Almond Breeze Original Almond Milk Unsweetened in Carton

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 plant based milk show what's typical. See levels
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Lab results for this product

Measured in this product PlasticList (2024)

DEHP: 23 ppb (found in 2 of 3, highest 26). A toddler reaches EPA's daily limit at about 13 kg (29 lb) a day of this; an adult at about 61 kg (130 lb).
One serving (100 g (3½ oz)):
under 1% of a toddler's daily limit
under 1% of a adult's daily limit
DMP (dimethyl phthalate): found in 1 of 3 samples (highest 5.5 ppb). No US agency limit we can cite.
DBP (di-n-butyl phthalate): found in 1 of 3 samples (highest 16 ppb). Even at the highest sample, a toddler would need about 94 kg (210 lb) 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
DEHT (DOTP): 68 ppb (found in 3 of 3, highest 78). No US agency limit we can cite.
BPA (bisphenol A): found in 1 of 3 samples (highest 1.9 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

Not found above the lab's limit: DIBP (diisobutyl phthalate), 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), DEHA, DINCH, DIDA (diisodecyl adipate), BPF (bisphenol F), 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.

Typical for plant based milk

Compared with FDA's almond beverage: what FDA found when it bought and tested it across the US. These are not tests of this product.

Lead: typically 1.9 ppb (FDA, 3 samples, 2018-2020). A toddler reaches FDA's daily limit at about 1.7 L (7 cups) a day; an adult at about 6.9 L (28¾ cups).
One serving (1 cup):
14% of a toddler's daily limit
3% of a adult's daily limit
Cadmium: typically 1.3 ppb (FDA, 3 samples, 2018-2020). A toddler reaches EPA's daily limit at about 15 L (62½ cups) a day; an adult at about 72 L (300 cups).
One serving (1 cup):
2% of a toddler's daily limit
under 1% of a adult's daily limit
Arsenic (total): typically 3.7 ppb (FDA, 3 samples, 2018-2020). No US agency limit we can cite.
Mercury: usually below 1 ppb, the lab's limit, in FDA's samples.

FDA samples behind these numbers

Lead in Beverage, almond (non-dairy): found in 2 of 3, average 1.27, highest 1.9 ppb (2018-2020)
Cadmium in Beverage, almond (non-dairy): found in 2 of 3, average 0.97, highest 1.6 ppb (2018-2020)
Mercury in Beverage, almond (non-dairy): found in 0 of 3, all below 1 ppb (2018-2020)
Arsenic (total) in Beverage, almond (non-dairy): found in 2 of 3, average 2.7, highest 4.4 ppb (2018-2020)

"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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