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Navitas Organics Organic Cacao Powder

Organic Cacao Powder

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Contaminants · 4

2 at/over limit
From lab tests of this product’s family
Navitas Cacao Powder
This product wasn’t tested · results may differ

In the family’s tests: measured by an independent lab and compared against published safety limits.

Cadmium409 ppbof 5 ppb
Over the limit — 82×FDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.005 mg/L
Measured in: Cacao Powder Unsweetened
Lead14.8 ppbof 5 ppb
Over the limit — 3×FDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.005 mg/L
Measured in: Cacao Powder Unsweetened
ArsenicNDof 10 ppb
Not detectedFDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.010 mg/L (= EPA MCL)
Measured in: Cacao Powder Unsweetened
MercuryNDof 2 ppb
Not detectedFDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.002 mg/L
Measured in: Cacao Powder Unsweetened

Ingredients · 1

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Common questions

Is Navitas Organics Organic Cacao Powder healthy?

Navitas Organics Organic Cacao Powder scores 11/100 on Tallow — our avoid 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, Navitas Cacao Powder. 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 Navitas Organics Organic Cacao Powder?

Navitas Organics Organic Cacao Powder lists 1 ingredient, starting with Certified Organic Cacao. Ingredients are listed in descending order by weight, so the first few make up most of what you are eating.

Does Navitas Organics Organic Cacao Powder contain seed oils?

No. Nothing in Navitas Organics Organic Cacao Powder’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 Navitas Organics Organic Cacao Powder?

Navitas Organics Organic Cacao Powder 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 Navitas Organics Organic Cacao Powder compare to other chocolate?

At 11/100 Navitas Organics Organic Cacao Powder scores worse than most chocolate we have scored. A higher-scoring option in chocolate is Hu Organic Hazelnut Butter + Hazelnut Crunch Milk Chocolate at 100/100.

Is Navitas Organics Organic Cacao Powder organic?

Yes. Navitas Organics Organic Cacao Powder carries USDA Organic certification, which is worth +5 points in the score above.

Has Navitas Organics Organic Cacao Powder been lab tested?

Not this product itself. It shares a base recipe (Organic cacao powder, single ingredient) with the other products in its family, Navitas Cacao Powder, 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 Navitas Organics Organic Cacao Powder contain heavy metals?

Navitas Organics Organic Cacao Powder itself has not been tested for heavy metals, but other products in its family, which share its base recipe, have: a lab detected cadmium at 409 ppb against a 5 ppb limit in Cacao Powder Unsweetened and lead at 14.8 ppb against a 5 ppb limit in Cacao Powder Unsweetened. 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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