Himalayan Pink Salt Fine Grain

Name: Himalayan Pink Salt Fine Grain
Brand: The Spice Lab

24Avoid

Contaminants · 4

2 at/over limit

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

Lead80.2 ppbof 5 ppb

Over the limit — 16×FDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.005 mg/L

Arsenic21.6 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

MercuryNDof 2 ppb

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

Ingredients · 1

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Common questions

Is The Spice Lab Himalayan Pink Salt Fine Grain healthy?

The Spice Lab Himalayan Pink Salt Fine Grain scores 24/100 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 The Spice Lab Himalayan Pink Salt Fine Grain?

The Spice Lab Himalayan Pink Salt Fine Grain lists 1 ingredient, starting with Himalayan Pink Salt. Ingredients are listed in descending order by weight, so the first few make up most of what you are eating.

Does The Spice Lab Himalayan Pink Salt Fine Grain contain seed oils?

No. Nothing in The Spice Lab Himalayan Pink Salt Fine Grain’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 The Spice Lab Himalayan Pink Salt Fine Grain?

The Spice Lab Himalayan Pink Salt Fine Grain is NOVA group 2: processed culinary ingredients. NOVA runs 1 to 4, where 1 is whole food and 4 is ultra-processed.

How does The Spice Lab Himalayan Pink Salt Fine Grain compare to other spices & seasonings?

At 24/100 The Spice Lab Himalayan Pink Salt Fine Grain scores worse than most spices & seasonings we have scored. A higher-scoring option in spices & seasonings is Saltix Baja Mineral Sea Salt Fine Grind at 100/100.

Is The Spice Lab Himalayan Pink Salt Fine Grain organic?

The Spice Lab Himalayan Pink Salt Fine Grain is not certified organic in our data.

Has The Spice Lab Himalayan Pink Salt Fine Grain been lab tested?

Yes. 4 substances in The Spice Lab Himalayan Pink Salt Fine Grain have a laboratory result on file — see the Contaminants section above for each reading and the limit it was measured against.

Does The Spice Lab Himalayan Pink Salt Fine Grain contain heavy metals?

Yes. A lab detected lead at 80.2 ppb against a 5 ppb limit and arsenic at 21.6 ppb against a 10 ppb limit in The Spice Lab Himalayan Pink Salt Fine Grain. It also tested for cadmium and mercury and found none above its detection limit. Each reading is in the Contaminants section above.

Full methodology: how we score products.