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LaCroix Naturally Essenced Lime Sparkling Water

Naturally Essenced Lime Sparkling Water

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Contaminants · 18

From lab tests of this product’s family
LaCroix sparkling water (carbonated water)
This product wasn’t tested · results may differ

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

Benzylbutyl PhthalateNDof 6 ppm
Not detectedEU food-contact plastics, Reg. (EU) 10/2011 as amended by 2023/1442 — BBP SML 6 mg/kg (cut from 30). Also inside the 0.6 mg/kg DEHP-equivalent group limit (BBP x0.1 = 6 mg/kg alone).
Measured in: Naturally Essenced Pamplemousse Sparkling Water
Bisphenol a (BPA)NDof 1 ppb
Not detectedEU Reg. (EU) 2024/3190 — BPA banned in food-contact materials from 20 Jan 2025 (old 0.05 mg/kg SML repealed); the residual exemptions require NO detectable migration at a 1 ug/kg detection limit. 1 ppb is therefore the tightest published number.
Measured in: Naturally Essenced Pamplemousse Sparkling Water
BpfNDof 10 ppb
Not detectedNot on the EU Union list of substances authorised in food-contact plastics (Reg. (EU) 10/2011 Annex I), and Reg. 2024/3190 restricts hazardous bisphenols; no migration is permitted. Set at 0.01 mg/kg, the detection limit 10/2011 uses for not-detectable (ND) restrictions.
Measured in: Naturally Essenced Pamplemousse Sparkling Water
BPS (Bisphenol s)NDof 50 ppb
Not detectedEU food-contact plastics, Reg. (EU) 10/2011 — BPS (4,4'-sulphonyldiphenol) SML 0.05 mg/kg; BfR applies the same 0.05 mg/kg.
Measured in: Naturally Essenced Pamplemousse Sparkling Water
Di (2-ethylhexyl) TerephthalateNDof 60 ppm
Not detectedEU food-contact plastics, Reg. (EU) 10/2011 — DEHT (FCM 798) SML 60 mg/kg, group restriction with DINCH. No tighter published limit exists (EFSA TDI 1 mg/kg bw/day).
Measured in: Naturally Essenced Pamplemousse Sparkling Water
Di-n-octyl PhthalateNDof 10 ppb
Not detectedDNOP is not on the EU Union list of substances authorised in food-contact plastics (Reg. (EU) 10/2011 Annex I), so no migration is permitted. Set at 0.01 mg/kg, the detection limit 10/2011 uses for not-detectable (ND) restrictions.
Measured in: Naturally Essenced Pamplemousse Sparkling Water
Di(2-ethylhexyl) Phthalate (DEHP)NDof 6 ppb
Not detectedUS EPA drinking-water MCL, 40 CFR 141.61(c) — 0.006 mg/L. Applied to all foods as the TIGHTEST published DEHP number; the EU food-contact limit is looser (Reg. (EU) 10/2011 as amended by 2023/1442: SML 0.6 mg/kg, plus the 0.6 mg/kg DEHP-equivalent group limit with DBP/BBP/DIBP).
Measured in: Naturally Essenced Pamplemousse Sparkling Water
Dibutyl PhthalateNDof 120 ppb
Not detectedEU food-contact plastics, Reg. (EU) 10/2011 as amended by 2023/1442 — DBP SML 0.12 mg/kg (cut from 0.3). Also inside the 0.6 mg/kg DEHP-equivalent group limit (DBP x5).
Measured in: Naturally Essenced Pamplemousse Sparkling Water
Dicyclohexyl PhthalateNDof 10 ppb
Not detectedDCHP is not on the EU Union list of substances authorised in food-contact plastics (Reg. (EU) 10/2011 Annex I), so no migration is permitted. Set at 0.01 mg/kg, the detection limit 10/2011 uses for not-detectable (ND) restrictions.
Measured in: Naturally Essenced Pamplemousse Sparkling Water
Diethylhexyl AdipateNDof 18 ppm
Not detectedEU food-contact plastics, Reg. (EU) 10/2011 — DEHA (FCM 207) SML 18 mg/kg.
Measured in: Naturally Essenced Pamplemousse Sparkling Water
DiethylphthalateNDof 10 ppb
Not detectedDEP is not on the EU Union list of substances authorised in food-contact plastics (Reg. (EU) 10/2011 Annex I), so no migration is permitted. Set at 0.01 mg/kg, the detection limit 10/2011 uses for not-detectable (ND) restrictions.
Measured in: Naturally Essenced Pamplemousse Sparkling Water
Dihexyl PhthalateNDof 10 ppb
Not detectedDNHP (di-n-hexyl phthalate, EU Repr. 1B) is not on the EU Union list of substances authorised in food-contact plastics (Reg. (EU) 10/2011 Annex I), so no migration is permitted. Set at 0.01 mg/kg, the detection limit 10/2011 uses for not-detectable (ND) restrictions.
Measured in: Naturally Essenced Pamplemousse Sparkling Water
Diisobutyl PhthalateNDof 150 ppb
Not detectedEU food-contact plastics, Reg. (EU) 2023/1442 group restriction — DBP x5 + DIBP x4 + BBP x0.1 + DEHP <= 0.6 mg/kg DEHP-equivalents, so DIBP alone may not exceed 0.15 mg/kg. DIBP is not itself an authorised substance.
Measured in: Naturally Essenced Pamplemousse Sparkling Water
Diisodecyl AdipateNDof 10 ppb
Not detectedDIDA (diisodecyl adipate) is not on the EU Union list of substances authorised in food-contact plastics (Reg. (EU) 10/2011 Annex I), so no migration is permitted. Set at 0.01 mg/kg, the detection limit 10/2011 uses for not-detectable (ND) restrictions.
Measured in: Naturally Essenced Pamplemousse Sparkling Water
Diisodecyl PhthalateNDof 1.8 ppm
Not detectedEU food-contact plastics, Reg. (EU) 10/2011 as amended by 2023/1442 — DINP+DIDP group SML 1.8 mg/kg (sum). Applied to each alone.
Measured in: Naturally Essenced Pamplemousse Sparkling Water
Diisononyl 1,2-cyclohexanedicarboxylic AcidNDof 60 ppm
Not detectedEU food-contact plastics, Reg. (EU) 10/2011 — DINCH (FCM 775) group restriction with DEHT, 60 mg/kg. No tighter published limit exists (EFSA TDI 1 mg/kg bw/day).
Measured in: Naturally Essenced Pamplemousse Sparkling Water
Diisononyl ortho PhthalateNDof 1.8 ppm
Not detectedEU food-contact plastics, Reg. (EU) 10/2011 as amended by 2023/1442 — DINP+DIDP group SML 1.8 mg/kg (sum). Applied to each alone.
Measured in: Naturally Essenced Pamplemousse Sparkling Water
DimethylphthalateNDof 10 ppb
Not detectedDMP is not on the EU Union list of substances authorised in food-contact plastics (Reg. (EU) 10/2011 Annex I), so no migration is permitted. Set at 0.01 mg/kg, the detection limit 10/2011 uses for not-detectable (ND) restrictions.
Measured in: Naturally Essenced Pamplemousse Sparkling Water

