Organic Fairtrade Freeze Dried Medium Roast Instant Coffee

Name: Organic Fairtrade Freeze Dried Medium Roast Instant Coffee
Brand: Mount Hagen

70Clean

Contaminants · 4

2 at/over limit

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

Arsenic13.6 ppbof 10 ppb

Over the limit — 1.4×FDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.010 mg/L (= EPA MCL)

Lead5.58 ppbof 5 ppb

Over the limit — 1.1×FDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.005 mg/L

CadmiumNDof 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 Mount Hagen Organic Fairtrade Freeze Dried Medium Roast Instant Coffee healthy?

Mount Hagen Organic Fairtrade Freeze Dried Medium Roast Instant Coffee scores 70/100 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 Mount Hagen Organic Fairtrade Freeze Dried Medium Roast Instant Coffee?

Mount Hagen Organic Fairtrade Freeze Dried Medium Roast Instant Coffee lists 1 ingredient, starting with Arabica Coffee Beans. Ingredients are listed in descending order by weight, so the first few make up most of what you are eating.

Does Mount Hagen Organic Fairtrade Freeze Dried Medium Roast Instant Coffee contain seed oils?

No. Nothing in Mount Hagen Organic Fairtrade Freeze Dried Medium Roast Instant Coffee’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 Mount Hagen Organic Fairtrade Freeze Dried Medium Roast Instant Coffee?

Mount Hagen Organic Fairtrade Freeze Dried Medium Roast Instant Coffee is NOVA group 1: unprocessed or minimally processed. NOVA runs 1 to 4, where 1 is whole food and 4 is ultra-processed.

How does Mount Hagen Organic Fairtrade Freeze Dried Medium Roast Instant Coffee compare to other coffee?

At 70/100 Mount Hagen Organic Fairtrade Freeze Dried Medium Roast Instant Coffee sits in our top band, among the better coffee we have scored. A higher-scoring option in coffee is Purity Coffee FLOW Organic Medium Roast Whole Bean Coffee at 100/100.

Is Mount Hagen Organic Fairtrade Freeze Dried Medium Roast Instant Coffee organic?

Yes. Mount Hagen Organic Fairtrade Freeze Dried Medium Roast Instant Coffee carries USDA Organic certification, which is worth +5 points in the score above.

Has Mount Hagen Organic Fairtrade Freeze Dried Medium Roast Instant Coffee been lab tested?

Yes. 4 substances in Mount Hagen Organic Fairtrade Freeze Dried Medium Roast Instant Coffee have a laboratory result on file — see the Contaminants section above for each reading and the limit it was measured against.

Does Mount Hagen Organic Fairtrade Freeze Dried Medium Roast Instant Coffee contain heavy metals?

Yes. A lab detected lead at 5.58 ppb against a 5 ppb limit and arsenic at 13.6 ppb against a 10 ppb limit in Mount Hagen Organic Fairtrade Freeze Dried Medium Roast Instant Coffee. It also tested for cadmium and mercury and found none above its detection limit. Each reading is in the Contaminants section above.

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