Gerber Multigrain Cereal (Sitter)

Name: Gerber Multigrain Cereal (Sitter)
Brand: Gerber

0Avoid

Contaminants · 7

3 at/over limit

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

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)

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

Mercury0.367 ppbof 2 ppb

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

Inorganic Arsenic31 ppbfound

Detected · no published limit

Dimethylarsinic AcidNDnone found

Not detected

Monomethylarsonic AcidNDnone found

Not detected

Ingredients · 16

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Common questions

Is Gerber Multigrain Cereal (Sitter) healthy?

Gerber Multigrain Cereal (Sitter) 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. 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 Multigrain Cereal (Sitter)?

Gerber Multigrain Cereal (Sitter) 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 Multigrain Cereal (Sitter) contain seed oils?

No. Nothing in Gerber Multigrain Cereal (Sitter)’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 Multigrain Cereal (Sitter)?

Gerber Multigrain Cereal (Sitter) 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 Multigrain Cereal (Sitter) compare to other cereal?

At 0/100 Gerber Multigrain Cereal (Sitter) 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 Multigrain Cereal (Sitter) organic?

Gerber Multigrain Cereal (Sitter) is not certified organic in our data.

Has Gerber Multigrain Cereal (Sitter) been lab tested?

Yes. 7 substances in Gerber Multigrain Cereal (Sitter) have a laboratory result on file — see the Contaminants section above for each reading and the limit it was measured against.

Does Gerber Multigrain Cereal (Sitter) contain heavy metals?

Yes. A lab detected lead at 5.3 ppb against a 5 ppb limit, arsenic at 37 ppb against a 10 ppb limit, inorganic arsenic at 31 ppb, cadmium at 26.2 ppb against a 5 ppb limit and mercury at 0.367 ppb against a 2 ppb limit in Gerber Multigrain Cereal (Sitter). Each reading is in the Contaminants section above.

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