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Maldon Sea Salt Flakes

Sea Salt Flakes

99Clean

Contaminants · 4

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

ArsenicNDof 10 ppb
Not detectedFDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.010 mg/L (= EPA MCL)
CadmiumNDof 5 ppb
Not detectedFDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.005 mg/L
LeadNDof 5 ppb
Not detectedFDA 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

Contaminants · 5

Includes lab tests of other products in its family
Maldon Sea Salt Flakes
Worst result per contaminant across the family

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

AluminumNDof 200 ppb
Not detectedFDA bottled-water Standard of Quality (secondary/aesthetic), 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.2 mg/L. NOTE: this is a bottled-water level; it is not an FDA limit for aluminum in solid foods, where no comparable federal limit exists.
Measured in: Sea Salt Flakes
ArsenicNDof 10 ppb
Not detectedFDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.010 mg/L (= EPA MCL)
Measured in: Sea Salt Flakes
CadmiumNDof 5 ppb
Not detectedFDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.005 mg/L
Measured in: Sea Salt Flakes
LeadNDof 5 ppb
Not detectedFDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.005 mg/L
Measured in: Sea Salt Flakes
MercuryNDof 2 ppb
Not detectedFDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.002 mg/L
Measured in: Sea Salt Flakes

Ingredients · 1

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Common questions

Is Maldon Sea Salt Flakes healthy?

Maldon Sea Salt Flakes scores 99/100 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, Maldon Sea Salt Flakes. 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 Maldon Sea Salt Flakes?

Maldon Sea Salt Flakes lists 1 ingredient, starting with Sea Salt Flakes. Ingredients are listed in descending order by weight, so the first few make up most of what you are eating.

Does Maldon Sea Salt Flakes contain seed oils?

No. Nothing in Maldon Sea Salt Flakes’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 Maldon Sea Salt Flakes?

Maldon Sea Salt Flakes is NOVA group 2: processed culinary ingredients. NOVA runs 1 to 4, where 1 is whole food and 4 is ultra-processed.

How does Maldon Sea Salt Flakes compare to other spices & seasonings?

At 99/100 Maldon Sea Salt Flakes sits in our top band, among the better spices & seasonings we have scored. A higher-scoring option in spices & seasonings is Saltix Baja Mineral Sea Salt Fine Grind at 100/100.

Is Maldon Sea Salt Flakes organic?

Maldon Sea Salt Flakes is not certified organic in our data.

Has Maldon Sea Salt Flakes been lab tested?

Yes. 4 substances in Maldon Sea Salt Flakes 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 (Maldon Sea Salt Flakes), 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 Maldon Sea Salt Flakes contain heavy metals?

No. A lab tested Maldon Sea Salt Flakes for lead, arsenic, cadmium and mercury and found none above its detection limit. Other products in its family, which share its base recipe, were tested too: a lab tested them for arsenic, cadmium, lead and mercury and found none above its detection limit. This product is scored with the worst result for each contaminant across those tests.

Full methodology: how we score products.

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