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Here's The Best Supermarket Cinnamon To Buy To Avoid Lead
BY AUTUMN SWIERS
Consumer Reports has found that there may be lead in your cinnamon. To avoid this contamination, you can choose some safe brands, such as cinnamon brands at Whole Foods Market.
According to the nonprofit organization's findings, 365 Whole Foods Market Ground Cinnamon and 365 Whole Foods Market Organic Ground Cinnamon exhibited nearly zero traces of lead.
The ground cinnamon version contained exactly 0.12 parts per million lead content while the organic ground cinnamon option contained 0.02 parts per million lead content.
The brands with the next-lowest lead levels were Loisa Organic Cinnamon, Morton & Bassett San Francisco Organic Ground Cinnamon, Sadaf Cinnamon Powder, and Sadaf Seven Spice blend.
Scientists found this by testing 36 ground cinnamon brands, including blends that contained cinnamon, bought from 17 stores across Connecticut, New Jersey, New York, and online.