Iced & Bottle Tea
2,186 products, 7 with published lab results.
Typical levels
FDA doesn't test this exact kind of food; these are the closest foods it does test.
- Lead, Cadmium, Mercury, Arsenic (total), Perchlorate: usually below 1 ppb, the lab's limit, in FDA's samples.
FDA samples behind these numbers
- Lead in Tea, brewed from tea bag: found in 0 of 3, all below 1 ppb (2018-2020)
- Cadmium in Tea, brewed from tea bag: found in 0 of 3, all below 1 ppb (2018-2020)
- Mercury in Tea, brewed from tea bag: found in 0 of 3, all below 1 ppb (2018-2020)
- Arsenic (total) in Tea, brewed from tea bag: found in 0 of 3, all below 1 ppb (2018-2020)
- Perchlorate in Tea, from tea bag: found in 1 of 20, average 0.05, highest 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.
How the tested products compare
Each dot is one tested product (its middle sample), on a log scale in ppb; the line is FDA's typical level. Hover or tap a dot for its name.
DEHP · 7 products
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boba Guys Black Tea Juice | <10 | <10 | <10 | <5 | <10 | <5 |
| Boba Guys Black Tea Pearls | 10 | <10 | <10 | <5 | <10 | <5 |
| Boba Guys Fruity Flavored Tea | 12 | <10 | <10 | <5 | <10 | <5 |
| Ito En Oi Ocha Unsweetened Green Tea | <10 | <10 | <10 | <5 | <10 | <5 |
| Rishi English Breakfast Organic Black Tea | <10 | <10 | <10 | <5 | <10 | <5 |
| Starbucks Matcha Latte | 34 | 20 | <10 | <5 | <10 | 6.1 |
| Tazo Awake English Breakfast Black Tea | <10 | <10 | <10 | <5 | <10 | <5 |