Organic Dandelion Leaf & Root Herbal Tea, 16 Tea Bags

Name: Organic Dandelion Leaf & Root Herbal Tea, 16 Tea Bags
Brand: Traditional Medicinals

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Contaminants · 4

4 at/over limit

Measured by an independent lab and compared against published safety limits.

Lead650 ppbof 5 ppb

Over the limit — 130×FDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.005 mg/L

Cadmium534 ppbof 5 ppb

Over the limit — 107×FDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.005 mg/L

Arsenic137 ppbof 10 ppb

Over the limit — 14×FDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.010 mg/L (= EPA MCL)

Mercury11 ppbof 2 ppb

Over the limit — 5.5×FDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.002 mg/L

Ingredients · 1

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Common questions

Is Traditional Medicinals Organic Dandelion Leaf & Root Herbal Tea, 16 Tea Bags healthy?

Traditional Medicinals Organic Dandelion Leaf & Root Herbal Tea, 16 Tea Bags scores 4/100 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 Traditional Medicinals Organic Dandelion Leaf & Root Herbal Tea, 16 Tea Bags?

Traditional Medicinals Organic Dandelion Leaf & Root Herbal Tea, 16 Tea Bags lists 1 ingredient, starting with Organic Dandelion. Ingredients are listed in descending order by weight, so the first few make up most of what you are eating.

Does Traditional Medicinals Organic Dandelion Leaf & Root Herbal Tea, 16 Tea Bags contain seed oils?

No. Nothing in Traditional Medicinals Organic Dandelion Leaf & Root Herbal Tea, 16 Tea Bags’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 Traditional Medicinals Organic Dandelion Leaf & Root Herbal Tea, 16 Tea Bags?

Traditional Medicinals Organic Dandelion Leaf & Root Herbal Tea, 16 Tea Bags is NOVA group 1: unprocessed or minimally processed. NOVA runs 1 to 4, where 1 is whole food and 4 is ultra-processed.

How does Traditional Medicinals Organic Dandelion Leaf & Root Herbal Tea, 16 Tea Bags compare to other tea?

At 4/100 Traditional Medicinals Organic Dandelion Leaf & Root Herbal Tea, 16 Tea Bags scores worse than most tea we have scored. A higher-scoring option in tea is Kirkland Signature Matcha at 100/100.

Is Traditional Medicinals Organic Dandelion Leaf & Root Herbal Tea, 16 Tea Bags organic?

Yes. Traditional Medicinals Organic Dandelion Leaf & Root Herbal Tea, 16 Tea Bags carries USDA Organic certification, which is worth +5 points in the score above.

Has Traditional Medicinals Organic Dandelion Leaf & Root Herbal Tea, 16 Tea Bags been lab tested?

Yes. 4 substances in Traditional Medicinals Organic Dandelion Leaf & Root Herbal Tea, 16 Tea Bags have a laboratory result on file — see the Contaminants section above for each reading and the limit it was measured against.

Does Traditional Medicinals Organic Dandelion Leaf & Root Herbal Tea, 16 Tea Bags contain heavy metals?

Yes. A lab detected lead at 650 ppb against a 5 ppb limit, arsenic at 137 ppb against a 10 ppb limit, cadmium at 534 ppb against a 5 ppb limit and mercury at 11 ppb against a 2 ppb limit in Traditional Medicinals Organic Dandelion Leaf & Root Herbal Tea, 16 Tea Bags. Each reading is in the Contaminants section above.

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