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Tri-color Pearl Couscous

Bob's Red Mill · Bob's Red Mill Natural Foods, Inc.

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  • RecallsNo FDA recall lists this barcode.
  • AdditivesNone of the additives we track appear in the ingredients.
  • TypicalFDA's tests of pasta by shape & type show what's typical. See levels

Lab results for a matching product

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Tri-color Pearl Couscous

Measured in this product Healthy Babies Bright Futures (2025), via detectlead.com (2025)

  • Lead: 5.5 ppb (found in 1 of 1, highest 5.5). 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 (3½ oz)):
    25% of a toddler's daily limit in 100 g (3½ oz)25% of a toddler's daily limit
    6% of a adult's daily limit in 100 g (3½ oz)6% of a adult's daily limit
    Among tested products of this kind (ppb, log scale): this one others
    110100belowlimitBulghur #3 Coarse: 2.2 ppbCouscous Pearl: 1 ppbOrganic Italian Pearled Farro: 2.7 ppbQuinoa: 2.8 ppbOrganic Premium Quinoa: 5.1 ppbBrown Buckwheat Organic: 11 ppbMillet Organic Whole Grain: 1.5 ppbOrganic Whole Grain Bulgur Wheat: 2.3 ppbPearl Couscous Toasted Israeli-Style Pasta: 1.15 ppbPearled Barley: 1 ppbWhite Buckwheat Organic: 2.8 ppbOrganic Italian Farro: 1.1 ppbWhite Quinoa: 2.1 ppbOrganic Whole Grain Buckwheat: 1.3 ppbWhole Grain Red Bulgur: 1.5 ppbMillet Organic: 3 ppbOrganic Millet Whole Grain Hulled: 2.3 ppbOrganic Quinoa: 3.6 ppbGluten Free Traditional Quinoa: 2.2 ppbRed Quinoa: 1.5 ppbOrganic Quinoa: 4.3 ppbTri-color Pearl Couscous: 5.5 ppb
  • Arsenic (total): 7.8 ppb (found in 1 of 1, highest 7.8). No US agency limit we can cite.
    Among tested products of this kind (ppb, log scale): this one others
    110100belowlimitBulghur #3 Coarse: 7.9 ppbOrganic Italian Pearled Farro: 2.9 ppbOrganic Hulled Barley: 2.7 ppbHulled Barley: 4.6 ppbOrganic Couscous: 2.75 ppbQuinoa: 5.3 ppbOrganic Premium Quinoa: 3.6 ppbMillet Organic Whole Grain: 8.1 ppbOrganic Whole Grain Bulgur Wheat: 4.4 ppbBulgur Wheat Organic: 2.5 ppbPearl Couscous Toasted Israeli-Style Pasta: 2.3 ppbCoarse Bulgur #3: 4.1 ppbOrganic Buckwheat Groats, Hulled, Gluten Free: 1.8 ppbPearled Barley: 8.2 ppbHulled Barley Organic: 2.5 ppbCouscous Original: 7 ppbCouscous Moroccan-Style Pasta: 4.2 ppbHulled Barley: 3.3 ppbOrganic Farro: 3.4 ppbOrganic Italian Farro: 2.2 ppbAncient Grains Farro: 8.5 ppbBulgur Wheat: 6.3 ppbWhole Grain Red Bulgur: 6.2 ppbMillet Organic: 7.1 ppbGolden Couscous: 4.4 ppbOrganic Millet Whole Grain Hulled: 5.5 ppbOrganic Quinoa: 7.8 ppbPearled Barley: 2.3 ppbQuinoa: 5.9 ppbBuckwheat Organic Whole Grain: 5.55 ppbOrganic Millet Seeds: 4.2 ppbWhole Grain Millet: 12.2 ppbRed Quinoa: 4.4 ppbOrganic Quinoa: 14.7 ppbTri-color Pearl Couscous: 7.8 ppb
  • Cadmium: 40.9 ppb (found in 1 of 1, highest 40.9). A toddler reaches EPA's daily limit at about 370 g (13 oz) a day of this; an adult at about 1.7 kg (3.7 lb).
    One serving (100 g (3½ oz)):
    27% of a toddler's daily limit in 100 g (3½ oz)27% of a toddler's daily limit
    6% of a adult's daily limit in 100 g (3½ oz)6% of a adult's daily limit
    Among tested products of this kind (ppb, log scale): this one others
    110100belowlimitFDA typicalBulghur #3 Coarse: 29.6 ppbCouscous Pearl: 26.3 ppbOrganic Italian Pearled Farro: 8.8 ppbOrganic Hulled Barley: 10.9 ppbHulled Barley: 18.4 ppbOrganic Couscous: 13.8 ppbQuinoa: 17.5 ppbOrganic Premium Quinoa: 20.6 ppbBrown Buckwheat Organic: 28.8 ppbMillet Organic Whole Grain: 34.2 ppbOrganic Whole Grain Bulgur Wheat: 31.7 ppbBulgur Wheat Organic: 5 ppbPearl Couscous Toasted Israeli-Style Pasta: 23.8 ppbPremium Quality Pearl Barley: 18.2 ppbCoarse Bulgur #3: 8.5 ppbOrganic Buckwheat Groats, Hulled, Gluten Free: 31.3 ppbPearled Barley: 16.7 ppbHulled Barley Organic: 11.2 ppbWhite Buckwheat Organic: 27.2 ppbCouscous Original: 43.7 ppbCouscous Moroccan-Style Pasta: 41.8 ppbHulled Barley: 23.9 ppbOrganic Farro: 33.6 ppbPearled Barley - Quick: 15.9 ppbOrganic Italian Farro: 26.8 ppbAncient Grains Farro: 44.8 ppbWhite Quinoa: 16.5 ppbOrganic Whole Grain Buckwheat: 24.6 ppbBulgur Wheat: 44.9 ppbWhole Grain Red Bulgur: 20.7 ppbMillet Organic: 40.5 ppbGolden Couscous: 43.2 ppbOrganic Millet Whole Grain Hulled: 37.6 ppbOrganic Quinoa: 59.9 ppbPearled Barley: 9.3 ppbCouscous: 9.4 ppbQuinoa: 18.2 ppbBuckwheat Organic Whole Grain: 38 ppbGluten Free Traditional Quinoa: 17.7 ppbOrganic Millet Seeds: 9.4 ppbPearl Barley - orge perlee: 19.5 ppbWhole Grain Millet: 47.1 ppbRed Quinoa: 18 ppbOrganic Quinoa: 27.3 ppbTri-color Pearl Couscous: 40.9 ppb
  • Mercury: 1.1 ppb (found in 1 of 1, highest 1.1). A toddler reaches EPA's daily limit at about 1.4 kg (3.1 lb) a day of this; an adult at about 6.4 kg (14 lb).
    One serving (100 g (3½ oz)):
    7% of a toddler's daily limit in 100 g (3½ oz)7% of a toddler's daily limit
    2% of a adult's daily limit in 100 g (3½ oz)2% of a adult's daily limit
    Among tested products of this kind (ppb, log scale): this one others
    0.1110belowlimitOrganic Italian Pearled Farro: 0.7 ppbOrganic Hulled Barley: 0.9 ppbOrganic Couscous: 0.5 ppbOrganic Premium Quinoa: 0.5 ppbOrganic Buckwheat Groats, Hulled, Gluten Free: 0.7 ppbOrganic Whole Grain Buckwheat: 0.4 ppbWhole Grain Red Bulgur: 0.4 ppbBuckwheat Organic Whole Grain: 0.4 ppbWhole Grain Millet: 1.1 ppbTri-color Pearl Couscous: 1.1 ppb

