Granulated, Brown & Powdered Sugar
1,793 products, 1 with published lab results.
Typical levels
What FDA found when it bought and tested this kind of food around the US.
- Lead, Cadmium, Mercury, Arsenic (total), Perchlorate: usually below 4 ppb, the lab's limit, in FDA's samples.
FDA samples behind these numbers
- Lead in Sugar, white, granulated: found in 0 of 3, all below 4 ppb (2018-2020)
- Cadmium in Sugar, white, granulated: found in 0 of 3, all below 1 ppb (2018-2020)
- Mercury in Sugar, white, granulated: found in 0 of 3, all below 1 ppb (2018-2020)
- Arsenic (total) in Sugar, white, granulated: found in 0 of 3, all below 3 ppb (2018-2020)
- Perchlorate in Sugar, white, granulated: found in 0 of 20, all below 1 ppb (2008-2012)
"Typically" is FDA's middle sample. Daily amounts use the long-run average and each chemical's daily limit (EPA reference dose, or FDA's level for lead) for a 33-lb toddler and a 154-lb adult. ppb = micrograms per kilogram of food. Source: FDA Total Diet Study.
Tested products
Median of each product's samples, in ppb (parts per billion), counting samples below the lab's limit. “<10” means the median is below the lab's limit of 10; “–” means not tested for that chemical.
| Product | DEHP | DBP | DIBP | BBP | DEP | DMP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good & Gather Granulated Sugar | <10 | <10 | <10 | <5 | <10 | <5 |