Sea Salt Flakes

Name: Sea Salt Flakes
Brand: Maldon

100Clean

Contaminants · 5

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.

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

Ingredients · 1

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Common questions

Is Maldon Sea Salt Flakes healthy?

Maldon Sea Salt Flakes scores 100/100 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. 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. 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 100/100 Maldon Sea Salt Flakes sits in our top band, among the better spices & seasonings we have scored.

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. 5 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.

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.

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