Organic Smart Blend Ras-Pear-y Kale

Name: Organic Smart Blend Ras-Pear-y Kale
Brand: Once Upon A Farm

61Okay

Contaminants · 4

1 at/over limit

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

Cadmium7.83 ppbof 5 ppb

Over the limit — 1.6×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 · 10

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Common questions

Is Once Upon A Farm Organic Smart Blend Ras-Pear-y Kale healthy?

Once Upon A Farm Organic Smart Blend Ras-Pear-y Kale 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 Smart Blend Ras-Pear-y Kale?

Once Upon A Farm Organic Smart Blend Ras-Pear-y Kale lists 10 ingredients, starting with Pear, Raspberry Puree, Date, Purified Water and Pumpkin 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 Smart Blend Ras-Pear-y Kale contain seed oils?

No. Nothing in Once Upon A Farm Organic Smart Blend Ras-Pear-y Kale’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 Smart Blend Ras-Pear-y Kale?

Once Upon A Farm Organic Smart Blend Ras-Pear-y Kale is NOVA group 4: ultra-processed. That is the top of the scale and the classification the score penalises most heavily.

How does Once Upon A Farm Organic Smart Blend Ras-Pear-y Kale compare to other baby food & purees?

At 61/100 Once Upon A Farm Organic Smart Blend Ras-Pear-y Kale 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 Smart Blend Ras-Pear-y Kale organic?

Once Upon A Farm Organic Smart Blend Ras-Pear-y Kale is not certified organic in our data.

Has Once Upon A Farm Organic Smart Blend Ras-Pear-y Kale been lab tested?

Yes. 4 substances in Once Upon A Farm Organic Smart Blend Ras-Pear-y Kale 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 Smart Blend Ras-Pear-y Kale contain heavy metals?

Yes. A lab detected cadmium at 7.83 ppb against a 5 ppb limit in Once Upon A Farm Organic Smart Blend Ras-Pear-y Kale. 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.