Santa Cruz Paleo Mango Electrolytes

Name: Santa Cruz Paleo Mango Electrolytes
Brand: Santa Cruz Paleo

0Avoid

Breakdown

Ultra-processed · 3 contaminants flagged · 1 ingredient to avoid

Includes lab results from its product family: Santa Cruz Paleo Electrolyte Powder

100

Lab-measured contaminants

Measured against published safety limits

−76

lead−58

arsenic−10

cadmium−8

Ingredients

−24

natural flavor−12

potassium chloride−4

citric acid−4

magnesium glycinate−4

Processing

−10

NOVA 4: ultra-processed−10

Adjustments

What it takes to land on the final number

+10

Minimum score+10

Final score0

Contaminants · 32

1 at/over limit

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

Lead74 ppbof 5 ppb

Over the limit — 15×FDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.005 mg/L

Arsenic9.13 ppbof 10 ppb

91% of the limitFDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.010 mg/L (= EPA MCL)

Cadmium3.95 ppbof 5 ppb

79% of the limitFDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.005 mg/L

10:2 FtsNDnone found

Not detected

11cl-pf3oudsNDnone found

Not detected

9cl-pf3onsNDnone found

Not detected

DonaNDnone found

Not detected

FosaNDnone found

Not detected

Hfpo-daNDnone found

Not detected

MercuryNDof 2 ppb

Not detectedFDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.002 mg/L

Perfluorobutanesulfonic AcidNDnone found

Not detected

Perfluorodecanoic AcidNDnone found

Not detected

Perfluorododecanoic AcidNDnone found

Not detected

Perfluoroheptanoic AcidNDnone found

Not detected

Perfluorohexanesulfonic AcidNDnone found

Not detected

Perfluorohexanoic AcidNDnone found

Not detected

Perfluorononanoic AcidNDnone found

Not detected

Perfluorooctanesulfonic AcidNDnone found

Not detected

Perfluorooctanoic AcidNDnone found

Not detected

Perfluorotetradecanoic AcidNDnone found

Not detected

Perfluorotridecanoic AcidNDnone found

Not detected

Perfluoroundecanoic AcidNDnone found

Not detected

PfbaNDnone found

Not detected

PfdosNDnone found

Not detected

PfdsNDnone found

Not detected

PfhpsNDnone found

Not detected

PfnsNDnone found

Not detected

PfpeaNDnone found

Not detected

PfpesNDnone found

Not detected

PftaNDnone found

Not detected

PftrdsNDnone found

Not detected

PfundsNDnone found

Not detected

Contaminants · 3

1 at/over limit

Includes lab tests of other products in its family

Santa Cruz Paleo Electrolyte Powder

Worst result per contaminant across the family

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

Lead95.8 ppbof 5 ppb

Over the limit — 19×FDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.005 mg/L

Measured in: Santa Cruz Paleo Raspberry Mint Electrolytes

Arsenic9.79 ppbof 10 ppb

98% of the limitFDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.010 mg/L (= EPA MCL)

Measured in: Santa Cruz Paleo Raspberry Mint Electrolytes

MercuryNDof 2 ppb

Not detectedFDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.002 mg/L

Measured in: Santa Cruz Paleo Raspberry Mint Electrolytes

Ingredients · 7

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Common questions

Is Santa Cruz Paleo Mango Electrolytes healthy?

Santa Cruz Paleo Mango Electrolytes 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, plus lab results from its product family, Santa Cruz Paleo Electrolyte 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 Santa Cruz Paleo Mango Electrolytes?

Santa Cruz Paleo Mango Electrolytes lists 7 ingredients, starting with Potassium Chloride, Citric Acid, Sea Salt, Magnesium Glycinate and Natural Flavor. Ingredients are listed in descending order by weight, so the first few make up most of what you are eating.

Does Santa Cruz Paleo Mango Electrolytes contain seed oils?

No. Nothing in Santa Cruz Paleo Mango Electrolytes’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 Santa Cruz Paleo Mango Electrolytes?

Santa Cruz Paleo Mango Electrolytes is NOVA group 4: ultra-processed. That is the top of the scale and the classification the score penalises most heavily.

How does Santa Cruz Paleo Mango Electrolytes compare to other electrolyte supplements?

At 0/100 Santa Cruz Paleo Mango Electrolytes scores worse than most electrolyte supplements we have scored. A higher-scoring option in electrolyte supplements is Trace Minerals ConcenTrace Trace Mineral Drops at 100/100.

Is Santa Cruz Paleo Mango Electrolytes organic?

Santa Cruz Paleo Mango Electrolytes is not certified organic in our data.

Has Santa Cruz Paleo Mango Electrolytes been lab tested?

Yes. 32 substances in Santa Cruz Paleo Mango Electrolytes have a laboratory result on file — see the Contaminants section above for each reading and the limit it was measured against. Other products in its family (Santa Cruz Paleo Electrolyte Powder), which share its base recipe, were lab tested too. This product is scored with the worst result for each contaminant across those tests. Their results are in the family's Contaminants section above.

Does Santa Cruz Paleo Mango Electrolytes contain heavy metals?

Yes. A lab detected lead at 74 ppb against a 5 ppb limit, arsenic at 9.13 ppb against a 10 ppb limit and cadmium at 3.95 ppb against a 5 ppb limit in Santa Cruz Paleo Mango Electrolytes. It also tested for mercury and found none above its detection limit. Each reading is in the Contaminants section above. Other products in its family, which share its base recipe, were tested too: a lab detected arsenic at 9.79 ppb against a 10 ppb limit in Santa Cruz Paleo Raspberry Mint Electrolytes and lead at 95.8 ppb against a 5 ppb limit in Santa Cruz Paleo Raspberry Mint Electrolytes. This product is scored with the worst result for each contaminant across those tests.

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