• Crikeste@lemm.ee
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    1 year ago

    DO NOT BUY WALMARTS GREAT VALUE HOT CHOCOLATE MIX!

    Holy shit, +300% of lead

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      1 year ago

      Research indicates that lead and cadmium get into cocoa in different ways. For cadmium, it appears that the cocoa plant takes it up from the soil. Lead, however, can be deposited on the cocoa beans after harvest, potentially from dust and soil as beans dry outdoors.

      Sounds like this potentially affects nearly all chocolate.

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        1 year ago

        Looking at the data provided though, Walmart great value hot chocolate mix is especially egregious.