Trader Joe's Steamed & Peeled Baby Beets (brand not recorded)
What stands out
Bars show one serving: 100 g, a standard portion.
- Measured in this product
Lab tests of this product found lead: middle result 5.44 ppb across 2 samples, highest 7.24 ppb. Details
25% of a toddler's daily limit6% of an adult's daily limit - Measured in this product
Lab tests of this product found cadmium: middle result 14.5 ppb across 2 samples, highest 14.9 ppb. Details
10% of a toddler's daily limit2% of an adult's daily limit - Measured in this product
Lab tests of this product found arsenic (total): 1.76 ppb in 1 sample. Details
- Lab tests3 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 has no comparable food in its tests.
Lab results for this product
Measured in this product NYC Health Department, via detectlead.com (2024)
- Lead: 5.44 ppb (found in 2 of 2 samples, highest 7.24).
A toddler reaches FDA's daily limit at about 400 g (14 oz) a day of this; an adult at about 1.6 kg (3.5 lb).
One serving (100 g, a standard portion):25% of a toddler's daily limit6% of an adult's daily limit
FDA action level for lead in baby food: 10 ppb for packaged baby foods for children under 2: fruits, vegetables (except carrots or sweet potatoes on their own), mixtures, yogurts, custards and single-ingredient meats. Source - Cadmium: 14.5 ppb (found in 2 of 2 samples, highest 14.9).
A toddler reaches EPA's daily limit at about 1 kg (2.2 lb) a day of this; an adult at about 4.8 kg (11 lb).
One serving (100 g, a standard portion):10% of a toddler's daily limit2% of an adult's daily limit
- Arsenic (total): 1.76 ppb (found in 1 of 1 sample, highest 1.76). No US agency limit we can cite.
ppb = parts per billion. "Below the lab's limit" means the lab could not measure it reliably, not that it is absent.
Typical for this kind of food
FDA's Total Diet Study has no food close enough to this one to give a fair typical level.
Not tested
No published results for this product cover: Perchlorate, Phthalates (plastic softeners), Phthalate substitutes, Bisphenols. That means nobody has published a test, not that these are absent.