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Organic Roasted Seaweed With Sea Salt
ExpiredArsenic Speciation

Organic Roasted Seaweed With Sea Salt

by Trader Joe's

UPC 00624053
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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.

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Kendra

Why this test

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

More info about 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