Ghirardelli Intense Dark 72% Cacao Dark Chocolate in Paper
What stands out
Bars show one serving: 100 g, a standard portion.
- Measured in this product
Lab tests of this product found DEHP: middle result 145 ppb across 2 samples, highest 150 ppb. Details
5% of a toddler's daily limit1% of an adult's daily limit - Measured in this product
Lab tests of this product found DBP (di-n-butyl phthalate) in 1 of 2 samples, highest 19 ppb. Details
under 1% of a toddler's daily limitunder 1% of an adult's daily limit - Measured in this product
Lab tests of this product found DEHA: middle result 13.5 ppb across 2 samples, highest 15 ppb. Details
under 1% of a toddler's daily limitunder 1% of an adult's daily limit
- 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 chocolate show what's typical. See levels
- Others2 other chocolate products have lab results. Compare them
Lab results for this product
Measured in this product PlasticList (2024)
- DEHP: 145 ppb (found in 2 of 2 samples, highest 150).
A toddler reaches EPA's daily limit at about 2.1 kg (4.6 lb) a day of this; an adult at about 9.7 kg (21 lb).
One serving (100 g, a standard portion):5% of a toddler's daily limit1% of an adult's daily limitAmong tested products of this kind (ppb, log scale): this one others
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3 tested products of this kind: the middle one is 86.5 ppb. This one is the highest. - DMP (dimethyl phthalate): 6.55 ppb (found in 2 of 2 samples, highest 8). No US agency limit we can cite. 3 tested products of this kind: the middle one is below the lab's limit. This one is the highest.
- DBP (di-n-butyl phthalate): found in 1 of 2 samples (highest 19 ppb).
Even at the highest sample, a toddler would need about 79 kg (170 lb) a day to reach EPA's daily limit; an adult more than 100 kg.
3 tested products of this kind: the middle one is 17 ppb. This one is the lowest.One serving (100 g, a standard portion):under 1% of a toddler's daily limitunder 1% of an adult's daily limit
- DEHT (DOTP): 145 ppb (found in 2 of 2 samples, highest 150).
No US agency limit we can cite.
Among tested products of this kind (ppb, log scale): this one others
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3 tested products of this kind: the middle one is 120 ppb. This one is the highest. - DINCH: 87 ppb (found in 2 of 2 samples, highest 90). No US agency limit we can cite. 3 tested products of this kind: the middle one is below the lab's limit. This one is the highest.
- DEHA: 13.5 ppb (found in 2 of 2 samples, highest 15).
A toddler reaches EPA's daily limit at more than 100 kg a day of this; an adult at more than 100 kg.
3 tested products of this kind: the middle one is below the lab's limit. This one is the highest.One serving (100 g, a standard portion):under 1% of a toddler's daily limitunder 1% of an adult's daily limit
Not found above the lab's limit: DINP (diisononyl phthalate), DIDP (diisodecyl phthalate), BBP (benzyl butyl phthalate), DNHP (di-n-hexyl phthalate), DIBP (diisobutyl phthalate), DEP (diethyl phthalate), DNOP (di-n-octyl phthalate), DCHP (dicyclohexyl phthalate), DIDA (diisodecyl adipate), BPA (bisphenol A), 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 chocolate
FDA's averages for this kind of food (this product has its own lab results above)
What FDA found when it bought and tested this kind of food across the US. These are not tests of this product.
- Lead: typically 4.05 ppb (FDA, 6 samples, 2018-2020). A toddler reaches FDA's daily limit at about 550 g (19 oz) a day; an adult at about 2.2 kg (4.9 lb).
- Cadmium: typically 18 ppb (FDA, 6 samples, 2018-2020). A toddler reaches EPA's daily limit at about 840 g (30 oz) a day; an adult at about 3.9 kg (8.6 lb).
- Arsenic (total): typically 3.1 ppb (FDA, 6 samples, 2018-2020). No US agency limit we can cite.
- Perchlorate: typically 5.98 ppb (FDA, 40 samples, 2008-2012). A toddler reaches EPA's daily limit at about 1.8 kg (4 lb) a day; an adult at about 8.6 kg (19 lb).
- Mercury: usually below 1 ppb, the lab's limit, in FDA's samples.
FDA samples behind these numbers
- Lead in Candy bar, chocolate, nougat, with nuts: found in 0 of 3 samples, all below 4 ppb (2018-2020)
- Lead in Candy bar, milk chocolate, plain: found in 3 of 3 samples, average 7.93, highest 8.3 ppb (2018-2020)
- Cadmium in Candy bar, chocolate, nougat, with nuts: found in 3 of 3 samples, average 15.7, highest 17 ppb (2018-2020)
- Cadmium in Candy bar, milk chocolate, plain: found in 3 of 3 samples, average 20, highest 26 ppb (2018-2020)
- Mercury in Candy bar, chocolate, nougat, with nuts: found in 0 of 3 samples, all below 1 ppb (2018-2020)
- Mercury in Candy bar, milk chocolate, plain: found in 1 of 3 samples, average 0.57, highest 1.7 ppb (2018-2020)
- Arsenic (total) in Candy bar, chocolate, nougat, with nuts: found in 2 of 3 samples, average 3.63, highest 7.8 ppb (2018-2020)
- Arsenic (total) in Candy bar, milk chocolate, plain: found in 2 of 3 samples, average 2.13, highest 3.3 ppb (2018-2020)
- Perchlorate in Candy bar, chocolate, nougat, and nuts: found in 15 of 20 samples, average 2.52, highest 9 ppb (2008-2012)
- Perchlorate in Candy bar, milk chocolate, plain: found in 19 of 20 samples, average 8.92, highest 15 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.