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Organic Roasted Seaweed With Sea Salt
ExpiredArsenic Speciation

Organic Roasted Seaweed With Sea Salt

by Trader Joe's

UPC 00624053

Raised so far

$285.00of $423.00
67%

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Kendra

67%

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4

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Expired

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Why test

Why test for Arsenic Speciation?

Goes beyond a total-arsenic measurement to separate arsenic into its distinct chemical forms ("species"). This matters because toxicity depends on which form is present: inorganic arsenic (arsenite and arsenate) is a known human carcinogen, while arsenobetaine — the "fish arsenic" common in seafood — is largely harmless and passes through the body. A standard heavy-metals panel reports only total arsenic, which can overstate risk; speciation reveals how much of the arsenic present is actually the inorganic kind. This test can be performed as a follow-up to the total-arsenic measurement in the Heavy Metals Panel.

Requester’s note

Product tested high for total arsenic, want to know how much of that is inorganic (the more toxic species).

— Kendra

More info · Arsenic Speciation

How the test is performed

The food sample is extracted into a liquid, then run through a system that pairs liquid chromatography with ICP-MS (HPLC-ICP-MS). The chromatography column separates the individual arsenic species by how quickly they travel through it, and the ICP-MS detector then measures the exact amount of each as it comes off the column — distinguishing toxic inorganic arsenic from harmless organic forms down to parts-per-billion levels.

Good foods to test

  • Rice & rice cereal
  • Rice-based baby food & infant cereal
  • Brown rice syrup & sweeteners
  • Fish & shellfish
  • Seaweed & sea vegetables
  • Apple & grape juice
  • Protein & greens powders

4 people pledged $285.00 to back this test before it expired

Lindsey

Jul 30, 2026

$75.00Refunded

Kendra

Jul 27, 2026

$100.00Refunded

John

Jul 27, 2026

$100.00Refunded

Kendra

Jul 11, 2026

$10.00Refunded