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Baby Food Comparison
Data as of October 16, 2026.
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| Product | Lowest price | Lowest sugar | Simplest ingredients | Lot test results | Transparency & testing | Results you can look up by lot | Lab limit stated | Own limits published | Publishes beyond the law | Independent certification | Pesticide and plasticizer results |
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| Babyblends Stage 1 Pear (single ingredient, organic) | $0.83 per oz ($4.74 per 100 kcal) | 9.7 g per 100 g (11 g in a 113 g serving) | **1 ingredient:** Pear*. *Organic | Open access. Find your product by scrolling the catalog or searching by name; no lot code is required (Little Spoon, April 2026). | 6 of 6 verified | Found | Found | Found | Found | Found | Found |
| 1st Foods Natural Pear (Stage 1, jar) | $0.32 per oz ($1.81 per 100 kcal) | 10.6 g per 100 g (12 g in a 113 g serving) | **2 ingredients:** Pears, Vitamin C (Ascorbic Acid) | Code needed. Results by UPC and batch number; Gerber also points to a QR code on the package. | 2 of 6 verified; 2 not yet verified | Found | Found | Not found | Not found | Not yet verified | Not yet verified |
| Organics Clearly Crafted Stage 1 Pears (jar) | $0.41 per oz ($2.31 per 100 kcal) | 9.7 g per 100 g (11 g in a 113 g serving) | **3 ingredients:** Organic Pear Puree, <1% of: Organic Lemon Juice Concentrate, Ascorbic Acid to Preserve Freshness | Code needed. Happy Family's product checker. | 2 of 6 verified | Found | Not found | Not found | Not found | Found | Not found |
| Organic Stage 1 Apples (jar) | $0.52 per oz ($2.61 per 100 kcal) | 13.3 g per 100 g (15 g in a 113 g serving; 3 g added) | **4 ingredients:** Organic Apple Puree Concentrate, Water, Ascorbic Acid, Citric Acid | Code needed. Search by product. | 1 of 6 verified | Found | Not found | Not found | Not found | Not found | Not found |
| Organics Stage 1 Pear (jar) | $0.39 per oz ($2.23 per 100 kcal) | 9.7 g per 100 g (11 g in a 113 g serving) | **1 ingredient:** Organic Pears | Code needed. Scan the QR code on the package, or use the results page. | 3 of 6 verified; 1 not yet verified | Found | Found | Not yet verified | Not found | Found | Not found |
| Stage 1 Just Peaches (pouch) | $0.39 per oz ($2.76 per 100 kcal) | 9.1 g per 100 g (9 g in a 99 g serving) | **1 ingredient:** Organic Peach Puree | Open access. An open table listing each batch by best-before date and UPC. | 3 of 6 verified; 1 not yet verified | Found | Found | Not found | Found | Not yet verified | Not found |
| Organic Stage 2 Pear Fruit Blend, Pear with Ginger (cold-pressed pouch) | $0.85 per oz ($5.46 per 100 kcal) | 9.9 g per 100 g (9 g in a 91 g serving) | **2 ingredients:** Organic Pear, Organic Ginger | Code needed. Look up by UPC; results are shown by lot. | 4 of 6 verified | Found | Not found | Not found | Found | Found | Found |
| Organic Purée, Pear Broccoli (pouch) | $1.00 per oz ($7.98 per 100 kcal) | 5.3 g per 100 g (6 g in a 113 g serving) | **5 ingredients:** Organic Broccoli, Organic Pears, Water, Organic Nutrient Blend (Organic Tapioca Fiber, Nutrients Derived From [Chlorella, Kelp, Pumpkin Seeds, Spinach, Sunflower Seeds, Maitake Mushrooms]), DHA Algal Oil | Open access. All lots since July 2024 are listed on one page. You can also type the lot code from the back of the pouch at cerebelly.com/pages/lot-lookup. | 3 of 6 verified; 2 not yet verified | Found | Not yet verified | Not found | Found | Found | Not yet verified |
| Organic Sweet Potato & Spinach with Olive Oil (pouch) | $0.80 per oz ($2.79 per 100 kcal) | 4.0 g per 100 g (4 g in a 99 g serving) | **4 ingredients:** Organic Sweet Potato, Organic Spinach, Water, Organic Olive Oil | Code needed. Results are listed by lot under each product. | 3 of 6 verified; 1 not yet verified | Found | Found | Not found | Not yet verified | Found | Not found |
| Stage 1 Pear (4 oz cups, 2 count) | $0.18 per oz ($0.92 per 100 kcal) | 15.0 g per 100 g (17 g in a 113 g serving) | **3 ingredients:** Pear Puree, Water, Lemon Juice Concentrate | Not yet verified | 0 of 6 verified; 6 not yet verified | Not yet verified | Not yet verified | Not yet verified | Not yet verified | Not yet verified | Not yet verified |
| Baby Food Tub, Apple, 4 oz (Stage 1) | $0.20 per oz ($1.13 per 100 kcal) | 14.2 g per 100 g (16 g in a 113 g serving) | **3 ingredients:** Apple Puree, Water, Lemon Juice Concentrate | Not yet verified | 0 of 6 verified; 6 not yet verified | Not yet verified | Not yet verified | Not yet verified | Not yet verified | Not yet verified | Not yet verified |
Recalls
- Once Upon a Farm: Organic Plant-Rich Meal, Curried Carrots & Beans, frozen 3.5 oz pouch (May 2024). Possible Listeria monocytogenes
- Good & Gather Baby: Pea, Zucchini, Kale & Thyme vegetable purée tub (March 2025). Lead (FDA Class II recall)
- Gerber: Arrowroot Biscuits, 5.5 oz snack for babies (January 2026). Possible soft plastic or paper pieces from a flour supplier
Prices are single-retailer snapshots taken in October 2026 and vary by store, plan and pack size.
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