Vegetarian
10 products.
Typical levels
FDA doesn't test this exact kind of food; these are the closest foods it does test.
- Lead: typically 3.83 ppb (FDA, 4 samples, 2018-2020).
A toddler reaches FDA's daily limit at about 850 g (30 oz) a day; an adult at about 3.4 kg (7.5 lb).One serving (100 g (3½ oz)):12% of a toddler's daily limit3% of a adult's daily limit
- Cadmium: typically 15.8 ppb (FDA, 4 samples, 2018-2020).
A toddler reaches EPA's daily limit at about 950 g (34 oz) a day; an adult at about 4.4 kg (9.7 lb).One serving (100 g (3½ oz)):11% of a toddler's daily limit2% of a adult's daily limit
- Arsenic (total): typically 4.28 ppb (FDA, 4 samples, 2018-2020). No US agency limit we can cite.
- Mercury: usually below 1 ppb, the lab's limit, in FDA's samples.
FDA samples behind these numbers
- Lead in Tofu, firm, plain, drained solids: found in 0 of 1, all below 4 ppb (2020)
- Lead in Veggie burger: found in 2 of 3, average 3.47, highest 5.3 ppb (2018-2020)
- Cadmium in Tofu, firm, plain, drained solids: found in 1 of 1, average 12, highest 12 ppb (2020)
- Cadmium in Veggie burger: found in 3 of 3, average 17, highest 21 ppb (2018-2020)
- Mercury in Tofu, firm, plain, drained solids: found in 0 of 1, all below 1 ppb (2020)
- Mercury in Veggie burger: found in 0 of 3, all below 1 ppb (2018-2020)
- Arsenic (total) in Tofu, firm, plain, drained solids: found in 0 of 1, all below 3 ppb (2020)
- Arsenic (total) in Veggie burger: found in 3 of 3, average 5.4, highest 5.9 ppb (2018-2020)
"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.
- Bean Supreme Hemp Burger 4 Burgers per Pk 340g Bean Supreme · Vegetarian
- Bean Supreme Veggie Good Supreme Burgers 240g Bean Supreme · Vegetarian
- Harmless Food Co Plant Based Creamy Chicken Pasta 400g Harmless Food Co · Vegetarian
- Harmless Food Co Plant Based Beef Enchilada 400g Harmless Food Co · Vegetarian
- Harmless Food Co Plant Based Beef Lasagna 400g Harmless Food Co · Vegetarian
- Harmless Food Co Plant Based Mango 'Chicken' Curry 400g Harmless Food Co · Vegetarian
- Speirs Foods Kumara and Pumpkin Couscous 250g Speirs Foods · Vegetarian
- Food Nation Happy Patties Cauliflower, Turmeric & Ginger 360g Food Nation · Vegetarian