Whole Foods Organic Creamy Peanut Butter Unsweetened Unsalted
- 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 nut & seed butters show what's typical. See levels
- Others1 other nut & seed butters product has lab results. Compare them
Lab results for this product
Measured in this product PlasticList (2024)
- DEHP: 41 ppb (found in 3 of 3, highest 70).
A toddler reaches EPA's daily limit at about 7.3 kg (16 lb) a day of this; an adult at about 34 kg (75 lb).
One serving (1 teaspoon):under 1% of a toddler's daily limitunder 1% of a adult's daily limit
- DEP (diethyl phthalate): 15 ppb (found in 2 of 3, highest 22.1).
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 limitunder 1% of a adult's daily limit
- DMP (dimethyl phthalate): found in 1 of 3 samples (highest 3.8 ppb). No US agency limit we can cite.
- DBP (di-n-butyl phthalate): found in 1 of 3 samples (highest 11.4 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 limitunder 1% of a adult's daily limit
- DEHT (DOTP): 61 ppb (found in 3 of 3, highest 270). No US agency limit we can cite.
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), 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.
Typical for nut & seed butters
What FDA found when it bought and tested this kind of food across the US. These are not tests of this product.
- Lead: typically 5.6 ppb (FDA, 3 samples, 2018-2020).
A toddler reaches FDA's daily limit at about 390 g (14 oz) a day; an adult at about 1.6 kg (3.5 lb).One serving (100 g (3½ oz)):26% of a toddler's daily limit6% of a adult's daily limit
- Cadmium: typically 55 ppb (FDA, 3 samples, 2018-2020).
A toddler reaches EPA's daily limit at about 290 g (10 oz) a day; an adult at about 1.3 kg (2.9 lb).One serving (100 g (3½ oz)):35% of a toddler's daily limit7% of a adult's daily limit
- Arsenic (total): typically 8.1 ppb (FDA, 3 samples, 2018-2020). No US agency limit we can cite.
- Mercury, Perchlorate: usually below 1 ppb, the lab's limit, in FDA's samples.
FDA samples behind these numbers
- Lead in Peanut butter, creamy: found in 3 of 3, average 5.63, highest 6.1 ppb (2018-2020)
- Cadmium in Peanut butter, creamy: found in 3 of 3, average 52.3, highest 60 ppb (2018-2020)
- Mercury in Peanut butter, creamy: found in 0 of 3, all below 1 ppb (2018-2020)
- Arsenic (total) in Peanut butter, creamy: found in 3 of 3, average 7.97, highest 9.9 ppb (2018-2020)
- Perchlorate in Peanut butter, creamy: found in 2 of 20, average 0.1, highest 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.