Gerber Lil' Crunchies Garden Tomato Baked Grain Snack

Lil' Crunchies Garden Tomato Baked Grain Snack

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Breakdown

Ultra-processed · 7 contaminants flagged · 5 ingredients to avoid

Includes lab results from its product family: Gerber Lil' Crunchies

100

Contaminants

Substances that do not belong in food

−90

di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (dehp)−48

inorganic arsenic−18

cadmium−11

lead−8

arsenic−5

Ingredients

−67

high oleic sunflower oil−22

black pepper flavor−21

maltodextrin−6

natural oregano flavor−5

garlic flavor−5

5 more deductions−8

Processing

−10

NOVA 4: ultra-processed−10

Adjustments

What it takes to land on the final number

+67

Minimum score+67

Final score0

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

Ingredients · 16

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Nutrition facts

Nutrient	Per 100g	Per serving
Calories	500 kcal	35 kcal
Fat	28.57 g	2 g
Carbohydrates	57.14 g	4 g
Protein	0 g	0 g
Sodium	0.51 g	0.04 g

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Common questions

Is Gerber Lil' Crunchies Garden Tomato Baked Grain Snack healthy?

Gerber Lil' Crunchies Garden Tomato Baked Grain Snack 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. Per serving it carries 0g protein. 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 Garden Tomato Baked Grain Snack?

Gerber Lil' Crunchies Garden Tomato Baked Grain Snack lists 16 ingredients, starting with Whole Grain Sorghum Meal, Degermed Yellow Corn Meal, High Oleic Sunflower Oil, Zesty Tomato Seasoning and Maltodextrin. Ingredients are listed in descending order by weight, so the first few make up most of what you are eating.

How many calories are in Gerber Lil' Crunchies Garden Tomato Baked Grain Snack?

35 kcal per serving, or 500 kcal per 100g. Calories are only part of the picture — Tallow scores Gerber Lil' Crunchies Garden Tomato Baked Grain Snack on what the ingredients are, not how many calories they carry.

Does Gerber Lil' Crunchies Garden Tomato Baked Grain Snack contain seed oils?

Yes. Gerber Lil' Crunchies Garden Tomato Baked Grain Snack lists High Oleic Sunflower Oil in its ingredients.

How processed is Gerber Lil' Crunchies Garden Tomato Baked Grain Snack?

Gerber Lil' Crunchies Garden Tomato Baked Grain Snack 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 Garden Tomato Baked Grain Snack compare to other baby & toddler snacks?

At 0/100 Gerber Lil' Crunchies Garden Tomato Baked Grain Snack 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 Garden Tomato Baked Grain Snack organic?

Gerber Lil' Crunchies Garden Tomato Baked Grain Snack is not certified organic in our data.

Has Gerber Lil' Crunchies Garden Tomato Baked Grain Snack 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 Garden Tomato Baked Grain Snack contain heavy metals?

Gerber Lil' Crunchies Garden Tomato Baked Grain Snack 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 Garden Tomato Baked Grain Snack contain phthalates?

Gerber Lil' Crunchies Garden Tomato Baked Grain Snack 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.

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