Once Upon a Farm Organic Fruit & Veggie Blend Green Kale & Apples pouch

Name: Once Upon a Farm Organic Fruit & Veggie Blend Green Kale & Apples pouch
Brand: Once Upon A Farm

61Okay

Contaminants · 4

1 at/over limit

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

Cadmium21.1 ppbof 5 ppb

Over the limit — 4.2×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)

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 · 4

GoodCautionAvoid

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Common questions

Is Once Upon a Farm Organic Fruit & Veggie Blend Green Kale & Apples pouch healthy?

Once Upon a Farm Organic Fruit & Veggie Blend Green Kale & Apples pouch scores 61/100 on Tallow — our okay 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 Once Upon a Farm Organic Fruit & Veggie Blend Green Kale & Apples pouch?

Once Upon a Farm Organic Fruit & Veggie Blend Green Kale & Apples pouch lists 4 ingredients, starting with Apple, Banana, Kale and Hemp Seed. Ingredients are listed in descending order by weight, so the first few make up most of what you are eating.

Does Once Upon a Farm Organic Fruit & Veggie Blend Green Kale & Apples pouch contain seed oils?

No. Nothing in Once Upon a Farm Organic Fruit & Veggie Blend Green Kale & Apples pouch’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 Once Upon a Farm Organic Fruit & Veggie Blend Green Kale & Apples pouch?

Once Upon a Farm Organic Fruit & Veggie Blend Green Kale & Apples pouch 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 Once Upon a Farm Organic Fruit & Veggie Blend Green Kale & Apples pouch compare to other baby food & purees?

At 61/100 Once Upon a Farm Organic Fruit & Veggie Blend Green Kale & Apples pouch lands mid-scale — below the typical score in baby food & purees, but clear of the bottom band. A higher-scoring option in baby food & purees is Beech-Nut Organics Just Apples, Stage 1 at 100/100.

Is Once Upon a Farm Organic Fruit & Veggie Blend Green Kale & Apples pouch organic?

Once Upon a Farm Organic Fruit & Veggie Blend Green Kale & Apples pouch is not certified organic in our data.

Has Once Upon a Farm Organic Fruit & Veggie Blend Green Kale & Apples pouch been lab tested?

Yes. 4 substances in Once Upon a Farm Organic Fruit & Veggie Blend Green Kale & Apples pouch have a laboratory result on file — see the Contaminants section above for each reading and the limit it was measured against.

Does Once Upon a Farm Organic Fruit & Veggie Blend Green Kale & Apples pouch contain heavy metals?

Yes. A lab detected cadmium at 21.1 ppb against a 5 ppb limit in Once Upon a Farm Organic Fruit & Veggie Blend Green Kale & Apples pouch. It also tested for lead, arsenic and mercury and found none above its detection limit. Each reading is in the Contaminants section above.

Full methodology: how we score products.