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Foods High and Low in Microplastics

Contaminants

Microplastic ingestion tier from the literature: highest where the whole animal is eaten (bivalves) and in sea salt; packaging-driven exposure shows on the scan report instead.

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Key takeaways

  • 35 foods have a graded microplastics level (Low, Moderate, or High).
  • Each entry carries a confidence grade and the studies it came from.
  • A food not listed has not been measured, which is not the same as containing none.

Microplastics at a glance

Foods measured
35
Reported as
Low / Moderate / High
Data source
Published research, cited per food

Foods by measured level

Emu Oysterestimated · 1 studyHigh
Crackers Saltines (Includes Oysterestimated · 1 studyHigh
Soup Oyster Stewestimated · 1 studyHigh
Sauce Oysterestimated · 1 studyHigh
Campbell's Chunky New England Clam Chowderestimated · 1 studyHigh
Mollusks Clamestimated · 1 studyHigh
Soup Clam Chowderestimated · 1 studyHigh
Mollusks Oysterestimated · 1 studyHigh
Mushroom Oysterestimated · 1 studyHigh
Mushroom King Oysterestimated · 1 studyHigh
Beverages Clam And Tomato Juiceestimated · 1 studyHigh
Salsify (Vegetable Oyster)estimated · 1 studyHigh
Ostrich Oysterestimated · 1 studyHigh
Mushrooms Oysterestimated · 1 studyHigh
Mollusks Musselestimated · 1 studyHigh
Snacks Shrimp Crackerestimated · 1 studyModerate
Fish Oil Sardineestimated · 1 studyModerate
Soup Cream Of Shrimpestimated · 1 studyModerate
Cracker Barrel Country Shrimp Platterestimated · 1 studyModerate
Potatoes Scallopedestimated · 1 studyModerate
Scallops Seaestimated · 1 studyModerate
Salt Tableestimated · 1 studyModerate
Fast Foods Shrimpestimated · 1 studyModerate
T.g.i. Friday's Friday's Shrimpestimated · 1 studyModerate
Beverages Teaestimated · 1 studyModerate
Fish Sardineestimated · 1 studyModerate
Fish Anchovyestimated · 1 studyModerate
Tea Tundraestimated · 1 studyModerate
Applebee's Double Crunch Shrimpestimated · 1 studyModerate
Scallops Bayestimated · 1 studyModerate
Anchovies In Olive Oilestimated · 1 studyModerate
Tea Herbalestimated · 1 studyModerate
Denny's Golden Shrimpestimated · 1 studyModerate
Mollusks Scallopestimated · 1 studyModerate
Crustaceans Shrimpestimated · 1 studyModerate

35 foods with measured values · compiled from published research · updated as the literature grows