Whole Care Natural Toothpaste with Fluoride Peppermint

Name: Whole Care Natural Toothpaste with Fluoride Peppermint
Brand: Tom's of Maine

15Avoid

Breakdown

3 contaminants flagged · 3 ingredients to avoid

Includes lab results from its product family: Tom's Whole Care & Antiplaque (CaCO3 + zinc citrate)

100

Contaminants

Substances that do not belong in food

−60

arsenic−20

cadmium−20

lead−20

Ingredients

−25

natural flavor−6

sodium lauryl sulfate−6

sodium monofluorophosphate−5

hydrated silica−2

xylitol−2

3 smaller deductions−4

Final score15

Contaminants · 4

From lab tests of this product’s family

Tom's Whole Care & Antiplaque (CaCO3 + zinc citrate)

This product wasn’t tested · results may differ

In the family’s tests: measured by an independent lab. No published safety limit to compare against.

Arsenic108 ppbfound

Detected · no published limit

Measured in: Tom's of Maine Whole Care Spearmint Toothpaste

Cadmium11.3 ppbfound

Detected · no published limit

Measured in: Tom's of Maine Whole Care Spearmint Toothpaste

Lead268 ppbfound

Detected · no published limit

Measured in: Tom's of Maine Whole Care Spearmint Toothpaste

MercuryNDnone found

Not detected

Measured in: Tom's of Maine Whole Care Spearmint Toothpaste

Ingredients · 12

GoodCautionAvoid

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Common questions

Is Tom's of Maine Whole Care Natural Toothpaste with Fluoride Peppermint healthy?

Tom's of Maine Whole Care Natural Toothpaste with Fluoride Peppermint scores 15/100 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, Tom's Whole Care & Antiplaque (CaCO3 + zinc citrate). 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 Tom's of Maine Whole Care Natural Toothpaste with Fluoride Peppermint?

Tom's of Maine Whole Care Natural Toothpaste with Fluoride Peppermint lists 12 ingredients, starting with Glycerin, Water, Calcium Carbonate, Hydrated Silica and Xylitol. Ingredients are listed in descending order by weight, so the first few make up most of what you are eating.

Does Tom's of Maine Whole Care Natural Toothpaste with Fluoride Peppermint contain seed oils?

No. Nothing in Tom's of Maine Whole Care Natural Toothpaste with Fluoride Peppermint’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 Tom's of Maine Whole Care Natural Toothpaste with Fluoride Peppermint?

Tom's of Maine Whole Care Natural Toothpaste with Fluoride Peppermint has no NOVA group. Tallow works NOVA out from the ingredient list, and it does not apply to supplements or non-food products; a food whose ingredients are not all classified yet stays unknown instead of being guessed. Either way the processing axis scores it neutrally.

How does Tom's of Maine Whole Care Natural Toothpaste with Fluoride Peppermint compare to other toothpaste?

At 15/100 Tom's of Maine Whole Care Natural Toothpaste with Fluoride Peppermint scores worse than most toothpaste we have scored. A higher-scoring option in toothpaste is Pepsodent Herbal Fresh Mint Sage Chamomile Myrrh Toothpaste at 100/100.

Is Tom's of Maine Whole Care Natural Toothpaste with Fluoride Peppermint organic?

Tom's of Maine Whole Care Natural Toothpaste with Fluoride Peppermint is not certified organic in our data.

Has Tom's of Maine Whole Care Natural Toothpaste with Fluoride Peppermint been lab tested?

Not this product itself. It shares a base recipe (Calcium carbonate, glycerin, xylitol, silica, zinc citrate, baking soda; no cocoa, rice, cinnamon or nut) with the other products in its family, Tom's Whole Care & Antiplaque (CaCO3 + zinc citrate), and 1 product in its family has been lab tested. This product is scored with the worst result for each contaminant across those tests. Those results are in the family's Contaminants section above; its own results may differ.

Does Tom's of Maine Whole Care Natural Toothpaste with Fluoride Peppermint contain heavy metals?

Tom's of Maine Whole Care Natural Toothpaste with Fluoride Peppermint itself has not been tested for heavy metals, but other products in its family, which share its base recipe, have: a lab detected arsenic at 108 ppb in Tom's of Maine Whole Care Spearmint Toothpaste, cadmium at 11.3 ppb in Tom's of Maine Whole Care Spearmint Toothpaste and lead at 268 ppb in Tom's of Maine Whole Care Spearmint Toothpaste. This product is scored with the worst result for each contaminant across those tests. Its own results may differ.

Full methodology: how we score products.