Ground cinnamon

Name: Ground cinnamon
Brand: Great Value

12Avoid

Contaminants · 1

1 at/over limit

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

Lead890 ppbof 5 ppb

Over the limit — 178×FDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.005 mg/L

Ingredients · 1

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Common questions

Is Great Value Ground cinnamon healthy?

Great Value Ground cinnamon scores 12/100 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 Great Value Ground cinnamon?

Great Value Ground cinnamon lists 1 ingredient, starting with Cinnamon. Ingredients are listed in descending order by weight, so the first few make up most of what you are eating.

Does Great Value Ground cinnamon contain seed oils?

No. Nothing in Great Value Ground cinnamon’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 Great Value Ground cinnamon?

Great Value Ground cinnamon 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 Great Value Ground cinnamon compare to other spices & seasonings?

At 12/100 Great Value Ground cinnamon 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 Great Value Ground cinnamon organic?

Great Value Ground cinnamon is not certified organic in our data.

Has Great Value Ground cinnamon been lab tested?

Yes. 1 substance in Great Value Ground cinnamon has a laboratory result on file — see the Contaminants section above for each reading and the limit it was measured against.

Does Great Value Ground cinnamon contain heavy metals?

Yes. A lab detected lead at 890 ppb against a 5 ppb limit in Great Value Ground cinnamon. Each reading is in the Contaminants section above.

Full methodology: how we score products.