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Kind Dark Chocolate Nuts & Sea Salt Nuts & Spices Bar, Dark Chocolate Nuts & Sea Salt

KIND Inc. · Snack, Energy & Granola Bars · barcode 00602652176517

What stands out

Bars show one serving: 1 bar, 40 g, from the label.

  • Likely this product

    A lab test of a product with this brand and name found DEHP: middle result 30.1 ppb across 5 samples, highest 35 ppb (matched by name; the lab recorded no barcode). Details

    under 1% of a toddler's daily limit in 1 bar, 40 g, from the labelunder 1% of a toddler's daily limit
    under 1% of an adult's daily limit in 1 bar, 40 g, from the labelunder 1% of an adult's daily limit
  • Likely this product

    A lab test of a product with this brand and name found DBP (di-n-butyl phthalate) in 2 of 5 samples, highest 20.7 ppb (matched by name; the lab recorded no barcode). Details

    under 1% of a toddler's daily limit in 1 bar, 40 g, from the labelunder 1% of a toddler's daily limit
    under 1% of an adult's daily limit in 1 bar, 40 g, from the labelunder 1% of an adult's daily limit
  • Likely this product

    A lab test of a product with this brand and name found DEP (diethyl phthalate) in 1 of 5 samples, highest 19.8 ppb (matched by name; the lab recorded no barcode). Details

    under 1% of a toddler's daily limit in 1 bar, 40 g, from the labelunder 1% of a toddler's daily limit
    under 1% of an adult's daily limit in 1 bar, 40 g, from the labelunder 1% of an adult's daily limit
  • Lab testsA lab tested a product with this brand and name. See results
  • RecallsNo FDA recall lists this barcode.
  • AdditivesNone of the additives we track appear in the ingredients.
  • TypicalFDA's tests of snack, energy & granola bars show what's typical. See levels

Lab results for a matching product

Likely this product: the lab recorded its brand and name but not its barcode, so we matched it by brand and name. Package size and recipe may differ.

KIND Dark Chocolate Nuts & Sea Salt Bar

Measured in this product PlasticList (2024)

  • DEHP: 30.1 ppb (found in 5 of 5 samples, highest 35). A toddler reaches EPA's daily limit at about 10 kg (22 lb) a day of this; an adult at about 47 kg (100 lb).
    One serving (1 bar, 40 g, from the label):
    under 1% of a toddler's daily limit in 1 bar, 40 g, from the labelunder 1% of a toddler's daily limit
    under 1% of an adult's daily limit in 1 bar, 40 g, from the labelunder 1% of an adult's daily limit
  • DBP (di-n-butyl phthalate): found in 2 of 5 samples (highest 20.7 ppb). Even at the highest sample, a toddler would need about 72 kg (160 lb) a day to reach EPA's daily limit; an adult more than 100 kg.
    One serving (1 bar, 40 g, from the label):
    under 1% of a toddler's daily limit in 1 bar, 40 g, from the labelunder 1% of a toddler's daily limit
    under 1% of an adult's daily limit in 1 bar, 40 g, from the labelunder 1% of an adult's daily limit
  • DIBP (diisobutyl phthalate): found in 1 of 5 samples (highest 11 ppb). No US agency limit we can cite.
  • DEP (diethyl phthalate): found in 1 of 5 samples (highest 19.8 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 bar, 40 g, from the label):
    under 1% of a toddler's daily limit in 1 bar, 40 g, from the labelunder 1% of a toddler's daily limit
    under 1% of an adult's daily limit in 1 bar, 40 g, from the labelunder 1% of an adult's daily limit
  • DEHT (DOTP): 150 ppb (found in 5 of 5 samples, highest 450). No US agency limit we can cite.

Not found above the lab's limit: DMP (dimethyl phthalate), DNOP (di-n-octyl phthalate), DCHP (dicyclohexyl phthalate), DINP (diisononyl phthalate), DIDP (diisodecyl phthalate), BBP (benzyl butyl phthalate), DNHP (di-n-hexyl phthalate), DEHA, DIDA (diisodecyl adipate), DINCH, BPA (bisphenol A), BPF (bisphenol F), BPS (bisphenol S).

Typical for snack, energy & granola bars

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.

  • Cadmium: typically 7.4 ppb (FDA, 3 samples, 2018-2020). A toddler reaches EPA's daily limit at about 1.8 kg (4 lb) a day; an adult at about 8.3 kg (18 lb).
  • Arsenic (total): typically 20 ppb (FDA, 3 samples, 2018-2020). No US agency limit we can cite.
  • Lead, Mercury: usually below 4 ppb, the lab's limit, in FDA's samples.
FDA samples behind these numbers
  • Lead in Granola bar: found in 0 of 3 samples, all below 4 ppb (2018-2020)
  • Cadmium in Granola bar: found in 3 of 3 samples, average 8.47, highest 11 ppb (2018-2020)
  • Mercury in Granola bar: found in 0 of 3 samples, all below 1 ppb (2018-2020)
  • Arsenic (total) in Granola bar: found in 3 of 3 samples, average 21.7, highest 28 ppb (2018-2020)

"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)

MIXED NUTS (ALMONDS, PEANUTS, WALNUTS), CHICORY ROOT FIBER, HONEY, PALM KERNEL OIL, SUGAR, CRISP RICE, COCOA POWDER, NON GMO GLUCOSE, SEA SALT, SOY LECITHIN, MILK POWDER, VANILLA EXTRACT.

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

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