Banana Puffs Baby Snacks

Name: Banana Puffs Baby Snacks
Brand: Gerber

0Avoid

Breakdown

Ultra-processed · 4 contaminants flagged · 2 ingredients to avoid

Includes lab results from its product family: Gerber Sorghum Puffs & Teether Wheels

100

Lab-measured contaminants

Measured against published safety limits

−67

arsenic−41

cadmium−19

lead−4

mercury−3

Ingredients

−49

natural banana flavor−13

caramel color−12

turmeric extract color−4

choline bitartrate−4

electrolytic iron−4

4 smaller deductions−12

Processing

−10

NOVA 4: ultra-processed−10

Adjustments

What it takes to land on the final number

+26

Minimum score+26

Final score0

Contaminants · 4

2 at/over limit

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

Arsenic43.7 ppbof 10 ppb

Over the limit — 4.4×FDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.010 mg/L (= EPA MCL)

Cadmium19.9 ppbof 5 ppb

Over the limit — 4×FDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.005 mg/L

Lead1.5 ppbof 5 ppb

30% of the limitFDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.005 mg/L

MercuryNDof 2 ppb

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

Contaminants · 3

1 at/over limit

Includes lab tests of other products in its family

Gerber Sorghum Puffs & Teether Wheels

Worst result per contaminant across the family

In the family’s tests: measured by an independent lab and compared against published safety limits.

Arsenic51.5 ppbof 10 ppb

Over the limit — 5.2×FDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.010 mg/L (= EPA MCL)

Measured in: Teether Wheels Apple Harvest

Lead2.1 ppbof 5 ppb

42% of the limitFDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.005 mg/L

Measured in: Teether Wheels Apple Harvest

Mercury0.588 ppbof 2 ppb

29% of the limitFDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.002 mg/L

Measured in: Teether Wheels Apple Harvest

Ingredients · 12

GoodCautionAvoid

,,,,,,,,,,,

Healthier swaps

Same shelf, cleaner ingredients

Organic Coconut Melts Strawberry Banana

Once Upon A Farm

Organic Original Peanut Butter Peanut Puffs

Little Spoon

Organic Dairy-Free Coconut Melts Mixed Berry

Once Upon A Farm

100

Organic Yogurt Smoothie Melts Mango Carrot

Amara

Organic Fruit & Veggie Puffs Strawberry, Coconut & Sweet Potato

Once Upon A Farm

Organic Meltable Baby Puffs Banana Pitaya Rings with Ancient Grains

Little Spoon

100

Organic Smoothie Melts Mango Carrot Plant Based Yogurt

Amara

100

Organic Meltable Baby Puffs Blueberry Carrot Wheels

Little Spoon

Browse Baby & Toddler Snacks

Common questions

Is Gerber Banana Puffs Baby Snacks healthy?

Gerber Banana Puffs Baby Snacks scores 0/100 on Tallow — our avoid band. That number comes from what is on the label: the ingredients, how processed it is, and what it is packaged in, plus lab results from its product family, Gerber Sorghum Puffs & Teether Wheels. 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 Gerber Banana Puffs Baby Snacks?

Gerber Banana Puffs Baby Snacks lists 12 ingredients, starting with Whole Grain Sorghum Flour, Cane Sugar, Natural Banana Flavor, Mixed Tocopherols and Caramel Color. Ingredients are listed in descending order by weight, so the first few make up most of what you are eating.

Does Gerber Banana Puffs Baby Snacks contain seed oils?

No. Nothing in Gerber Banana Puffs Baby Snacks’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 Gerber Banana Puffs Baby Snacks?

Gerber Banana Puffs Baby Snacks is NOVA group 4: ultra-processed. That is the top of the scale and the classification the score penalises most heavily.

How does Gerber Banana Puffs Baby Snacks compare to other baby & toddler snacks?

At 0/100 Gerber Banana Puffs Baby Snacks scores worse than most baby & toddler snacks we have scored. A higher-scoring option in baby & toddler snacks is Amara Organic Yogurt Smoothie Melts Mango Carrot at 100/100.

Is Gerber Banana Puffs Baby Snacks organic?

Gerber Banana Puffs Baby Snacks is not certified organic in our data.

Has Gerber Banana Puffs Baby Snacks been lab tested?

Yes. 4 substances in Gerber Banana Puffs Baby Snacks have a laboratory result on file — see the Contaminants section above for each reading and the limit it was measured against. Other products in its family (Gerber Sorghum Puffs & Teether Wheels), which share its base recipe, were lab tested too. This product is scored with the worst result for each contaminant across those tests. Their results are in the family's Contaminants section above.

Does Gerber Banana Puffs Baby Snacks contain heavy metals?

Yes. A lab detected lead at 1.5 ppb against a 5 ppb limit, arsenic at 43.7 ppb against a 10 ppb limit and cadmium at 19.9 ppb against a 5 ppb limit in Gerber Banana Puffs Baby Snacks. It also tested for mercury and found none above its detection limit. Each reading is in the Contaminants section above. Other products in its family, which share its base recipe, were tested too: a lab detected arsenic at 51.5 ppb against a 10 ppb limit in Teether Wheels Apple Harvest, lead at 2.1 ppb against a 5 ppb limit in Teether Wheels Apple Harvest and mercury at 0.588 ppb against a 2 ppb limit in Teether Wheels Apple Harvest. This product is scored with the worst result for each contaminant across those tests.

Full methodology: how we score products.