Mussels · barcode 09417711006336

AquaFresh Smoked Mussels Garlic Flavour 250g

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Typical for mussels

FDA doesn't test this exact kind of food, so these are the closest foods it does test. Treat them as a rough guide.

• Lead: typically 4.2 ppb (FDA, 27 samples, 2017-2020). A toddler reaches FDA's daily limit at about 450 g (16 oz) a day; an adult at about 1.8 kg (4 lb).
  One serving (100 g (3½ oz)):

  22% of a toddler's daily limit

  6% of a adult's daily limit
• Cadmium: typically 3.2 ppb (FDA, 27 samples, 2017-2020). A toddler reaches EPA's daily limit at about 2.6 kg (5.7 lb) a day; an adult at about 12 kg (26 lb).
  One serving (100 g (3½ oz)):

  4% of a toddler's daily limit

  under 1% of a adult's daily limit
• Mercury: typically 5.7 ppb (FDA, 27 samples, 2017-2020). A toddler reaches EPA's daily limit at about 210 g (7.4 oz) a day; an adult at about 970 g (34 oz).
  One serving (100 g (3½ oz)):

  48% of a toddler's daily limit

  10% of a adult's daily limit
• Arsenic (total): typically 240 ppb (FDA, 27 samples, 2017-2020). No US agency limit we can cite.
• Perchlorate: typically 16 ppb (FDA, 20 samples, 2008-2012). A toddler reaches EPA's daily limit at about 290 g (10 oz) a day; an adult at about 1.4 kg (3.1 lb).
  One serving (100 g (3½ oz)):

  34% of a toddler's daily limit

  7% of a adult's daily limit

FDA samples behind these numbers

• Lead in Shrimp, pre-cooked, shells removed, no tails: found in 14 of 27, average 4.87, highest 28 ppb (2017-2020)
• Cadmium in Shrimp, pre-cooked, shells removed, no tails: found in 18 of 27, average 5.69, highest 36 ppb (2017-2020)
• Mercury in Shrimp, pre-cooked, shells removed, no tails: found in 27 of 27, average 7.19, highest 17 ppb (2017-2020)
• Arsenic (total) in Shrimp, pre-cooked, shells removed, no tails: found in 27 of 27, average 358, highest 1,400 ppb (2017-2020)
• Perchlorate in Shrimp, boiled: found in 18 of 20, average 36, highest 147 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, Phthalates (plastic softeners), Phthalate substitutes, Bisphenols. That means nobody has published a test, not that these are absent.

Ingredients (from the label)

Smoked Mussels (Greenshell Mussel Meat (Perna Canaliculus), Salt, Sugar, Colour (150c, 160b), Woodsmoke), Canola Oil , Dill Tips, Garlic Powder

From USDA FoodData Central, label dated 2021-10-28. Labels change; check the package.

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