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Is LaCroix Naturally Essenced Lime Sparkling Water healthy?

LaCroix Naturally Essenced Lime Sparkling Water scores 77/100 on Tallow — our clean 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, LaCroix sparkling water (carbonated water). 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 LaCroix Naturally Essenced Lime Sparkling Water?

LaCroix Naturally Essenced Lime Sparkling Water lists 2 ingredients, starting with Non-carbonated Spring Water and Natural Essence. Ingredients are listed in descending order by weight, so the first few make up most of what you are eating.

Does LaCroix Naturally Essenced Lime Sparkling Water contain seed oils?

No. Nothing in LaCroix Naturally Essenced Lime Sparkling Water’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 LaCroix Naturally Essenced Lime Sparkling Water?

LaCroix Naturally Essenced Lime Sparkling Water is NOVA group 4: ultra-processed. That is the top of the scale and the classification the score penalises most heavily.

How does LaCroix Naturally Essenced Lime Sparkling Water compare to other water?

At 77/100 LaCroix Naturally Essenced Lime Sparkling Water sits in our top band, among the better water we have scored. A higher-scoring option in water is Great Value Purified Drinking Water at 100/100.

Is LaCroix Naturally Essenced Lime Sparkling Water organic?

LaCroix Naturally Essenced Lime Sparkling Water is not certified organic in our data.

Has LaCroix Naturally Essenced Lime Sparkling Water been lab tested?

Not this product itself. It shares a base recipe (Carbonated water with natural flavors/essences only; no juice, sweetener or other drivers) with the other products in its family, LaCroix sparkling water (carbonated water), and 3 products in its family have 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 LaCroix Naturally Essenced Lime Sparkling Water contain phthalates?

LaCroix Naturally Essenced Lime Sparkling Water itself has not been tested for phthalates, but other products in its family, which share its base recipe, have: a lab tested them for benzylbutyl phthalate, di-n-octyl phthalate, DEHP, dibutyl phthalate, dicyclohexyl phthalate and 6 others and found none above its detection limit. This product is scored with the worst result for each contaminant across those tests. Its own results may differ.

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