I realize this leaves us with “trust us!” And you may decide to do so or not.” They have a point about averages being more valuable than one snapshot in time, but ideally they would share data from each batch as well as give averages. (There were other reasons too, of course more about those here). We moved to sharing out averages only when we stopped supplying product in bulk, as the small snapshot a COA provides adds little value to repeat purchase decisions over time. To me, they wrote “unfortunately our policy is to not share out COAs. G was unable to get a response from them. HOWEVER, the information was written as averages listed in an email and COA documents were not provided. Navitas has the lowest levels I have seen for powders and nibs. It’s important to remember that concentrations of metals can vary from batch to batch, so testing results can reflect snapshots in time, not a guarantee that all products from that brand are always good or bad.
Best Brands for Cacao, Cocoa and Chocolate: Foods like vegetables are more essential, so it’s just not wise to cut those from your diet. Unfortunately, while there has been some research suggesting health benefits of chocolate, it isn’t necessary for survival. With other types of foods, *sometimes* they have heavy metals, but and if they do it’s usually not as high of a level as chocolate.ģ. Chocolate often has a HIGH concentration of lead and/or cadmium. I explain it in my post about Things that contain lead. Chocolate also requires processing, which can add additional heavy metals from the machinery. ALL chocolate has some heavy metals because the areas where it is grown often use leaded gasoline that contaminates the soil. But that means that some IS absorbed, and that could still be a lot if there is a high concentration/ amount of metals, such as with chocolate.ġ. I’ve mentioned that the consumption of food in general helps inhibit absorption of some lead. Heavy metals make their way into many foods, BUT I don’t vilify all of them. Trust me, I know the struggle is real, because food is so good and we are bombarded by bad choices, many of which are ingrained into society and culture. See section below for more information about laws regarding heavy metals.īut what we eat is of utmost importance when we consider how toxicants get into our bodies.
Most chocolate/cacao/cocoa brands exceed the recommended limits for lead and/or cadmium of California’s Maximum Allowable Dose Levels (MADLs), which is one of the only standards available.
The FDA does NOT consistently monitor food for lead and cadmium contamination. Ideally we would be consuming none of them. It’s important to remember that there is actually no safe level of heavy metals like lead and cadmium in the body. The good news is that there are better options available! I haven’t seen any other bloggers address this topic with this much breadth and compare so many brands and past research, so keep reading for all the info. Stay tuned to my facebook page 🙂 Introduction and Importance:ĪLL chocolate, cacao and cocoa contains heavy metals, and contains the highest levels of lead compared to other foods. Will also be adding updates from recent ConsumerLab testing soon. Updated/ reorganized January 2023 to include a Consumer Reports article.
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