Baking Additives & Extracts · barcode 00083276217549
Rose Water
Benjamins · P. A. Benjamin Mfg. Co. Ltd.
- Lab testsNo lab has published results for this exact product.
- RecallsNo FDA recall lists this barcode.
- Additives1 ingredient is banned or unapproved somewhere. Which
- TypicalFDA's tests of baking additives & extracts show what's typical. See levels
Additives with restrictions somewhere
From the ingredient list on file (label data dated 2021-10-28). Recipes change, so check the package you have.
Propylparaben (E216)
- US (FDA): Allowed FDA lists it as generally recognized as safe. Source
- EU: Not authorised Not on the EU's list of approved food additives (checked against the version in force on 18 August 2026). (Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008, Annex II) Source
- California: Banned from 2027-01-01 Banned in food made, sold or distributed in California after January 1, 2027. (AB 418 (2023)) Source
- West Virginia: Banned from 2028-01-01 Food containing it is treated as adulterated in West Virginia from January 1, 2028. (HB 2354 (2025)) Source
- Texas: Warning label required from 2027-01-01 Labels developed on or after January 1, 2027 must warn that the product contains an ingredient not recommended for consumption in Australia, Canada, the EU or the UK. (SB 25 (2025)) Source
- Louisiana: Banned in school meals from 2028-2029 school year Banned in Louisiana school food from the 2028-2029 school year (concession stands and vending machines exempt). (SB 14, Act 463 (2025)) Source
- Louisiana: Warning label required from 2028-01-01 Products containing it must carry a QR code disclosure from January 1, 2028. (SB 14, Act 463 (2025)) Source
Typical for baking additives & extracts
FDA doesn't test this exact kind of food, so these are the closest foods it does test. Treat them as a rough guide.
- Lead: typically 164 ppb (FDA, 1 samples, 2020).
A toddler reaches FDA's daily limit at about 13 g (0.46 oz) a day; an adult at about 54 g (1.9 oz).One serving (1 teaspoon):22% of a toddler's daily limit6% of a adult's daily limit
- Cadmium: typically 20 ppb (FDA, 1 samples, 2020).
A toddler reaches EPA's daily limit at about 750 g (26 oz) a day; an adult at about 3.5 kg (7.7 lb).One serving (1 teaspoon):under 1% of a toddler's daily limitunder 1% of a adult's daily limit
- Mercury: typically 120 ppb (FDA, 1 samples, 2020).
A toddler reaches EPA's daily limit at about 13 g (0.46 oz) a day; an adult at about 58 g (2 oz).One serving (1 teaspoon):24% of a toddler's daily limit5% of a adult's daily limit
- Arsenic (total): typically 77 ppb (FDA, 1 samples, 2020). No US agency limit we can cite.
FDA samples behind these numbers
- Lead in Baking powder: found in 1 of 1, average 164, highest 164 ppb (2020)
- Cadmium in Baking powder: found in 1 of 1, average 20, highest 20 ppb (2020)
- Mercury in Baking powder: found in 1 of 1, average 120, highest 120 ppb (2020)
- Arsenic (total) in Baking powder: found in 1 of 1, average 77, highest 77 ppb (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, Phthalates (plastic softeners), Phthalate substitutes, Bisphenols. That means nobody has published a test, not that these are absent.
Ingredients (from the label)
WATER, ALCOHOL 5.0% ALC./VOL, ARTIFICIAL ROSE FLAVOR, METHYL PARABEN AND PROPYL PARABEN AS PRESERVATIVES.
From USDA FoodData Central, label dated 2021-10-28. Labels change; check the package.