Transparency
At Yammy, we believe that clean food starts with transparency. Here's what you need to know about lead levels in our sweet potatoes.
Lead is a naturally occurring element in the Earth’s crust (found in soil, water, and air everywhere on the planet), and as a root vegetable, it is very difficult for any sweet potato product to have "zero" lead. The goal is to source from soil that has the lowest possible background levels.
| Yammy | Industry Average | |
|---|---|---|
| Lead in Raw Sweet Potatoes | 3-5 ppb [1] | 10-20 ppb [2] |
[1] Results reflect testing of representative samples at an independent third-party laboratory testing via ICP-MS of the finished product.
[2] Major studies by the FDA and Healthy Babies Bright Futures (pg. 52) found that 100% of sweet potato products tested contained lead, with average levels ranging from 10–20 ppb (parts per billion). Our raw sweet potatoes test at a fraction of that amount.