Vegetarian Frozen Meats · barcode 00842234000988
Plant-based Ground Be'f
Gardein · Pinnacle Foods Group LLC
- Lab testsNo lab has published results for this exact product.
- Recalls1 FDA recall name this barcode. Details
- AdditivesNone of the additives we track appear in the ingredients.
- TypicalFDA's tests of vegetarian frozen meats show what's typical. See levels
FDA recalls
- 2018-05-09 · Class II · Terminated Shipping container from CA to HI was not held at proper temperature which could cause food items to be contaminated with spoilage organisms or pathogensTarget Corporation: Gardein Ultimate Beefless Ground 13.8oz UPC: 842234000988 Target item number: 270-3-9 FDA record F-1361-2018
Typical for vegetarian frozen meats
What FDA found when it bought and tested this kind of food across the US. These are not tests of this product.
- Lead: typically 5.1 ppb (FDA, 3 samples, 2018-2020).
A toddler reaches FDA's daily limit at about 630 g (22 oz) a day; an adult at about 2.5 kg (5.5 lb).One serving (100 g (3½ oz)):16% of a toddler's daily limit4% of a adult's daily limit
- Cadmium: typically 17 ppb (FDA, 3 samples, 2018-2020).
A toddler reaches EPA's daily limit at about 880 g (31 oz) a day; an adult at about 4.1 kg (9 lb).One serving (100 g (3½ oz)):11% of a toddler's daily limit2% of a adult's daily limit
- Arsenic (total): typically 5.7 ppb (FDA, 3 samples, 2018-2020). No US agency limit we can cite.
- Mercury: usually below 1 ppb, the lab's limit, in FDA's samples.
FDA samples behind these numbers
- Lead in Veggie burger: found in 2 of 3, average 3.47, highest 5.3 ppb (2018-2020)
- Cadmium in Veggie burger: found in 3 of 3, average 17, highest 21 ppb (2018-2020)
- Mercury in Veggie burger: found in 0 of 3, all below 1 ppb (2018-2020)
- Arsenic (total) in Veggie burger: found in 3 of 3, average 5.4, highest 5.9 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, Phthalates (plastic softeners), Phthalate substitutes, Bisphenols. That means nobody has published a test, not that these are absent.
Ingredients (from the label)
WATER, TEXTURED SOY PROTEIN CONCENTRATE, 2% OR LESS OF: CARAMEL COLOR, SUGAR, CANOLA OIL, YEAST EXTRACT, SALT, ONION POWDER, NATURAL FLAVORS, GARLIC POWDER, SPICES.
From USDA FoodData Central, label dated 2022-12-22. Labels change; check the package.