Guar Gum Powder

Name: Guar Gum Powder
Brand: It's Just!

35Avoid

Contaminants · 4

2 at/over limit

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

Lead19 ppbof 5 ppb

Over the limit — 3.8×FDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.005 mg/L

Cadmium7 ppbof 5 ppb

Over the limit — 1.4×FDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.005 mg/L

ArsenicNDof 10 ppb

Not detectedFDA 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 It's Just! Guar Gum Powder healthy?

It's Just! Guar Gum Powder scores 35/100 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 It's Just! Guar Gum Powder?

It's Just! Guar Gum Powder lists 1 ingredient, starting with Guar Gum. Ingredients are listed in descending order by weight, so the first few make up most of what you are eating.

Does It's Just! Guar Gum Powder contain seed oils?

No. Nothing in It's Just! Guar Gum Powder’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 It's Just! Guar Gum Powder?

It's Just! Guar Gum Powder is NOVA group 4: ultra-processed. That is the top of the scale and the classification the score penalises most heavily.

How does It's Just! Guar Gum Powder compare to other baking ingredients?

At 35/100 It's Just! Guar Gum Powder scores worse than most baking ingredients we have scored. A higher-scoring option in baking ingredients is King Arthur Baking Company Organic Unbleached All-Purpose Flour at 100/100.

Is It's Just! Guar Gum Powder organic?

It's Just! Guar Gum Powder is not certified organic in our data.

Has It's Just! Guar Gum Powder been lab tested?

Yes. 4 substances in It's Just! Guar Gum Powder have a laboratory result on file — see the Contaminants section above for each reading and the limit it was measured against.

Does It's Just! Guar Gum Powder contain heavy metals?

Yes. A lab detected lead at 19 ppb against a 5 ppb limit and cadmium at 7 ppb against a 5 ppb limit in It's Just! Guar Gum Powder. It also tested for arsenic and mercury and found none above its detection limit. Each reading is in the Contaminants section above.

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