Organic Quinoa

Name: Organic Quinoa
Brand: Good & Gather

37Avoid

Contaminants · 4

2 at/over limit

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

Cadmium27.3 ppbof 5 ppb

Over the limit — 5.5×FDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.005 mg/L

Arsenic14.7 ppbof 10 ppb

Over the limit — 1.5×FDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.010 mg/L (= EPA MCL)

Lead4.3 ppbof 5 ppb

86% of the limitFDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.005 mg/L

MercuryNDof 2 ppb

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

Ingredients · 1

GoodCautionAvoid

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Common questions

Is Good & Gather Organic Quinoa healthy?

Good & Gather Organic Quinoa scores 37/100 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 Good & Gather Organic Quinoa?

Good & Gather Organic Quinoa lists 1 ingredient, starting with Organic White Quinoa. Ingredients are listed in descending order by weight, so the first few make up most of what you are eating.

Does Good & Gather Organic Quinoa contain seed oils?

No. Nothing in Good & Gather Organic Quinoa’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 Good & Gather Organic Quinoa?

Good & Gather Organic Quinoa 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 Good & Gather Organic Quinoa compare to other rice & grains?

At 37/100 Good & Gather Organic Quinoa scores worse than most rice & grains we have scored. A higher-scoring option in rice & grains is Simple Truth Organic Long Grain White Rice at 100/100.

Is Good & Gather Organic Quinoa organic?

Good & Gather Organic Quinoa is not certified organic in our data.

Has Good & Gather Organic Quinoa been lab tested?

Yes. 4 substances in Good & Gather Organic Quinoa have a laboratory result on file — see the Contaminants section above for each reading and the limit it was measured against.

Does Good & Gather Organic Quinoa contain heavy metals?

Yes. A lab detected lead at 4.3 ppb against a 5 ppb limit, arsenic at 14.7 ppb against a 10 ppb limit and cadmium at 27.3 ppb against a 5 ppb limit in Good & Gather Organic Quinoa. It also tested for mercury and found none above its detection limit. Each reading is in the Contaminants section above.

Full methodology: how we score products.