Nut & Seed Butters
2,676 products, 2 with published lab results.
Typical levels
What FDA found when it bought and tested this kind of food around the US.
- Lead: typically 5.6 ppb (FDA, 3 samples, 2018-2020).
A toddler reaches FDA's daily limit at about 390 g (14 oz) a day; an adult at about 1.6 kg (3.5 lb).One serving (100 g (3½ oz)):26% of a toddler's daily limit6% of a adult's daily limit
- Cadmium: typically 55 ppb (FDA, 3 samples, 2018-2020).
A toddler reaches EPA's daily limit at about 290 g (10 oz) a day; an adult at about 1.3 kg (2.9 lb).One serving (100 g (3½ oz)):35% of a toddler's daily limit7% of a adult's daily limit
- Arsenic (total): typically 8.1 ppb (FDA, 3 samples, 2018-2020). No US agency limit we can cite.
- Mercury, Perchlorate: usually below 1 ppb, the lab's limit, in FDA's samples.
FDA samples behind these numbers
- Lead in Peanut butter, creamy: found in 3 of 3, average 5.63, highest 6.1 ppb (2018-2020)
- Cadmium in Peanut butter, creamy: found in 3 of 3, average 52.3, highest 60 ppb (2018-2020)
- Mercury in Peanut butter, creamy: found in 0 of 3, all below 1 ppb (2018-2020)
- Arsenic (total) in Peanut butter, creamy: found in 3 of 3, average 7.97, highest 9.9 ppb (2018-2020)
- Perchlorate in Peanut butter, creamy: found in 2 of 20, average 0.1, 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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PB2 Foods Peanut Butter Powdered | 39 | <10 | <10 | <5 | <10 | <5 |
| Whole Foods Organic Creamy Peanut Butter Unsweetened Unsalted | 41 | <10 | <10 | <5 | 15 | <5 |