Traditional Medicinals Organic Throat Coat Lemon Echinacea Tea

Name: Traditional Medicinals Organic Throat Coat Lemon Echinacea Tea
Brand: Traditional Medicinals

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Contaminants · 4

4 at/over limit

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

Lead204 ppbof 5 ppb

Over the limit — 41×FDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.005 mg/L

Cadmium175 ppbof 5 ppb

Over the limit — 35×FDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.005 mg/L

Arsenic139 ppbof 10 ppb

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

Mercury7.81 ppbof 2 ppb

Over the limit — 3.9×FDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.002 mg/L

Ingredients · 10

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Common questions

What is in Traditional Medicinals Organic Throat Coat Lemon Echinacea Tea?

Traditional Medicinals Organic Throat Coat Lemon Echinacea Tea lists 10 ingredients, starting with Organic Orange Peel, Organic Lemon Peel, Organic Licorice Root, Organic Echinacea Purpurea Root Extract and Organic Marshmallow Root. Ingredients are listed in descending order by weight, so the first few make up most of what you are eating.

Does Traditional Medicinals Organic Throat Coat Lemon Echinacea Tea contain seed oils?

No. Nothing in Traditional Medicinals Organic Throat Coat Lemon Echinacea Tea’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 Throat Coat Lemon Echinacea Tea?

Traditional Medicinals Organic Throat Coat Lemon Echinacea Tea is NOVA group 4: ultra-processed. That is the top of the scale and the classification the score penalises most heavily.

How does Traditional Medicinals Organic Throat Coat Lemon Echinacea Tea compare to other tea?

We haven't scored Traditional Medicinals Organic Throat Coat Lemon Echinacea Tea yet, so there's nothing to compare it against in tea.

Is Traditional Medicinals Organic Throat Coat Lemon Echinacea Tea organic?

Traditional Medicinals Organic Throat Coat Lemon Echinacea Tea is not certified organic in our data.

Has Traditional Medicinals Organic Throat Coat Lemon Echinacea Tea been lab tested?

Yes. 4 substances in Traditional Medicinals Organic Throat Coat Lemon Echinacea Tea 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 Throat Coat Lemon Echinacea Tea contain heavy metals?

Yes. A lab detected lead at 204 ppb against a 5 ppb limit, arsenic at 139 ppb against a 10 ppb limit, cadmium at 175 ppb against a 5 ppb limit and mercury at 7.81 ppb against a 2 ppb limit in Traditional Medicinals Organic Throat Coat Lemon Echinacea Tea. Each reading is in the Contaminants section above.

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