

Over the limit — 5.8×FDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.002 mg/L

Contaminants · 4

4 at/over limit

Includes lab tests of other products in its family

gimMe Sea Salt & Avocado Oil Seaweed

Worst result per contaminant across the family

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

Arsenic13.8 ppmof 0.01 ppm

Over the limit — 1380×FDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.010 mg/L (= EPA MCL)

Measured in: Organic Premium Roasted Seaweed Sea Salt & Avocado Oil

Cadmium544 ppbof 5 ppb

Over the limit — 109×FDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.005 mg/L

Measured in: Organic Premium Roasted Seaweed Sea Salt & Avocado Oil

Lead75.2 ppbof 5 ppb

Over the limit — 15×FDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.005 mg/L

Measured in: Organic Premium Roasted Seaweed Sea Salt & Avocado Oil

Mercury11.6 ppbof 2 ppb

Over the limit — 5.8×FDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.002 mg/L

Measured in: Organic Premium Roasted Seaweed Sea Salt & Avocado Oil

Ingredients · 3

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Common questions

Is gimMe Organic Roasted Seaweed Snacks, Sea Salt & Avocado Oil, 0.16 oz healthy?

gimMe Organic Roasted Seaweed Snacks, Sea Salt & Avocado Oil, 0.16 oz 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 Sea Salt & Avocado Oil 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, Sea Salt & Avocado Oil, 0.16 oz?

gimMe Organic Roasted Seaweed Snacks, Sea Salt & Avocado Oil, 0.16 oz lists 3 ingredients, starting with Seaweed, Avocado Oil and Sea Salt. 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, Sea Salt & Avocado Oil, 0.16 oz contain seed oils?

No. Nothing in gimMe Organic Roasted Seaweed Snacks, Sea Salt & Avocado Oil, 0.16 oz’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 gimMe Organic Roasted Seaweed Snacks, Sea Salt & Avocado Oil, 0.16 oz?

gimMe Organic Roasted Seaweed Snacks, Sea Salt & Avocado Oil, 0.16 oz is NOVA group 3: processed, but not ultra-processed. NOVA runs 1 to 4, where 1 is whole food and 4 is ultra-processed.

How does gimMe Organic Roasted Seaweed Snacks, Sea Salt & Avocado Oil, 0.16 oz compare to other chips & crisps?

At 0/100 gimMe Organic Roasted Seaweed Snacks, Sea Salt & Avocado Oil, 0.16 oz 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, Sea Salt & Avocado Oil, 0.16 oz organic?

Yes. gimMe Organic Roasted Seaweed Snacks, Sea Salt & Avocado Oil, 0.16 oz carries USDA Organic certification, which is worth +5 points in the score above.

Has gimMe Organic Roasted Seaweed Snacks, Sea Salt & Avocado Oil, 0.16 oz been lab tested?

Yes. 4 substances in gimMe Organic Roasted Seaweed Snacks, Sea Salt & Avocado Oil, 0.16 oz have a laboratory result on file — see the Contaminants section above for each reading and the limit it was measured against. Other products in its family (gimMe Sea Salt & Avocado Oil Seaweed), which share its base recipe, were lab tested too. This product is scored with the worst result for each contaminant across those tests. Their results are in the family's Contaminants section above.

Does gimMe Organic Roasted Seaweed Snacks, Sea Salt & Avocado Oil, 0.16 oz contain heavy metals?

Yes. A lab detected lead at 75.2 ppb against a 5 ppb limit, arsenic at 13.8 ppm against a 0.01 ppm limit, cadmium at 544 ppb against a 5 ppb limit and mercury at 11.6 ppb against a 2 ppb limit in gimMe Organic Roasted Seaweed Snacks, Sea Salt & Avocado Oil, 0.16 oz. Each reading is in the Contaminants section above. Other products in its family, which share its base recipe, were tested too: a lab detected arsenic at 13.8 ppm against a 0.01 ppm limit in Organic Premium Roasted Seaweed Sea Salt & Avocado Oil, cadmium at 544 ppb against a 5 ppb limit in Organic Premium Roasted Seaweed Sea Salt & Avocado Oil, lead at 75.2 ppb against a 5 ppb limit in Organic Premium Roasted Seaweed Sea Salt & Avocado Oil and mercury at 11.6 ppb against a 2 ppb limit in Organic Premium Roasted Seaweed Sea Salt & Avocado Oil. This product is scored with the worst result for each contaminant across those tests.

Full methodology: how we score products.