Ghirardelli Sweet Ground Powder Chocolate & Cocoa

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 chocolate show what's typical. See levels
Others2 other chocolate products have lab results. Compare them

Lab results for this product

Measured in this product PlasticList (2024)

DEHP: 50.5 ppb (found in 2 of 2, highest 61). A toddler reaches EPA's daily limit at about 5.9 kg (13 lb) a day of this; an adult at about 28 kg (62 lb).
One serving (1 teaspoon):
under 1% of a toddler's daily limit
under 1% of a adult's daily limit

Among tested products of this kind (ppb, log scale): this one others
3 tested products of this kind: the middle one is 86.5 ppb. This one is the lowest.
DBP (di-n-butyl phthalate): 37.5 ppb (found in 2 of 2, highest 43). A toddler reaches EPA's daily limit at about 40 kg (88 lb) a day of this; an adult at more than 100 kg.
One serving (1 teaspoon):
under 1% of a toddler's daily limit
under 1% of a adult's daily limit
3 tested products of this kind: the middle one is 17 ppb. This one is the highest.
DIBP (diisobutyl phthalate): found in 1 of 2 samples (highest 17 ppb). No US agency limit we can cite. 3 tested products of this kind: the middle one is below the lab's limit. This one is the highest.
DMP (dimethyl phthalate): found in 1 of 2 samples (highest 8.4 ppb). No US agency limit we can cite. 3 tested products of this kind: the middle one is below the lab's limit. This one is higher than about 50% of them.
DEHT (DOTP): 120 ppb (found in 2 of 2, highest 120). No US agency limit we can cite.
Among tested products of this kind (ppb, log scale): this one others
3 tested products of this kind: the middle one is 120 ppb. This one is higher than about 50% of them.
DEHA: found in 1 of 2 samples (highest 13 ppb). Even at the highest sample, a toddler would need more than 100 kg a day to reach EPA's daily limit; an adult more than 100 kg.
One serving (1 teaspoon):
under 1% of a toddler's daily limit
under 1% of a adult's daily limit
3 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), BBP (benzyl butyl phthalate), 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.

Barcoded products this likely is: Ghirardelli Chocolate, Sweet Ground Chocolate And Cocoa (matched by brand and name).

Typical for chocolate

What FDA found when it bought and tested this kind of food across the US. These are not tests of this product.

Lead: typically 4.05 ppb (FDA, 6 samples, 2018-2020). A toddler reaches FDA's daily limit at about 550 g (19 oz) a day; an adult at about 2.2 kg (4.9 lb).
One serving (100 g (3½ oz)):
18% of a toddler's daily limit
5% of a adult's daily limit
Cadmium: typically 18 ppb (FDA, 6 samples, 2018-2020). A toddler reaches EPA's daily limit at about 840 g (30 oz) a day; an adult at about 3.9 kg (8.6 lb).
One serving (100 g (3½ oz)):
12% of a toddler's daily limit
3% of a adult's daily limit
Arsenic (total): typically 3.1 ppb (FDA, 6 samples, 2018-2020). No US agency limit we can cite.
Perchlorate: typically 5.98 ppb (FDA, 40 samples, 2008-2012). A toddler reaches EPA's daily limit at about 1.8 kg (4 lb) a day; an adult at about 8.6 kg (19 lb).
One serving (100 g (3½ oz)):
5% of a toddler's daily limit
1% of a adult's daily limit
Mercury: usually below 1 ppb, the lab's limit, in FDA's samples.

FDA samples behind these numbers

Lead in Candy bar, chocolate, nougat, with nuts: found in 0 of 3, all below 4 ppb (2018-2020)
Lead in Candy bar, milk chocolate, plain: found in 3 of 3, average 7.93, highest 8.3 ppb (2018-2020)
Cadmium in Candy bar, chocolate, nougat, with nuts: found in 3 of 3, average 15.7, highest 17 ppb (2018-2020)
Cadmium in Candy bar, milk chocolate, plain: found in 3 of 3, average 20, highest 26 ppb (2018-2020)
Mercury in Candy bar, chocolate, nougat, with nuts: found in 0 of 3, all below 1 ppb (2018-2020)
Mercury in Candy bar, milk chocolate, plain: found in 1 of 3, average 0.57, highest 1.7 ppb (2018-2020)
Arsenic (total) in Candy bar, chocolate, nougat, with nuts: found in 2 of 3, average 3.63, highest 7.8 ppb (2018-2020)
Arsenic (total) in Candy bar, milk chocolate, plain: found in 2 of 3, average 2.13, highest 3.3 ppb (2018-2020)
Perchlorate in Candy bar, chocolate, nougat, and nuts: found in 15 of 20, average 2.52, highest 9 ppb (2008-2012)
Perchlorate in Candy bar, milk chocolate, plain: found in 19 of 20, average 8.92, highest 15 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.

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