Natierra Organic Freeze-Dried Bananas

Name: Natierra Organic Freeze-Dried Bananas
Brand: Natierra

80Clean

Contaminants · 4

1 at/over limit

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

Arsenic10 ppbof 10 ppb

At the limitFDA 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

LeadNDof 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

Ingredients · 1

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Common questions

Is Natierra Organic Freeze-Dried Bananas healthy?

Natierra Organic Freeze-Dried Bananas scores 80/100 on Tallow — our clean 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 Natierra Organic Freeze-Dried Bananas?

Natierra Organic Freeze-Dried Bananas lists 1 ingredient, starting with Organic Bananas. Ingredients are listed in descending order by weight, so the first few make up most of what you are eating.

Does Natierra Organic Freeze-Dried Bananas contain seed oils?

No. Nothing in Natierra Organic Freeze-Dried Bananas’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 Natierra Organic Freeze-Dried Bananas?

Natierra Organic Freeze-Dried Bananas 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 Natierra Organic Freeze-Dried Bananas compare to other dried fruit?

At 80/100 Natierra Organic Freeze-Dried Bananas sits in our top band, among the better dried fruit we have scored. A higher-scoring option in dried fruit is Solely Organic Fruit Jerky Berry Snack Pack at 100/100.

Is Natierra Organic Freeze-Dried Bananas organic?

Yes. Natierra Organic Freeze-Dried Bananas carries USDA Organic certification, which is worth +5 points in the score above.

Has Natierra Organic Freeze-Dried Bananas been lab tested?

Yes. 4 substances in Natierra Organic Freeze-Dried Bananas have a laboratory result on file — see the Contaminants section above for each reading and the limit it was measured against.

Does Natierra Organic Freeze-Dried Bananas contain heavy metals?

Yes. A lab detected arsenic at 10 ppb against a 10 ppb limit in Natierra Organic Freeze-Dried Bananas. It also tested for lead, cadmium and mercury and found none above its detection limit. Each reading is in the Contaminants section above.

Full methodology: how we score products.