Baking Additives & Extracts · barcode 00747599620287

Ghirardelli Chocolate, Sweet Ground Chocolate And Cocoa

Ghirardelli Chocolate · Ghirardelli Chocolate Company

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RecallsNo FDA recall lists this barcode.
AdditivesNone of the additives we track appear in the ingredients.
TypicalFDA's tests of baking additives & extracts show what's typical. See levels

Lab results for a matching product

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Ghirardelli Sweet Ground Powder Chocolate & Cocoa

Measured in this product PlasticList (2024)

DEHP: 50.5 ppb (found in 2 of 2, highest 61). A toddler reaches EPA's daily limit at about 5.9 kg (13 lb) a day of this; an adult at about 28 kg (62 lb).
One serving (1 teaspoon):
under 1% of a toddler's daily limit
under 1% of a adult's daily limit

Among tested products of this kind (ppb, log scale): this one others
DBP (di-n-butyl phthalate): 37.5 ppb (found in 2 of 2, highest 43). A toddler reaches EPA's daily limit at about 40 kg (88 lb) a day of this; an adult at more than 100 kg.
One serving (1 teaspoon):
under 1% of a toddler's daily limit
under 1% of a adult's daily limit
DIBP (diisobutyl phthalate): found in 1 of 2 samples (highest 17 ppb). No US agency limit we can cite.
DMP (dimethyl phthalate): found in 1 of 2 samples (highest 8.4 ppb). No US agency limit we can cite.
DEHT (DOTP): 120 ppb (found in 2 of 2, highest 120). No US agency limit we can cite.
Among tested products of this kind (ppb, log scale): this one others
DEHA: found in 1 of 2 samples (highest 13 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 limit
under 1% of a adult's daily limit

Not found above the lab's limit: 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), DINCH, DIDA (diisodecyl adipate), BPF (bisphenol F), BPA (bisphenol A), BPS (bisphenol S).

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 limit
6% 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 limit
under 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 limit
5% 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. That means nobody has published a test, not that these are absent.

Ingredients (from the label)

SUGAR, COCOA- PROCESSED WITH ALKALI, UNSWEETENED CHOCOLATE, SOY LECITHIN- AN EMULSIFIER, VANILLA.

From USDA FoodData Central, label dated 2021-10-28. Labels change; check the package.

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