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Kinds of food

Ketchup, Mustard, BBQ & Cheese Sauce

6,911 products.

Typical levels

What FDA found when it bought and tested this kind of food around the US.

FDA samples behind these numbers
  • Lead in Ketchup, tomato: found in 0 of 3, all below 4 ppb (2018-2020)
  • Lead in Mustard, yellow, plain: found in 3 of 3, average 5.83, highest 6.4 ppb (2018-2020)
  • Lead in Sauce, barbecue: found in 25 of 27, average 10.4, highest 23 ppb (2017-2020)
  • Cadmium in Ketchup, tomato: found in 3 of 3, average 20.7, highest 22 ppb (2018-2020)
  • Cadmium in Mustard, yellow, plain: found in 3 of 3, average 34.7, highest 38 ppb (2018-2020)
  • Cadmium in Sauce, barbecue: found in 27 of 27, average 12.8, highest 17 ppb (2017-2020)
  • Mercury in Ketchup, tomato: found in 0 of 3, all below 1 ppb (2018-2020)
  • Mercury in Mustard, yellow, plain: found in 0 of 3, all below 1 ppb (2018-2020)
  • Mercury in Sauce, barbecue: found in 0 of 27, all below 1 ppb (2017-2020)
  • Arsenic (total) in Ketchup, tomato: found in 0 of 3, all below 3 ppb (2018-2020)
  • Arsenic (total) in Mustard, yellow, plain: found in 0 of 3, all below 3 ppb (2018-2020)
  • Arsenic (total) in Sauce, barbecue: found in 22 of 27, average 5.05, highest 9.6 ppb (2017-2020)
  • Perchlorate in Tomato catsup: found in 3 of 20, average 0.22, highest 2 ppb (2008-2012)
  • Perchlorate in Yellow mustard: found in 10 of 19, average 0.88, highest 2 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.

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