Whole Foods Organic Bananas

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 pre-packaged fruit & vegetables show what's typical. See levels
Others10 other pre-packaged fruit & vegetables products have lab results. Compare them

Lab results for this product

Measured in this product PlasticList (2024-07-20)

DBP (di-n-butyl phthalate): found in 1 of 3 samples (highest 11 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 (100 g (3½ oz)):
under 1% of a toddler's daily limit
under 1% of a adult's daily limit
11 tested products of this kind: the middle one is below the lab's limit. This one is higher than about 20% of them.

Not found above the lab's limit: BBP (benzyl butyl phthalate), DIBP (diisobutyl phthalate), DEP (diethyl phthalate), DMP (dimethyl phthalate), DINP (diisononyl phthalate), DNOP (di-n-octyl phthalate), DCHP (dicyclohexyl phthalate), DNHP (di-n-hexyl phthalate), DIDP (diisodecyl phthalate), DEHP, 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 pre-packaged fruit & vegetables

FDA doesn't test this exact kind of food, so these are the closest foods it does test. Treat them as a rough guide.

Cadmium: typically 18.5 ppb (FDA, 108 samples, 2017-2020). A toddler reaches EPA's daily limit at about 700 g (25 oz) a day; an adult at about 3.3 kg (7.3 lb).
One serving (100 g (3½ oz)):
14% of a toddler's daily limit
3% of a adult's daily limit
Arsenic (total): typically 2.13 ppb (FDA, 108 samples, 2017-2020). No US agency limit we can cite.
Perchlorate: typically 5 ppb (FDA, 80 samples, 2008-2012). A toddler reaches EPA's daily limit at about 890 g (31 oz) a day; an adult at about 4.2 kg (9.3 lb).
One serving (100 g (3½ oz)):
11% of a toddler's daily limit
2% of a adult's daily limit
Lead, Mercury: usually below 4 ppb, the lab's limit, in FDA's samples.

FDA samples behind these numbers

Lead in Apple, red, with peel, raw: found in 0 of 27, all below 4 ppb (2017-2020)
Lead in Carrot, baby, raw: found in 0 of 27, all below 4 ppb (2017-2020)
Lead in Grapes, seedless, red/green, raw: found in 0 of 27, all below 4 ppb (2017-2020)
Lead in Lettuce, leaf, raw: found in 7 of 27, average 1.86, highest 13 ppb (2017-2020)
Cadmium in Apple, red, with peel, raw: found in 0 of 27, all below 1 ppb (2017-2020)
Cadmium in Carrot, baby, raw: found in 27 of 27, average 24.8, highest 83 ppb (2017-2020)
Cadmium in Grapes, seedless, red/green, raw: found in 0 of 27, all below 1 ppb (2017-2020)
Cadmium in Lettuce, leaf, raw: found in 27 of 27, average 61.1, highest 200 ppb (2017-2020)
Mercury in Apple, red, with peel, raw: found in 0 of 27, all below 1 ppb (2017-2020)
Mercury in Carrot, baby, raw: found in 0 of 27, all below 1 ppb (2017-2020)
Mercury in Grapes, seedless, red/green, raw: found in 0 of 27, all below 1 ppb (2017-2020)
Mercury in Lettuce, leaf, raw: found in 0 of 27, all below 1 ppb (2017-2020)
Arsenic (total) in Apple, red, with peel, raw: found in 7 of 27, average 1.88, highest 20 ppb (2017-2020)
Arsenic (total) in Carrot, baby, raw: found in 24 of 27, average 4.99, highest 10 ppb (2017-2020)
Arsenic (total) in Grapes, seedless, red/green, raw: found in 16 of 27, average 3.12, highest 9 ppb (2017-2020)
Arsenic (total) in Lettuce, leaf, raw: found in 8 of 27, average 1.71, highest 9.2 ppb (2017-2020)
Perchlorate in Apple (red), raw (w/ peel): found in 1 of 20, average 0.05, highest 1 ppb (2008-2012)
Perchlorate in Carrot, baby, raw: found in 18 of 20, average 6.68, highest 40 ppb (2008-2012)
Perchlorate in Grapes (red/green), raw: found in 14 of 20, average 25.8, highest 90.6 ppb (2008-2012)
Perchlorate in Lettuce, leaf, raw: found in 17 of 20, average 14.7, highest 229 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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