Nellie's Laundry Soda with POW Powder, 250 Loads

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Nellie's Laundry Soda with POW Powder, 250 Loads scores 52/100 on Tallow — our okay 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.

Nellie's Laundry Soda with POW Powder, 250 Loads lists 9 ingredients, starting with Sodium Carbonate, Sodium Metasilicate, Sodium Sulfate, Linear Alcohol Ethoxylate and Sodium Carbonate Peroxide. Ingredients are listed in descending order by weight, so the first few make up most of what you are eating.

At 52/100 Nellie's Laundry Soda with POW Powder, 250 Loads lands mid-scale — below the typical score in laundry detergent, but clear of the bottom band. A higher-scoring option in laundry detergent is Molly's Suds Original Laundry Detergent Powder Peppermint at 100/100.