Typical for pasta by shape & type

What FDA found when it bought and tested this kind of food across the US. These are not tests of this product.

FDA samples behind these numbers
  • Lead in Noodles, egg, enriched, boiled: found in 2 of 3, average 3.63, highest 6.6 ppb (2018-2020)
  • Lead in Pasta, whole wheat, cooked: found in 0 of 3, all below 4 ppb (2018-2020)
  • Lead in Spaghetti, enriched, boiled: found in 0 of 3, all below 4 ppb (2018-2020)
  • Cadmium in Noodles, egg, enriched, boiled: found in 3 of 3, average 22.3, highest 26 ppb (2018-2020)
  • Cadmium in Pasta, whole wheat, cooked: found in 3 of 3, average 37.7, highest 44 ppb (2018-2020)
  • Cadmium in Spaghetti, enriched, boiled: found in 3 of 3, average 27.7, highest 32 ppb (2018-2020)
  • Mercury in Noodles, egg, enriched, boiled: found in 0 of 3, all below 1 ppb (2018-2020)
  • Mercury in Pasta, whole wheat, cooked: found in 0 of 3, all below 1 ppb (2018-2020)
  • Mercury in Spaghetti, enriched, boiled: found in 0 of 3, all below 1 ppb (2018-2020)
  • Arsenic (total) in Noodles, egg, enriched, boiled: found in 0 of 3, all below 3 ppb (2018-2020)
  • Arsenic (total) in Pasta, whole wheat, cooked: found in 0 of 3, all below 3 ppb (2018-2020)
  • Arsenic (total) in Spaghetti, enriched, boiled: found in 0 of 3, all below 3 ppb (2018-2020)
  • Perchlorate in Noodles, egg, enriched, boiled: found in 3 of 20, average 0.45, highest 7 ppb (2008-2012)
  • Perchlorate in Spaghetti, enriched, boiled: found in 0 of 20, all below 1 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: Perchlorate, Phthalates (plastic softeners), Phthalate substitutes, Bisphenols. That means nobody has published a test, not that these are absent.

Ingredients (from the label)

WHEAT FLOUR, SPINACH POWDER, TOMATO POWDER, ANNATTO (COLOR).

From USDA FoodData Central, label dated 2023-11-16. Labels change; check the package.

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