Whole Foods Sourdough Bread

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

Lab results for this product

Measured in this product PlasticList (2024)

DEHP: 20 ppb (found in 5 of 5, highest 32). 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 (100 g (3½ oz)):
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 11 ppb. This one is the highest.
DEP (diethyl phthalate): found in 2 of 5 samples (highest 24 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
3 tested products of this kind: the middle one is below the lab's limit. This one is higher than about 50% of them.
DMP (dimethyl phthalate): found in 2 of 5 samples (highest 12 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.
DEHT (DOTP): 83 ppb (found in 4 of 5, highest 420). No US agency limit we can cite. 3 tested products of this kind: the middle one is 83 ppb. This one is higher than about 50% of them.

Not found above the lab's limit: BBP (benzyl butyl phthalate), DIBP (diisobutyl phthalate), DINP (diisononyl phthalate), DNOP (di-n-octyl phthalate), DCHP (dicyclohexyl phthalate), DNHP (di-n-hexyl phthalate), DIDP (diisodecyl phthalate), DBP (di-n-butyl phthalate), DEHA, DINCH, DIDA (diisodecyl adipate), 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.

Barcoded products this likely is: Whole Foods Market, Sourdough (matched by brand and name).

Typical for breads & buns

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

Cadmium: typically 27.5 ppb (FDA, 108 samples, 2017-2020). A toddler reaches EPA's daily limit at about 540 g (19 oz) a day; an adult at about 2.5 kg (5.5 lb).
One serving (100 g (3½ oz)):
18% of a toddler's daily limit
4% of a adult's daily limit
Arsenic (total): typically 6.18 ppb (FDA, 108 samples, 2017-2020). No US agency limit we can cite.
Perchlorate: typically 2.83 ppb (FDA, 60 samples, 2008-2012). A toddler reaches EPA's daily limit at about 3 kg (6.6 lb) a day; an adult at about 14 kg (31 lb).
One serving (100 g (3½ oz)):
3% of a toddler's daily limit
under 1% 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 Bread, white roll/bun (hamburger/hotdog): found in 5 of 27, average 0.91, highest 6.7 ppb (2017-2020)
Lead in Bread, white, enriched, pre-sliced: found in 9 of 27, average 2.28, highest 23 ppb (2017-2020)
Lead in Bread, whole wheat, pre-sliced: found in 20 of 27, average 3.88, highest 7.3 ppb (2017-2020)
Lead in English muffin, plain, toasted: found in 3 of 27, average 0.79, highest 9.7 ppb (2017-2020)
Cadmium in Bread, white roll/bun (hamburger/hotdog): found in 27 of 27, average 24.6, highest 37 ppb (2017-2020)
Cadmium in Bread, white, enriched, pre-sliced: found in 27 of 27, average 27.4, highest 37 ppb (2017-2020)
Cadmium in Bread, whole wheat, pre-sliced: found in 27 of 27, average 29.9, highest 42 ppb (2017-2020)
Cadmium in English muffin, plain, toasted: found in 27 of 27, average 28.6, highest 39 ppb (2017-2020)
Mercury in Bread, white roll/bun (hamburger/hotdog): found in 0 of 27, all below 1 ppb (2017-2020)
Mercury in Bread, white, enriched, pre-sliced: found in 0 of 27, all below 1 ppb (2017-2020)
Mercury in Bread, whole wheat, pre-sliced: found in 0 of 27, all below 1 ppb (2017-2020)
Mercury in English muffin, plain, toasted: found in 1 of 27, average 0.04, highest 1 ppb (2017-2020)
Arsenic (total) in Bread, white roll/bun (hamburger/hotdog): found in 27 of 27, average 5.74, highest 9.3 ppb (2017-2020)
Arsenic (total) in Bread, white, enriched, pre-sliced: found in 26 of 27, average 5.06, highest 9 ppb (2017-2020)
Arsenic (total) in Bread, whole wheat, pre-sliced: found in 27 of 27, average 10.3, highest 18 ppb (2017-2020)
Arsenic (total) in English muffin, plain, toasted: found in 26 of 27, average 5.06, highest 10 ppb (2017-2020)
Perchlorate in Bread, white, enriched: found in 12 of 20, average 2.55, highest 9 ppb (2008-2012)
Perchlorate in Bread, whole wheat: found in 15 of 20, average 2.7, highest 7 ppb (2008-2012)
Perchlorate in English muffin, plain, toasted: found in 15 of 20, average 5.36, highest 34.6 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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