Naturals Stage 1 Just Sweet Potatoes Baby Food

Name: Naturals Stage 1 Just Sweet Potatoes Baby Food
Brand: Beech-Nut

79Clean

Contaminants · 3

Measured by an independent lab and compared against published safety limits.

Cadmium3.5 ppbof 5 ppb

70% of the limitFDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.005 mg/L

Arsenic6.8 ppbof 10 ppb

68% of the limitFDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.010 mg/L (= EPA MCL)

MercuryNDof 2 ppb

Not detectedFDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.002 mg/L

Ingredients · 1

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Common questions

Is Beech-Nut Naturals Stage 1 Just Sweet Potatoes Baby Food healthy?

Beech-Nut Naturals Stage 1 Just Sweet Potatoes Baby Food scores 79/100 on Tallow — our clean band. That number comes from what is on the label: the ingredients, how processed it is, and what it is packaged in. It is not a verdict on your diet — Tallow does not weigh calories, portion size or how often you eat it, so a high score means the ingredients are clean, not that the food is unlimited.

What is in Beech-Nut Naturals Stage 1 Just Sweet Potatoes Baby Food?

Beech-Nut Naturals Stage 1 Just Sweet Potatoes Baby Food lists 1 ingredient, starting with Sweet Potatoes. Ingredients are listed in descending order by weight, so the first few make up most of what you are eating.

Does Beech-Nut Naturals Stage 1 Just Sweet Potatoes Baby Food contain seed oils?

No. Nothing in Beech-Nut Naturals Stage 1 Just Sweet Potatoes Baby Food’s ingredient list matches a seed oil — canola, soybean, corn, cottonseed, grapeseed, sunflower, safflower, rice bran or peanut oil, or an unspecified "vegetable oil".

How processed is Beech-Nut Naturals Stage 1 Just Sweet Potatoes Baby Food?

Beech-Nut Naturals Stage 1 Just Sweet Potatoes Baby Food is NOVA group 1: unprocessed or minimally processed. NOVA runs 1 to 4, where 1 is whole food and 4 is ultra-processed.

How does Beech-Nut Naturals Stage 1 Just Sweet Potatoes Baby Food compare to other baby food & purees?

At 79/100 Beech-Nut Naturals Stage 1 Just Sweet Potatoes Baby Food sits in our top band, among the better baby food & purees we have scored. A higher-scoring option in baby food & purees is Beech-Nut Organics Just Apples, Stage 1 at 100/100.

Is Beech-Nut Naturals Stage 1 Just Sweet Potatoes Baby Food organic?

Beech-Nut Naturals Stage 1 Just Sweet Potatoes Baby Food is not certified organic in our data.

Has Beech-Nut Naturals Stage 1 Just Sweet Potatoes Baby Food been lab tested?

Yes. 3 substances in Beech-Nut Naturals Stage 1 Just Sweet Potatoes Baby Food have a laboratory result on file — see the Contaminants section above for each reading and the limit it was measured against.

Does Beech-Nut Naturals Stage 1 Just Sweet Potatoes Baby Food contain heavy metals?

Yes. A lab detected arsenic at 6.8 ppb against a 10 ppb limit and cadmium at 3.5 ppb against a 5 ppb limit in Beech-Nut Naturals Stage 1 Just Sweet Potatoes Baby Food. Every reading is under its limit. It also tested for mercury and found none above its detection limit. Each reading is in the Contaminants section above.

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