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Trader Joe's Organic Yellow Mustard

Organic Yellow Mustard

45Okay

Contaminants · 4

1 at/over limit
From lab tests of this product’s family
Trader Joe's Organic Yellow Mustard
This product wasn’t tested · results may differ

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

Cadmium37.2 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: Organic Yellow Mustard
ArsenicNDof 10 ppb
Not detectedFDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.010 mg/L (= EPA MCL)
Measured in: Organic Yellow Mustard
LeadNDof 5 ppb
Not detectedFDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.005 mg/L
Measured in: Organic Yellow Mustard
MercuryNDof 2 ppb
Not detectedFDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.002 mg/L
Measured in: Organic Yellow Mustard

Ingredients · 8

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Common questions

Is Trader Joe's Organic Yellow Mustard healthy?

Trader Joe's Organic Yellow Mustard scores 45/100 on Tallow — our okay 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 Organic Yellow Mustard. 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 Organic Yellow Mustard?

Trader Joe's Organic Yellow Mustard lists 8 ingredients, starting with Organic Mustard Seed, Organic Turmeric, Organic Grain Vinegar, Organic Paprika and Organic Spices. Ingredients are listed in descending order by weight, so the first few make up most of what you are eating.

Does Trader Joe's Organic Yellow Mustard contain seed oils?

No. Nothing in Trader Joe's Organic Yellow Mustard’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 Organic Yellow Mustard?

Trader Joe's Organic Yellow Mustard 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 Organic Yellow Mustard compare to other ketchup & mustard?

At 45/100 Trader Joe's Organic Yellow Mustard lands mid-scale — below the typical score in ketchup & mustard, but clear of the bottom band. A higher-scoring option in ketchup & mustard is Smash Kitchen Organic Tomato Ketchup at 100/100.

Is Trader Joe's Organic Yellow Mustard organic?

Trader Joe's Organic Yellow Mustard is not certified organic in our data.

Has Trader Joe's Organic Yellow Mustard been lab tested?

Not this product itself. It shares a base recipe (Organic vinegar, water, organic mustard seed, turmeric, paprika) with the other products in its family, Trader Joe's Organic Yellow Mustard, 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 Organic Yellow Mustard contain heavy metals?

Trader Joe's Organic Yellow Mustard itself has not been tested for heavy metals, but other products in its family, which share its base recipe, have: a lab detected cadmium at 37.2 ppb against a 5 ppb limit in Organic Yellow Mustard. 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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