Nescafé Azera Americano Instant Coffee with Ground Beans

Name: Nescafé Azera Americano Instant Coffee with Ground Beans
Brand: NESCAFÉ

64Okay

Contaminants · 4

1 at/over limit

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

Arsenic22.4 ppbof 10 ppb

Over the limit — 2.2×FDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.010 mg/L (= EPA MCL)

CadmiumNDof 5 ppb

Not detectedFDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.005 mg/L

LeadNDof 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 · 2

GoodCautionAvoid

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Common questions

Is Nescafé Azera Americano Instant Coffee with Ground Beans healthy?

Nescafé Azera Americano Instant Coffee with Ground Beans scores 64/100 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.

What is in Nescafé Azera Americano Instant Coffee with Ground Beans?

Nescafé Azera Americano Instant Coffee with Ground Beans lists 2 ingredients, starting with Soluble Coffee and Roast and Ground Coffee. Ingredients are listed in descending order by weight, so the first few make up most of what you are eating.

Does Nescafé Azera Americano Instant Coffee with Ground Beans contain seed oils?

No. Nothing in Nescafé Azera Americano Instant Coffee with Ground Beans’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 Nescafé Azera Americano Instant Coffee with Ground Beans?

Nescafé Azera Americano Instant Coffee with Ground Beans 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 Nescafé Azera Americano Instant Coffee with Ground Beans compare to other coffee?

At 64/100 Nescafé Azera Americano Instant Coffee with Ground Beans lands mid-scale — below the typical score in coffee, but clear of the bottom band. A higher-scoring option in coffee is Purity Coffee FLOW Organic Medium Roast Whole Bean Coffee at 100/100.

Is Nescafé Azera Americano Instant Coffee with Ground Beans organic?

Nescafé Azera Americano Instant Coffee with Ground Beans is not certified organic in our data.

Has Nescafé Azera Americano Instant Coffee with Ground Beans been lab tested?

Yes. 4 substances in Nescafé Azera Americano Instant Coffee with Ground Beans have a laboratory result on file — see the Contaminants section above for each reading and the limit it was measured against.

Does Nescafé Azera Americano Instant Coffee with Ground Beans contain heavy metals?

Yes. A lab detected arsenic at 22.4 ppb against a 10 ppb limit in Nescafé Azera Americano Instant Coffee with Ground Beans. It also tested for lead, cadmium and mercury and found none above its detection limit. Each reading is in the Contaminants section above.

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