Heritage Flakes
by Nature's Path
- Purchase location
- Trader Joe's, 225 El Cerrito Plaza, El Cerrito CA 94530
- Lot number
- 055 12:23 W191086
- Expiration date
- Feb 24, 2027
How this compares — Glyphosate + AMPA
Other tested products in the same category & subcategory. Lower is better.
Glyphosate + AMPA over time
Glyphosate and its breakdown product AMPA are combined into a single value here — the two readings added together — because health limits assess them together.
Log scale — reference limits sit far above the measured values.
Hollow points were below the lab's limit of detection (not detected) — plotted at that limit as an upper bound.
When a product has more than one test on the same sampling date, the points are spread slightly so each test stays visible.
Lowest to highest — most recent test
| Product | Comparison bar | Status | View |
|---|---|---|---|
0.01 mg/kg | single test | → | |
< 0.02 mg/kg | ↑ rising | → | |
< 0.02 mg/kg | single test | → | |
0.637 mg/kg | single test | → |
The comparison bar shows each product's measured amount as a share of the highest result in this group — the fullest bar simply has the most of the selected analyte, not 100% of any health limit. When a regulatory limit sits close to the readings, the bars scale to that limit instead and it appears as a dotted marker.
Requested Test: Glyphosate + AMPA
Tests specifically for glyphosate and its breakdown product AMPA (aminomethylphosphonic acid). Glyphosate is the world's most widely used herbicide (the active ingredient in Roundup). Studies have linked chronic exposure to disruption of gut bacteria, potential carcinogenicity, and endocrine disruption. AMPA persists in soil and water even longer than glyphosate itself.
How The Test Is Performed
The food sample is dissolved in an aqueous solution to extract the analytes, then passed through a machine (LC-MS/MS) that separates and identifies individual chemicals by their molecular weight. This method can detect glyphosate and AMPA at parts-per-billion levels — like finding a single drop in an Olympic swimming pool.
Good foods to test
- •Oats & oat-based cereals
- •Wheat bread & pasta
- •Chickpeas, lentils & hummus
- •Soy products (tofu, soy milk, edamame)
- •Corn & corn-based snacks
- •Honey
- •Orange juice
- •Beer & wine