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Gerber Breakfast Buddies Hot Cereal With Real Fruit, Apple Cinnamon

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EWG Overall Score Breakdown

The product score is based on weighted scores for nutrition, ingredient and processing concerns. Generally, nutrition counts most, ingredient concerns next and degree of processing least. The weighted scores are added together to determine the final score. Read more about scores here.

EWG Overall Score Breakdown


EWG scored on three factors: nutrition, ingredient concerns, and the degree of processing. Read the full scoring methodology.

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Nutrition Concern Details

Level

Considers calories, saturated fat, trans fat, sugar, sodium, protein, fiber and fruit, vegetable and nut content to differentiate between healthful and less healthful foods. For more information on nutrition concerns, read our full methodology.

The nutrition factors used for scoring Gerber Breakfast Buddies Hot Cereal With Real Fruit, Apple Cinnamon*
Positive factors
Fruit, vegetable, bean or nut content
Protein content
Fiber content
Omega-3 fatty acids
Negative factors
Calorie density
Sugar/low-calorie sweetener content
Sodium content
Saturated fat content
Trans fat content

* Calculated based on a serving, not per 100 grams.

Ingredient Concern Details

Level

Considers food additives, pesticides, hormones, antibiotics and contaminants like mercury and BPA, which can affect human health and the environment. For more information on ingredient concerns, read methodology.

This product is not certified organic [read more]

This product has 4 ingredients with concerns:

Processing Concern Details

Level

Estimates how much the food has been processed. Considers many factors, chief among them, modification of individual ingredients from whole foods and number of artificial ingredients. For more information on processing concerns, read our full methodology.

Product has been classified as having moderate processing concerns

Products with moderate and high processing concerns generally have more artificial ingredients, more ingredients that have been significantly modified from whole foods, and more ingredients overall.

EWG's Top Findings

This product is not certified organic [read more]

This product is not certified organic

Products bearing the USDA certified organic seal must contain at least 95 percent organic ingredient, and must be produced without the use of synthetic pesticides and fertilizers and free of genetically engineered ingredients.

Contains food additives of moderate concern

Contains the non-specific ingredient "flavor" [read more]

Contains the non-specific ingredient "flavor"

Added "flavors" are secret and often complex mixtures of chemicals that modify and manipulate the taste and smell of food. The lack of disclosure is a public right to know issue and especially concerning to people with unusual food allergies or on restricted diets.

Product has been classified as having moderate processing concerns

Ingredient List

From the Package

WHOLE GRAIN OATS (CONTAINS WHEAT) AND PEARLED BARLEY COOKED IN WATER, APPLES, SUGAR, MODIFIED CORN STARCH, NATURAL FLAVORS, SALT, DEOILED SUNFLOWER LECITHIN, CINNAMON, ASCORBIC ACID (VITAMIN C) TO MAINTAIN COLOR, LEMON JUICE CONCENTRATE, LACTIC ACID, CALCIUM PHOSPHATE, TURMERIC EXTRACT FOR COLOR, VITAMINS AND MINERALS: IRON (FERROUS SULFATE), ZINC SULFATE, VITAMIN E (ALPHA TOCOPHERYL ACETATE), NIACINAMIDE, VITAMIN B6 (PYRIDOXINE HYDROCHLORIDE), VITAMIN B2 (RIBOFLAVIN), VITAMIN B1 (THIAMINE MONONITRATE), FOLIC ACID, VITAMIN B12.

*Older Product

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*Discontinued Product

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Other Information

Certified free of genetically engineered ingredients [read more]

Certified free of genetically engineered ingred...

This product is certified or advertises itself to be free of ingredients that were genetically engineered or derived from genetically engineered crops. For more information on the topic visit: http://www.ewg.org/research/shoppers-guide-to-avoiding-ge-food Note: The presence or absence of genetically engineered ingredients does not affect the score of a product.

Contains ingredients derived from wheat - these are considered major food allergens according to the FDA [read more]

Contains ingredients derived from wheat - these...

While over 160 food ingredients may cause allergic reactions current Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regulations stipulate that 8 major food allergens must be labeled on products. These allergens include; milk, eggs, fish, crustacean shellfish, tree nuts, peanuts, wheat and soybeans. Note: The presence of potential allergens does not affect the overall product score.

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size

1 tray

Amount Per
Calories
130

% Daily Value (based on a 2,000 calorie diet and adult bodyweight)
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QUICK FACTS:

3.0 3.0 % Total Fat 1 g
8.0 8.0 % Protein 2 g

AVOID TOO MUCH:

0.0 0.0 % Saturated Fat 0 g
9.0 9.0 % Sodium 135 mg
Added Sugar Ingredients: Sugars

NUTRIENTS:

7.0 7.0 % Dietary Fiber 1 g
Vitamin D (no value on present label)
2.0 2.0 % Calcium
20.0 20.0 % Iron
10.0 10.0 % Thiamin
15.0 15.0 % Riboflavin
15.0 15.0 % Niacin
10.0 10.0 % Folic Acid
Potassium (no value on present label)
25.0 25.0 % Zinc

† Institute of Medicine. 2010. "Dietary Reference Intakes Tables and Application." Accessed April 8, 2014: link

 

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