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Maldon Sea Salt Flakes Original

Sea Salt Flakes Original

99Clean

Contaminants · 5

From lab tests of this product’s family
Maldon Sea Salt Flakes
This product wasn’t tested · results may differ

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

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Common questions

Is Maldon Sea Salt Flakes Original healthy?

Maldon Sea Salt Flakes Original 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 Original?

Maldon Sea Salt Flakes Original lists 1 ingredient, starting with Sea Salt Flakes With No Additives. 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 Original contain seed oils?

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

Maldon Sea Salt Flakes Original 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 Original compare to other spices & seasonings?

At 99/100 Maldon Sea Salt Flakes Original 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 Original organic?

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

Has Maldon Sea Salt Flakes Original been lab tested?

Not this product itself. It shares a base recipe (Plain sea salt flakes) with the other products in its family, Maldon Sea Salt Flakes, and 2 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 Maldon Sea Salt Flakes Original contain heavy metals?

Maldon Sea Salt Flakes Original itself has not been tested for heavy metals, but other products in its family, which share its base recipe, have: 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. Its own results may differ.

Full methodology: how we score products.

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