Ghirardelli Instant Ground Chocolate and Cocoa Powder from 1940s

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 has no comparable food in its tests.
Others8 other historical samples (decades old) products have lab results. Compare them

Lab results for this product

Measured in this product PlasticList (2024-07-22)

BBP (benzyl butyl phthalate): 12 ppb (found in 1 of 1, highest 12). A toddler reaches EPA's daily limit at more than 100 kg 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
9 tested products of this kind: the middle one is below the lab's limit. This one is higher than about 88% of them.
DIBP (diisobutyl phthalate): 53 ppb (found in 1 of 1, highest 53). No US agency limit we can cite.
Among tested products of this kind (ppb, log scale): this one others
9 tested products of this kind: the middle one is below the lab's limit. This one is higher than about 88% of them.
DEP (diethyl phthalate): 310 ppb (found in 1 of 1, highest 310). A toddler reaches EPA's daily limit at about 39 kg (86 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

Among tested products of this kind (ppb, log scale): this one others
9 tested products of this kind: the middle one is 135 ppb. This one is higher than about 63% of them.
DMP (dimethyl phthalate): 37 ppb (found in 1 of 1, highest 37). No US agency limit we can cite.
Among tested products of this kind (ppb, log scale): this one others
9 tested products of this kind: the middle one is 14 ppb. This one is higher than about 63% of them.
DCHP (dicyclohexyl phthalate): 20 ppb (found in 1 of 1, highest 20). No US agency limit we can cite.
Among tested products of this kind (ppb, log scale): this one others
9 tested products of this kind: the middle one is below the lab's limit. This one is higher than about 63% of them.
DEHP: 20 ppb (found in 1 of 1, highest 20). A toddler reaches EPA's daily limit at about 15 kg (33 lb) a day of this; an adult at about 70 kg (150 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
9 tested products of this kind: the middle one is 210 ppb. This one is higher than about 13% of them.
DBP (di-n-butyl phthalate): 177 ppb (found in 1 of 1, highest 177). A toddler reaches EPA's daily limit at about 8.5 kg (19 lb) a day of this; an adult at about 40 kg (88 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
9 tested products of this kind: the middle one is 177 ppb. This one is higher than about 50% of them.

Not found above the lab's limit: DINP (diisononyl phthalate), DNOP (di-n-octyl phthalate), DNHP (di-n-hexyl phthalate), DIDP (diisodecyl phthalate), DEHA, DINCH, DIDA (diisodecyl adipate), DEHT (DOTP), BPS (bisphenol S), BPF (bisphenol F), BPA (bisphenol A).

ppb = parts per billion. "Below the lab's limit" means the lab could not measure it reliably, not that it is absent.

Typical for historical samples (decades old)

FDA's Total Diet Study has no food close enough to this one to give a fair typical level.

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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