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Gerber Lil Crunchies Baked Grain Vanilla Maple

Lil Crunchies Baked Grain Vanilla Maple

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Contaminants · 12

2 at/over limit
From lab tests of this product’s family
Gerber Lil' Crunchies
This product wasn’t tested · results may differ

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

Di(2-ethylhexyl) Phthalate (DEHP)52 ppbof 6 ppb
Over the limit — 8.7×US EPA drinking-water MCL, 40 CFR 141.61(c) — 0.006 mg/L. Applied to all foods as the TIGHTEST published DEHP number; the EU food-contact limit is looser (Reg. (EU) 10/2011 as amended by 2023/1442: SML 0.6 mg/kg, plus the 0.6 mg/kg DEHP-equivalent group limit with DBP/BBP/DIBP).
Measured in: Lil' Crunchies Mild Cheddar Puffs
Cadmium5.33 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: Lil' Crunchies Mild Cheddar Puffs
Lead4.01 ppbof 5 ppb
80% of the limitFDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.005 mg/L
Measured in: Lil' Crunchies Mild Cheddar Puffs
Arsenic4.97 ppbof 10 ppb
50% of the limitFDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.010 mg/L (= EPA MCL)
Measured in: Lil' Crunchies Mild Cheddar Puffs
Diethylhexyl Adipate0.025 ppmof 18 ppm
<1% of the limitEU food-contact plastics, Reg. (EU) 10/2011 — DEHA (FCM 207) SML 18 mg/kg.
Measured in: Lil' Crunchies Mild Cheddar Puffs
Di (2-ethylhexyl) Terephthalate0.064 ppmof 60 ppm
<1% of the limitEU food-contact plastics, Reg. (EU) 10/2011 — DEHT (FCM 798) SML 60 mg/kg, group restriction with DINCH. No tighter published limit exists (EFSA TDI 1 mg/kg bw/day).
Measured in: Lil' Crunchies Mild Cheddar Puffs
Inorganic Arsenic4.01 ppbfound
Detected · no published limit
Measured in: Lil' Crunchies Mild Cheddar Puffs
Bisphenol a (BPA)NDof 1 ppb
Not detectedEU Reg. (EU) 2024/3190 — BPA banned in food-contact materials from 20 Jan 2025 (old 0.05 mg/kg SML repealed); the residual exemptions require NO detectable migration at a 1 ug/kg detection limit. 1 ppb is therefore the tightest published number.
Measured in: Lil' Crunchies Mild Cheddar Puffs
Dibutyl PhthalateNDof 120 ppb
Not detectedEU food-contact plastics, Reg. (EU) 10/2011 as amended by 2023/1442 — DBP SML 0.12 mg/kg (cut from 0.3). Also inside the 0.6 mg/kg DEHP-equivalent group limit (DBP x5).
Measured in: Lil' Crunchies Mild Cheddar Puffs
Diisobutyl PhthalateNDof 150 ppb
Not detectedEU food-contact plastics, Reg. (EU) 2023/1442 group restriction — DBP x5 + DIBP x4 + BBP x0.1 + DEHP <= 0.6 mg/kg DEHP-equivalents, so DIBP alone may not exceed 0.15 mg/kg. DIBP is not itself an authorised substance.
Measured in: Lil' Crunchies Mild Cheddar Puffs
DimethylphthalateNDof 10 ppb
Not detectedDMP is not on the EU Union list of substances authorised in food-contact plastics (Reg. (EU) 10/2011 Annex I), so no migration is permitted. Set at 0.01 mg/kg, the detection limit 10/2011 uses for not-detectable (ND) restrictions.
Measured in: Lil' Crunchies Mild Cheddar Puffs
MercuryNDof 2 ppb
Not detectedFDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.002 mg/L
Measured in: Lil' Crunchies Mild Cheddar Puffs

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Common questions

Is Gerber Lil Crunchies Baked Grain Vanilla Maple healthy?

Gerber Lil Crunchies Baked Grain Vanilla Maple 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 Lil' Crunchies. 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 Lil Crunchies Baked Grain Vanilla Maple?

Gerber Lil Crunchies Baked Grain Vanilla Maple lists 13 ingredients, starting with Whole Grain Sorghum Meal, Degermed Yellow Corn Meal, High Oleic Sunflower Oil, Sugar and Nonfat Dry Milk. Ingredients are listed in descending order by weight, so the first few make up most of what you are eating.

Does Gerber Lil Crunchies Baked Grain Vanilla Maple contain seed oils?

Yes. Gerber Lil Crunchies Baked Grain Vanilla Maple lists High Oleic Sunflower Oil in its ingredients.

How processed is Gerber Lil Crunchies Baked Grain Vanilla Maple?

Gerber Lil Crunchies Baked Grain Vanilla Maple is NOVA group 4: ultra-processed. That is the top of the scale and the classification the score penalises most heavily.

How does Gerber Lil Crunchies Baked Grain Vanilla Maple compare to other baby & toddler snacks?

At 0/100 Gerber Lil Crunchies Baked Grain Vanilla Maple 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 Lil Crunchies Baked Grain Vanilla Maple organic?

Gerber Lil Crunchies Baked Grain Vanilla Maple is not certified organic in our data.

Has Gerber Lil Crunchies Baked Grain Vanilla Maple been lab tested?

Not this product itself. It shares a base recipe (Baked sorghum and corn meal with sunflower oil) with the other products in its family, Gerber Lil' Crunchies, 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 Lil Crunchies Baked Grain Vanilla Maple contain heavy metals?

Gerber Lil Crunchies Baked Grain Vanilla Maple 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 4.97 ppb against a 10 ppb limit in Lil' Crunchies Mild Cheddar Puffs, cadmium at 5.33 ppb against a 5 ppb limit in Lil' Crunchies Mild Cheddar Puffs, inorganic arsenic at 4.01 ppb in Lil' Crunchies Mild Cheddar Puffs and lead at 4.01 ppb against a 5 ppb limit in Lil' Crunchies Mild Cheddar Puffs. This product is scored with the worst result for each contaminant across those tests. Its own results may differ.

Does Gerber Lil Crunchies Baked Grain Vanilla Maple contain phthalates?

Gerber Lil Crunchies Baked Grain Vanilla Maple itself has not been tested for phthalates, but other products in its family, which share its base recipe, have: a lab detected DEHP at 52 ppb against a 6 ppb limit in Lil' Crunchies Mild Cheddar Puffs. 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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