Gerber Gerber Cereal for Baby

Gerber Cereal for Baby

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Breakdown

5 contaminants flagged · 1 ingredient to avoid

Includes lab results from its product family: Gerber Multigrain Cereal

100

Contaminants

Substances that do not belong in food

−110

cadmium−42

inorganic arsenic−38

arsenic−18

lead−10

mercury−2

Ingredients

−47

folic acid−11

potassium phosphate−4

vitamins and minerals: calcium carbonate−4

vitamin c (ascorbic acid)−4

iron (electrolytic)−3

7 more deductions−21

Adjustments

What it takes to land on the final number

+57

Minimum score+57

Final score0

Contaminants · 7

3 at/over limit

From lab tests of this product’s family

Gerber Multigrain Cereal

This product wasn’t tested · results may differ

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

Cadmium26.2 ppbof 5 ppb

Over the limit — 5.2×FDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.005 mg/L

Measured in: Gerber Multigrain Cereal (Sitter)

Arsenic37 ppbof 10 ppb

Over the limit — 3.7×FDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.010 mg/L (= EPA MCL)

Measured in: Gerber Multigrain Cereal (Sitter)

Lead5.3 ppbof 5 ppb

Over the limit — 1.1×FDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.005 mg/L

Measured in: Gerber Multigrain Cereal (Sitter)

Mercury0.367 ppbof 2 ppb

18% of the limitFDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.002 mg/L

Measured in: Gerber Multigrain Cereal (Sitter)

Inorganic Arsenic31 ppbfound

Detected · no published limit

Measured in: Gerber Multigrain Cereal (Sitter)

Dimethylarsinic AcidNDnone found

Not detected

Measured in: Gerber Multigrain Cereal (Sitter)

Monomethylarsonic AcidNDnone found

Not detected

Measured in: Gerber Multigrain Cereal (Sitter)

Ingredients · 16

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Common questions

Is Gerber Cereal for Baby healthy?

Gerber Cereal for Baby 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 Multigrain Cereal. 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 Cereal for Baby?

Gerber Cereal for Baby lists 16 ingredients, starting with Whole Grain Wheat Flour, Whole Grain Oat Flour, Oat Flour, Pearled Barley Flour and Potassium Phosphate. Ingredients are listed in descending order by weight, so the first few make up most of what you are eating.

Does Gerber Cereal for Baby contain seed oils?

No. Nothing in Gerber Cereal for Baby’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 Cereal for Baby?

Gerber Cereal for Baby 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 Gerber Cereal for Baby compare to other cereal?

At 0/100 Gerber Cereal for Baby scores worse than most cereal we have scored. A higher-scoring option in cereal is Lovebird Grain Free Honey Breakfast Cereal at 100/100.

Is Gerber Cereal for Baby organic?

Gerber Cereal for Baby is not certified organic in our data.

Has Gerber Cereal for Baby been lab tested?

Not this product itself. It shares a base recipe (Whole grain wheat, oat and barley flours; no rice or cocoa) with the other products in its family, Gerber Multigrain Cereal, and 1 product in its family has been lab tested. This product is scored with the worst result for each contaminant across those tests. Those results are in the family's Contaminants section above; its own results may differ.

Does Gerber Cereal for Baby contain heavy metals?

Gerber Cereal for Baby itself has not been tested for heavy metals, but other products in its family, which share its base recipe, have: a lab detected arsenic at 37 ppb against a 10 ppb limit in Gerber Multigrain Cereal (Sitter), cadmium at 26.2 ppb against a 5 ppb limit in Gerber Multigrain Cereal (Sitter), inorganic arsenic at 31 ppb in Gerber Multigrain Cereal (Sitter), lead at 5.3 ppb against a 5 ppb limit in Gerber Multigrain Cereal (Sitter) and 1 other reading. This product is scored with the worst result for each contaminant across those tests. Its own results may differ.

Full methodology: how we score products.

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