Morton Sea Salt

Sea Salt

100Clean

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 Sea Salt healthy?

Morton Sea Salt 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, 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 Sea Salt?

Morton Sea Salt 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 Morton Sea Salt contain seed oils?

No. Nothing in Morton 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 Sea Salt?

Morton 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 Sea Salt compare to other spices & seasonings?

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

Is Morton Sea Salt organic?

Morton Sea Salt is not certified organic in our data.

Has Morton 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 Sea Salt contain heavy metals?

Morton 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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