Lil' Sticks Chicken Sticks, 3rd Foods, 2.5 oz Jar

Name: Lil' Sticks Chicken Sticks, 3rd Foods, 2.5 oz Jar
Brand: Gerber

7Avoid

Contaminants · 4

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

Lead3.5 ppbof 5 ppb

70% of the limitFDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.005 mg/L

Cadmium2.3 ppbof 5 ppb

46% of the limitFDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.005 mg/L

ArsenicNDof 10 ppb

Not detectedFDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.010 mg/L (= EPA MCL)

MercuryNDof 2 ppb

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

Ingredients · 10

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Common questions

Is Gerber Lil' Sticks Chicken Sticks, 3rd Foods, 2.5 oz Jar healthy?

Gerber Lil' Sticks Chicken Sticks, 3rd Foods, 2.5 oz Jar scores 7/100 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 Lil' Sticks Chicken Sticks, 3rd Foods, 2.5 oz Jar?

Gerber Lil' Sticks Chicken Sticks, 3rd Foods, 2.5 oz Jar lists 10 ingredients, starting with Ground Chicken, Water, Whey Protein Concentrate, Canola Oil and Salt. Ingredients are listed in descending order by weight, so the first few make up most of what you are eating.

Does Gerber Lil' Sticks Chicken Sticks, 3rd Foods, 2.5 oz Jar contain seed oils?

Yes. Gerber Lil' Sticks Chicken Sticks, 3rd Foods, 2.5 oz Jar lists Canola Oil in its ingredients.

How processed is Gerber Lil' Sticks Chicken Sticks, 3rd Foods, 2.5 oz Jar?

Gerber Lil' Sticks Chicken Sticks, 3rd Foods, 2.5 oz Jar 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' Sticks Chicken Sticks, 3rd Foods, 2.5 oz Jar compare to other baby food & purees?

At 7/100 Gerber Lil' Sticks Chicken Sticks, 3rd Foods, 2.5 oz Jar scores worse than most baby food & purees we have scored. A higher-scoring option in baby food & purees is Beech-Nut Organics Just Apples, Stage 1 at 100/100.

Is Gerber Lil' Sticks Chicken Sticks, 3rd Foods, 2.5 oz Jar organic?

Gerber Lil' Sticks Chicken Sticks, 3rd Foods, 2.5 oz Jar is not certified organic in our data.

Has Gerber Lil' Sticks Chicken Sticks, 3rd Foods, 2.5 oz Jar been lab tested?

Yes. 4 substances in Gerber Lil' Sticks Chicken Sticks, 3rd Foods, 2.5 oz Jar have a laboratory result on file — see the Contaminants section above for each reading and the limit it was measured against.

Does Gerber Lil' Sticks Chicken Sticks, 3rd Foods, 2.5 oz Jar contain heavy metals?

Yes. A lab detected lead at 3.5 ppb against a 5 ppb limit and cadmium at 2.3 ppb against a 5 ppb limit in Gerber Lil' Sticks Chicken Sticks, 3rd Foods, 2.5 oz Jar. Every reading is under its limit. It also tested for arsenic and mercury and found none above its detection limit. Each reading is in the Contaminants section above.

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