Organic Everyday Matcha 100% Japanese Green Tea Powder

Name: Organic Everyday Matcha 100% Japanese Green Tea Powder
Brand: Sencha Naturals

5Avoid

Contaminants · 4

4 at/over limit

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

Lead73 ppbof 5 ppb

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

Mercury7.7 ppbof 2 ppb

Over the limit — 3.9×FDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.002 mg/L

Cadmium12.5 ppbof 5 ppb

Over the limit — 2.5×FDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.005 mg/L

Arsenic22.1 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)

Ingredients · 1

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Common questions

Is Sencha Naturals Organic Everyday Matcha 100% Japanese Green Tea Powder healthy?

Sencha Naturals Organic Everyday Matcha 100% Japanese Green Tea Powder scores 5/100 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 Sencha Naturals Organic Everyday Matcha 100% Japanese Green Tea Powder?

Sencha Naturals Organic Everyday Matcha 100% Japanese Green Tea Powder lists 1 ingredient, starting with Organic Matcha Green Tea Powder. Ingredients are listed in descending order by weight, so the first few make up most of what you are eating.

Does Sencha Naturals Organic Everyday Matcha 100% Japanese Green Tea Powder contain seed oils?

No. Nothing in Sencha Naturals Organic Everyday Matcha 100% Japanese Green Tea 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 Sencha Naturals Organic Everyday Matcha 100% Japanese Green Tea Powder?

Sencha Naturals Organic Everyday Matcha 100% Japanese Green Tea 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 Sencha Naturals Organic Everyday Matcha 100% Japanese Green Tea Powder compare to other tea?

At 5/100 Sencha Naturals Organic Everyday Matcha 100% Japanese Green Tea Powder scores worse than most tea we have scored. A higher-scoring option in tea is Kirkland Signature Matcha at 100/100.

Is Sencha Naturals Organic Everyday Matcha 100% Japanese Green Tea Powder organic?

Yes. Sencha Naturals Organic Everyday Matcha 100% Japanese Green Tea Powder carries USDA Organic certification, which is worth +5 points in the score above.

Has Sencha Naturals Organic Everyday Matcha 100% Japanese Green Tea Powder been lab tested?

Yes. 4 substances in Sencha Naturals Organic Everyday Matcha 100% Japanese Green Tea Powder have a laboratory result on file — see the Contaminants section above for each reading and the limit it was measured against.

Does Sencha Naturals Organic Everyday Matcha 100% Japanese Green Tea Powder contain heavy metals?

Yes. A lab detected lead at 73 ppb against a 5 ppb limit, arsenic at 22.1 ppb against a 10 ppb limit, cadmium at 12.5 ppb against a 5 ppb limit and mercury at 7.7 ppb against a 2 ppb limit in Sencha Naturals Organic Everyday Matcha 100% Japanese Green Tea Powder. Each reading is in the Contaminants section above.

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