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Trader Joe's Baking Powder

Baking Powder

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Contaminants · 4

3 at/over limit
From lab tests of this product’s family
Trader Joe's Baking Powder
This product wasn’t tested · results may differ

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

Arsenic143 ppbof 10 ppb
Over the limit — 14×FDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.010 mg/L (= EPA MCL)
Measured in: Baking Powder, Aluminum Free & Double Acting, 8.1 oz
Cadmium40.3 ppbof 5 ppb
Over the limit — 8.1×FDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.005 mg/L
Measured in: Baking Powder, Aluminum Free & Double Acting, 8.1 oz
Lead37 ppbof 5 ppb
Over the limit — 7.4×FDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.005 mg/L
Measured in: Baking Powder, Aluminum Free & Double Acting, 8.1 oz
MercuryNDof 2 ppb
Not detectedFDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.002 mg/L
Measured in: Baking Powder, Aluminum Free & Double Acting, 8.1 oz

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Common questions

Is Trader Joe's Baking Powder healthy?

Trader Joe's Baking Powder 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, Trader Joe's Baking 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 Trader Joe's Baking Powder?

Trader Joe's Baking Powder lists 3 ingredients, starting with Monocalcium Phosphate, Sodium Bicarbonate and Corn Starch. Ingredients are listed in descending order by weight, so the first few make up most of what you are eating.

Does Trader Joe's Baking Powder contain seed oils?

No. Nothing in Trader Joe's Baking 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 Trader Joe's Baking Powder?

Trader Joe's Baking Powder is NOVA group 2: processed culinary ingredients. NOVA runs 1 to 4, where 1 is whole food and 4 is ultra-processed.

How does Trader Joe's Baking Powder compare to other baking ingredients?

At 0/100 Trader Joe's Baking Powder scores worse than most baking ingredients we have scored. A higher-scoring option in baking ingredients is King Arthur Baking Company Organic Unbleached All-Purpose Flour at 100/100.

Is Trader Joe's Baking Powder organic?

Trader Joe's Baking Powder is not certified organic in our data.

Has Trader Joe's Baking Powder been lab tested?

Not this product itself. It shares a base recipe (Monocalcium phosphate, sodium bicarbonate, corn starch) with the other products in its family, Trader Joe's Baking Powder, 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 Trader Joe's Baking Powder contain heavy metals?

Trader Joe's Baking Powder 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 143 ppb against a 10 ppb limit in Baking Powder, Aluminum Free & Double Acting, 8.1 oz, cadmium at 40.3 ppb against a 5 ppb limit in Baking Powder, Aluminum Free & Double Acting, 8.1 oz and lead at 37 ppb against a 5 ppb limit in Baking Powder, Aluminum Free & Double Acting, 8.1 oz. 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.

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