Nestle Nescafe Instant Coffee Powder
- Lab tests18 chemicals measured in this product. See results
- RecallsNo barcode on file, so recalls can't be matched to it.
- AdditivesNo ingredient list on file.
- TypicalFDA's tests of coffee show what's typical. See levels
- Others10 other coffee products have lab results. Compare them
Lab results for this product
Measured in this product PlasticList (2024-07-20)
- DIBP (diisobutyl phthalate): 668 ppb (found in 3 of 3, highest 720).
No US agency limit we can cite.
Among tested products of this kind (ppb, log scale): this one others11 tested products of this kind: the middle one is below the lab's limit. This one is the highest.
- DMP (dimethyl phthalate): 14 ppb (found in 2 of 3, highest 300). No US agency limit we can cite. 11 tested products of this kind: the middle one is below the lab's limit. This one is the highest.
- DBP (di-n-butyl phthalate): 47 ppb (found in 2 of 3, highest 620).
A toddler reaches EPA's daily limit at about 32 L (133¼ cups) a day of this; an adult at more than 100 liters.
One serving (1 cup):under 1% of a toddler's daily limitunder 1% of a adult's daily limitAmong tested products of this kind (ppb, log scale): this one others11 tested products of this kind: the middle one is 17 ppb. This one is the highest.
- DEHP: found in 1 of 3 samples (highest 120 ppb).
Even at the highest sample, a toddler would need about 2.5 L (10½ cups) a day to reach EPA's daily limit; an adult about 12 L (50 cups).
11 tested products of this kind: the middle one is 11.4 ppb. This one is higher than about 40% of them.One serving (1 cup):10% of a toddler's daily limit2% of a adult's daily limit
- BBP (benzyl butyl phthalate): found in 1 of 3 samples (highest 390 ppb).
Even at the highest sample, a toddler would need about 7.7 L (32 cups) a day to reach EPA's daily limit; an adult about 36 L (150 cups).
11 tested products of this kind: the middle one is below the lab's limit. This one is the highest.One serving (1 cup):3% of a toddler's daily limitunder 1% of a adult's daily limit
- DEHT (DOTP): found in 1 of 3 samples (highest 170 ppb). No US agency limit we can cite. 11 tested products of this kind: the middle one is below the lab's limit. This one is higher than about 50% of them.
Not found above the lab's limit: DEP (diethyl phthalate), DINP (diisononyl phthalate), DNOP (di-n-octyl phthalate), DCHP (dicyclohexyl phthalate), DNHP (di-n-hexyl phthalate), DIDP (diisodecyl phthalate), DEHA, DINCH, DIDA (diisodecyl adipate), BPF (bisphenol F), BPA (bisphenol A), BPS (bisphenol S).
ppb = parts per billion. "Below the lab's limit" means the lab could not measure it reliably, not that it is absent.
Typical for coffee
What FDA found when it bought and tested this kind of food across the US. These are not tests of this product.
- 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 Coffee, brewed from ground: found in 0 of 3, all below 1 ppb (2018-2020)
- Cadmium in Coffee, brewed from ground: found in 0 of 3, all below 1 ppb (2018-2020)
- Mercury in Coffee, brewed from ground: found in 0 of 3, all below 1 ppb (2018-2020)
- Arsenic (total) in Coffee, brewed from ground: found in 0 of 3, all below 1 ppb (2018-2020)
- Perchlorate in Coffee, from ground: found in 0 of 20, all below 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.
Not tested
No published results for this product cover: Metals, Perchlorate. That means nobody has published a test, not that these are absent.