Sushi
549 products.
Typical levels
FDA doesn't test this exact kind of food; these are the closest foods it does test.
- Cadmium: typically 3.45 ppb (FDA, 84 samples, 2017-2020).
A toddler reaches EPA's daily limit at about 2.8 kg (6.2 lb) a day; an adult at about 13 kg (29 lb).One serving (100 g (3½ oz)):4% of a toddler's daily limitunder 1% of a adult's daily limit
- Mercury: typically 15.5 ppb (FDA, 84 samples, 2017-2020).
A toddler reaches EPA's daily limit at about 87 g (3.1 oz) a day; an adult at about 410 g (14 oz).One serving (100 g (3½ oz)):▲ 1.1× a toddler's daily limit25% of a adult's daily limit
- Arsenic (total): typically 211 ppb (FDA, 84 samples, 2017-2020). No US agency limit we can cite.
- Inorganic arsenic: typically 41.6 ppb (FDA, 1 samples, 2019).
A toddler reaches EPA's daily limit at about 22 g (0.78 oz) a day; an adult at about 100 g (3.5 oz).One serving (100 g (3½ oz)):▲ 4.6× a toddler's daily limit● 99% of a adult's daily limit
- Lead, Perchlorate: usually below 4 ppb, the lab's limit, in FDA's samples.
FDA samples behind these numbers
- Lead in Rice, white, enriched, cooked: found in 0 of 27, all below 4 ppb (2017-2020)
- Lead in Salmon, steaks/fillets, baked: found in 0 of 27, all below 4 ppb (2017-2020)
- Lead in Shrimp, pre-cooked, shells removed, no tails: found in 14 of 27, average 4.87, highest 28 ppb (2017-2020)
- Lead in Tuna, canned in water, drained solids: found in 0 of 3, all below 4 ppb (2018-2020)
- Cadmium in Rice, white, enriched, cooked: found in 27 of 27, average 6.54, highest 23 ppb (2017-2020)
- Cadmium in Salmon, steaks/fillets, baked: found in 13 of 27, average 1.6, highest 11 ppb (2017-2020)
- Cadmium in Shrimp, pre-cooked, shells removed, no tails: found in 18 of 27, average 5.69, highest 36 ppb (2017-2020)
- Cadmium in Tuna, canned in water, drained solids: found in 3 of 3, average 25.3, highest 34 ppb (2018-2020)
- Mercury in Rice, white, enriched, cooked: found in 1 of 27, average 0.05, highest 1.4 ppb (2017-2020)
- Mercury in Salmon, steaks/fillets, baked: found in 27 of 27, average 20.8, highest 46 ppb (2017-2020)
- Mercury in Shrimp, pre-cooked, shells removed, no tails: found in 27 of 27, average 7.19, highest 17 ppb (2017-2020)
- Mercury in Tuna, canned in water, drained solids: found in 3 of 3, average 230, highest 250 ppb (2018-2020)
- Arsenic (total) in Rice, white, enriched, cooked: found in 27 of 27, average 44.8, highest 75 ppb (2017-2020)
- Arsenic (total) in Salmon, steaks/fillets, baked: found in 27 of 27, average 376, highest 1,400 ppb (2017-2020)
- Arsenic (total) in Shrimp, pre-cooked, shells removed, no tails: found in 27 of 27, average 358, highest 1,400 ppb (2017-2020)
- Arsenic (total) in Tuna, canned in water, drained solids: found in 3 of 3, average 1,200, highest 1,400 ppb (2018-2020)
- Inorganic arsenic in Rice, white, enriched, cooked: found in 1 of 1, average 41.6, highest 41.6 ppb (2019)
- Perchlorate in Rice, white, enriched, cooked: found in 3 of 20, average 0.55, highest 6 ppb (2008-2012)
- Perchlorate in Salmon, steaks/fillets, baked: found in 4 of 20, average 0.88, highest 12.1 ppb (2008-2012)
- Perchlorate in Shrimp, boiled: found in 18 of 20, average 36, highest 147 ppb (2008-2012)
- Perchlorate in Tuna, canned in water, drained: found in 8 of 20, average 3.51, highest 29 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.
Products
None of these has published lab results yet.
- Raw Sashimi Sushi Sara · Sushi · 2 additives banned somewhere
- Pretzel Soft Authentic Sandwich Rolls Kroger · Sushi · 1 additive banned somewhere
- All Natural Turkey Breakfast Sausage Patties Butterball · Sushi
- Cream Cheese Roll Baby Shrimp Afc Franchise Corp. · Sushi · 2 additives banned somewhere
- Cream Cheese Roll Sp Smoked Salmon Afc Franchise Corp. · Sushi · 2 additives banned somewhere
- Salmon Roll Sp, Smoked Afc Franchise Corp. · Sushi · 2 additives banned somewhere
- Crunchy Shrimp Afc Franchise Corp. · Sushi · 2 additives banned somewhere
- Shrimp, Imitation Crab Premium Hawaiian Poke Bowl, Shrimp, Imitation Crab Afc · Sushi · 3 additives banned somewhere