NOW Foods Organic Kelp Pure Powder 8 oz Pwdr

Name: NOW Foods Organic Kelp Pure Powder 8 oz Pwdr
Brand: NOW Foods

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Contaminants · 4

2 at/over limit

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

Arsenic81 ppmof 0.01 ppm

Over the limit — 8100×FDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.010 mg/L (= EPA MCL)

Cadmium380 ppbof 5 ppb

Over the limit — 76×FDA 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

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Common questions

Is NOW Foods Organic Kelp Pure Powder 8 oz Pwdr healthy?

NOW Foods Organic Kelp Pure Powder 8 oz Pwdr scores 0/100 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. 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 NOW Foods Organic Kelp Pure Powder 8 oz Pwdr?

NOW Foods Organic Kelp Pure Powder 8 oz Pwdr lists 2 ingredients, starting with Iodine and Organic Kelp. Ingredients are listed in descending order by weight, so the first few make up most of what you are eating.

Does NOW Foods Organic Kelp Pure Powder 8 oz Pwdr contain seed oils?

No. Nothing in NOW Foods Organic Kelp Pure Powder 8 oz Pwdr’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 NOW Foods Organic Kelp Pure Powder 8 oz Pwdr?

NOW Foods Organic Kelp Pure Powder 8 oz Pwdr 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 NOW Foods Organic Kelp Pure Powder 8 oz Pwdr compare to other greens & superfoods?

At 0/100 NOW Foods Organic Kelp Pure Powder 8 oz Pwdr scores worse than most greens & superfoods we have scored. A higher-scoring option in greens & superfoods is E3Live Nutrient Rich AquaBotanical at 100/100.

Is NOW Foods Organic Kelp Pure Powder 8 oz Pwdr organic?

NOW Foods Organic Kelp Pure Powder 8 oz Pwdr is not certified organic in our data.

Has NOW Foods Organic Kelp Pure Powder 8 oz Pwdr been lab tested?

Yes. 4 substances in NOW Foods Organic Kelp Pure Powder 8 oz Pwdr have a laboratory result on file — see the Contaminants section above for each reading and the limit it was measured against.

Does NOW Foods Organic Kelp Pure Powder 8 oz Pwdr contain heavy metals?

Yes. A lab detected arsenic at 81 ppm against a 0.01 ppm limit and cadmium at 380 ppb against a 5 ppb limit in NOW Foods Organic Kelp Pure Powder 8 oz Pwdr. It also tested for lead and mercury and found none above its detection limit. Each reading is in the Contaminants section above.

Full methodology: how we score products.