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Trader Joe's Everything but the Bagel Sesame Seasoning Blend

Everything but the Bagel Sesame Seasoning Blend

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Contaminants · 4

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

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

Cadmium134 ppbof 5 ppb
Over the limit — 27×FDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.005 mg/L
Measured in: Everything but the Bagel Sesame Seasoning Blend, 2.3 oz
Arsenic12.3 ppbof 10 ppb
Over the limit — 1.2×FDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.010 mg/L (= EPA MCL)
Measured in: Everything but the Bagel Sesame Seasoning Blend, 2.3 oz
Lead6.05 ppbof 5 ppb
Over the limit — 1.2×FDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.005 mg/L
Measured in: Everything but the Bagel Sesame Seasoning Blend, 2.3 oz
MercuryNDof 2 ppb
Not detectedFDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.002 mg/L
Measured in: Everything but the Bagel Sesame Seasoning Blend, 2.3 oz

Ingredients · 6

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Common questions

Is Trader Joe's Everything but the Bagel Sesame Seasoning Blend healthy?

Trader Joe's Everything but the Bagel Sesame Seasoning Blend scores 10/100 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 Everything but the Bagel. 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 Everything but the Bagel Sesame Seasoning Blend?

Trader Joe's Everything but the Bagel Sesame Seasoning Blend lists 6 ingredients, starting with Sesame Seeds, Sea Salt Flakes, Dried Minced Garlic, Dried Minced Onion and Black Sesame Seeds. Ingredients are listed in descending order by weight, so the first few make up most of what you are eating.

Does Trader Joe's Everything but the Bagel Sesame Seasoning Blend contain seed oils?

No. Nothing in Trader Joe's Everything but the Bagel Sesame Seasoning Blend’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 Everything but the Bagel Sesame Seasoning Blend?

Trader Joe's Everything but the Bagel Sesame Seasoning Blend is NOVA group 3: processed, but not ultra-processed. NOVA runs 1 to 4, where 1 is whole food and 4 is ultra-processed.

How does Trader Joe's Everything but the Bagel Sesame Seasoning Blend compare to other spices & seasonings?

At 10/100 Trader Joe's Everything but the Bagel Sesame Seasoning Blend 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 Trader Joe's Everything but the Bagel Sesame Seasoning Blend organic?

Trader Joe's Everything but the Bagel Sesame Seasoning Blend is not certified organic in our data.

Has Trader Joe's Everything but the Bagel Sesame Seasoning Blend been lab tested?

Not this product itself. It shares a base recipe (Sesame seeds, sea salt, garlic, onion, poppy seeds blend) with the other products in its family, Trader Joe's Everything but the Bagel, 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 Everything but the Bagel Sesame Seasoning Blend contain heavy metals?

Trader Joe's Everything but the Bagel Sesame Seasoning Blend 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 12.3 ppb against a 10 ppb limit in Everything but the Bagel Sesame Seasoning Blend, 2.3 oz, cadmium at 134 ppb against a 5 ppb limit in Everything but the Bagel Sesame Seasoning Blend, 2.3 oz and lead at 6.05 ppb against a 5 ppb limit in Everything but the Bagel Sesame Seasoning Blend, 2.3 oz. This product is scored with the worst result for each contaminant across those tests. Its own results may differ.

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