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Snapshot of                                                         In the article “Clinicians’ Guide

            CBD Products on the Market                                        to Cannabidiol and Hemp Oils,” pub-
                                                                              lished in Mayo Clinic Proceedings,
                                                                              VanDolah and colleagues present
                                                                              the following questions pertain-
                                                                              ing to product quality that consum-
                           Product*                  CBD per Serving          ers should consider or discuss with a
                                                                              health professional before consuming
              CBDfx Chill Shot                    20 mg/2 fl oz               any CBD product :
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                                                                               • Does it meet the FDA’s CGMP stan-
              CBD Living Water                    10 mg nano-CBD/16.9 fl oz
                                                                                dards, or European Union, Australian,
                                                                                or Canadian organic certification, and
              copa CBD Blue Beary Sparkling Water    10 mg nano-CBD/16 fl oz    National Science Foundation interna-
              With Fruit Juice                                                  tional certification?
                                                                               • Does the company have an inde-
                                                                                pendent adverse event reporting
              Day One CBD Sparkling Water         20 mg/12 fl oz                program?
                                                                               • Is the product certified organic or
              Daytrip CBD-Infused Sparkling Water   10 mg/11.5 fl oz            eco-farmed?
                                                                               • Have the company’s products been
                                                                                laboratory tested by batch to confirm
              DWiiNK Original CBD Water           10 mg/16.9 fl oz              THC levels <0.3% and no pesticides or
                                                                                heavy metals?
              Good Day Chamomile Herbal Tea       15 mg/8 fl oz
                                                                                “I recommend only choosing
                                                                              products made from organically grown
              Kickback Hemp Infused Mellow Mango   5 mg nano-CBD/12 fl oz     ingredients,” Bissex says. “Hemp and
                                                                              cannabis are bioaccumulators that
                                                                              gather chemicals, including toxins and
              Koi Hemp CBD Wellness Shot          25 mg/2.5 fl oz
                                                                              pollutants, from the soil through their
                                                                              extensive root network.” Of interest,
              Lagunitas Hi-Fi Hops Cannabis-Infused                           Bissex shares that hemp was planted
              Hoppy Sparkling Water (contains THC)  18 mg/12 fl oz            after the Chernobyl nuclear disaster to
                                                                              decontaminate radioactive soil.
                                                                                The CBD beverage industry is likely
              Mary Joe CBD Infused Cold Brew Coffee  15 mg/7 fl oz            to grow and expand into more subcat-
                                                                              egories, including sports and recovery
                                                                              beverages and alcohol-CBD combi-
              Moody’s Medicinals CBD Water        5 mg nano-CBD/12 fl oz
                                                                              nations. Dietitians who counsel cli-
                                                                              ents on the use of CBD beverages can
              Nessalla Magic Matcha Kombucha      30 mg/16 fl oz              expect more transparency from com-
                                                                              panies regarding CBD source and con-
                                                                              tent, guidance on dosing, information
              Present CBD Infused Sparkling Water   20 mg/16 fl oz
                                                                              on bioavailability, and an expanded
                                                                              marketplace once the FDA establishes
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              Sunday Scaries YOLO Shot            50 mg/2 fl oz               regulations.  For now, inconsistencies
                                                                              in product quality, including declara-
                                                                              tions of CBD content, add to the chal-
              Sweet Reason Cucumber + Mint Sparkling Water   10 mg/12 fl oz   lenge of guiding consumers toward
                                                                              responsible choices. n
              trētap CBD Sparkling Tree Water     25 mg/11.5 fl oz
                                                                              Mindy Hermann, MBA, RDN, is a food
                                                                              and nutrition communicator based in
              VYBES Blueberry Mint                25 mg/14 fl oz              metropolitan New York.


            SOURCE: COMPANY WEBSITES                                             For references, view this article on our
            * THIS TABLE REPRESENTS A SMALL SAMPLE OF THE VARIOUS CBD-CONTAINING BEVERAGES ON THE MARKET.   website at www.TodaysDietitian.com.

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