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Lesser Evil Lesser Evil Lil' Puffs Sweet Potato Apple Asteroid

Lesser Evil Lil' Puffs Sweet Potato Apple Asteroid

20Avoid

Contaminants · 4

1 at/over limit

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

Lead55 ppbof 5 ppb
Over the limit — 11×FDA 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)
CadmiumNDof 5 ppb
Not detectedFDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.005 mg/L
MercuryNDof 2 ppb
Not detectedFDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.002 mg/L

Contaminants · 4

1 at/over limit
Includes lab tests of other products in its family
Lesser Evil Lil' Puffs (sorghum, fruit/veg)
Worst result per contaminant across the family

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

Lead57 ppbof 5 ppb
Over the limit — 11×FDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.005 mg/L
Measured in: Lil' Puff Star-Berry Beet
ArsenicNDof 10 ppb
Not detectedFDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.010 mg/L (= EPA MCL)
Measured in: Lil' Puff Star-Berry Beet
CadmiumNDof 5 ppb
Not detectedFDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.005 mg/L
Measured in: Lil' Puff Star-Berry Beet
MercuryNDof 2 ppb
Not detectedFDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.002 mg/L
Measured in: Lil' Puff Star-Berry Beet

Ingredients · 11

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Common questions

Is Lesser Evil Lil' Puffs Sweet Potato Apple Asteroid healthy?

Lesser Evil Lil' Puffs Sweet Potato Apple Asteroid scores 20/100 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, Lesser Evil Lil' Puffs (sorghum, fruit/veg). 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 Lesser Evil Lil' Puffs Sweet Potato Apple Asteroid?

Lesser Evil Lil' Puffs Sweet Potato Apple Asteroid lists 11 ingredients, starting with Organic Sorghum Flour, Organic Avocado Oil, Organic Sweet Potato Powder, Organic Tapioca Solids and Organic Coconut Sugar. Ingredients are listed in descending order by weight, so the first few make up most of what you are eating.

Does Lesser Evil Lil' Puffs Sweet Potato Apple Asteroid contain seed oils?

No. Nothing in Lesser Evil Lil' Puffs Sweet Potato Apple Asteroid’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 Lesser Evil Lil' Puffs Sweet Potato Apple Asteroid?

Lesser Evil Lil' Puffs Sweet Potato Apple Asteroid is NOVA group 4: ultra-processed. That is the top of the scale and the classification the score penalises most heavily.

How does Lesser Evil Lil' Puffs Sweet Potato Apple Asteroid compare to other baby & toddler snacks?

At 20/100 Lesser Evil Lil' Puffs Sweet Potato Apple Asteroid 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 Lesser Evil Lil' Puffs Sweet Potato Apple Asteroid organic?

Lesser Evil Lil' Puffs Sweet Potato Apple Asteroid is not certified organic in our data.

Has Lesser Evil Lil' Puffs Sweet Potato Apple Asteroid been lab tested?

Yes. 4 substances in Lesser Evil Lil' Puffs Sweet Potato Apple Asteroid have a laboratory result on file — see the Contaminants section above for each reading and the limit it was measured against. Other products in its family (Lesser Evil Lil' Puffs (sorghum, fruit/veg)), which share its base recipe, were lab tested too. This product is scored with the worst result for each contaminant across those tests. Their results are in the family's Contaminants section above.

Does Lesser Evil Lil' Puffs Sweet Potato Apple Asteroid contain heavy metals?

Yes. A lab detected lead at 55 ppb against a 5 ppb limit in Lesser Evil Lil' Puffs Sweet Potato Apple Asteroid. It also tested for arsenic, cadmium and mercury and found none above its detection limit. Each reading is in the Contaminants section above. Other products in its family, which share its base recipe, were tested too: a lab detected lead at 57 ppb against a 5 ppb limit in Lil' Puff Star-Berry Beet. This product is scored with the worst result for each contaminant across those tests.

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