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Morton Fine Mediterranean Sea Salt

Fine Mediterranean Sea Salt

91Clean

Contaminants · 5

From lab tests of this product’s family
Morton Sea Salt
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: Iodized Sea Salt, 26 oz
ArsenicNDof 10 ppb
Not detectedFDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.010 mg/L (= EPA MCL)
Measured in: Iodized Sea Salt, 26 oz
CadmiumNDof 5 ppb
Not detectedFDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.005 mg/L
Measured in: Iodized Sea Salt, 26 oz
LeadNDof 5 ppb
Not detectedFDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.005 mg/L
Measured in: Iodized Sea Salt, 26 oz
MercuryNDof 2 ppb
Not detectedFDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.002 mg/L
Measured in: Iodized Sea Salt, 26 oz

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Common questions

Is Morton Fine Mediterranean Sea Salt healthy?

Morton Fine Mediterranean Sea Salt scores 91/100 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, Morton Sea Salt. 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 Morton Fine Mediterranean Sea Salt?

Morton Fine Mediterranean Sea Salt lists 2 ingredients, starting with Sea Salt and Yellow Prussiate of Soda. Ingredients are listed in descending order by weight, so the first few make up most of what you are eating.

Does Morton Fine Mediterranean Sea Salt contain seed oils?

No. Nothing in Morton Fine Mediterranean Sea Salt’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 Morton Fine Mediterranean Sea Salt?

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

How does Morton Fine Mediterranean Sea Salt compare to other spices & seasonings?

At 91/100 Morton Fine Mediterranean Sea Salt 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 Morton Fine Mediterranean Sea Salt organic?

Morton Fine Mediterranean Sea Salt is not certified organic in our data.

Has Morton Fine Mediterranean Sea Salt been lab tested?

Not this product itself. It shares a base recipe (Sea salt (with or without yellow prussiate of soda anti-caking)) with the other products in its family, Morton Sea Salt, and 1 product in its family has 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 Morton Fine Mediterranean Sea Salt contain heavy metals?

Morton Fine Mediterranean Sea Salt 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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