Baking Powder Double Acting

Name: Baking Powder Double Acting
Brand: Trader Joe's

33Avoid

Contaminants · 4

3 at/over limit

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)

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

Lead37 ppbof 5 ppb

Over the limit — 7.4×FDA 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 · 3

GoodCautionAvoid

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Common questions

Is Trader Joe's Baking Powder Double Acting healthy?

Trader Joe's Baking Powder Double Acting scores 33/100 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 Trader Joe's Baking Powder Double Acting?

Trader Joe's Baking Powder Double Acting 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 Double Acting contain seed oils?

No. Nothing in Trader Joe's Baking Powder Double Acting’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 Double Acting?

Trader Joe's Baking Powder Double Acting is NOVA group 4: ultra-processed. That is the top of the scale and the classification the score penalises most heavily.

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

At 33/100 Trader Joe's Baking Powder Double Acting 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, 5 lb at 100/100.

Is Trader Joe's Baking Powder Double Acting organic?

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

Has Trader Joe's Baking Powder Double Acting been lab tested?

Yes. 4 substances in Trader Joe's Baking Powder Double Acting have an independent laboratory result on file — see the Contaminants section above for each reading and the limit it was measured against.

Full methodology: how we score products.