Gerber
Open Food Facts brand roll-up for Gerber, current as of September 2026. Screening averages and flag shares live in the short-answer band below. This hero only situates the catalog slice.
The short answer
Gerber averages 99.4/100 across the 240 of 371 tracked products that carry an ingredient list, and 4.6% of those contain at least one separately flagged ingredient. The figure summarizes Open Food Facts labels cross-referenced with FDA SAFFA and CSPI; it does not establish recall status, allergy suitability, or the composition of products outside this snapshot.
- 99.4/100
- average ingredient-screening score across 240 scored products
- 371
- tracked products in this brand roll-up
- 4.6%
- scored products with at least one flagged ingredient
- 44.5%
- of NOVA-classified products that are ultra-processed (Group 4)
Source snapshot current as of September 2026; open individual products before making a product-specific decision.
Portfolio reading
Use the distribution, then open the outliers
With 371 tracked products, the useful signal is the shape of the portfolio rather than one headline score. The current concern-sorted list begins Creamy juice y fruit blend; Apples & Mangoes With Rice Cereal (Sitter); Apple Banana With Mixed Cereal (Sitter); 4.6% of records contain at least one flagged ingredient while the overall mean is 99.4/100. Open those outliers first, then compare neighboring formulations. The aggregate does not establish recall status, allergen suitability, or the composition of an item outside this snapshot.
Catalog evidence
Ingredient-list coverage comes before the score
Only 240 of 371 tracked Gerber records (64.7%) include an ingredient list. The remaining 131 cannot be screened, so the 99.4/100 mean describes the labelled subset rather than the whole brand.
Next check: use the product rows below to verify the labelled subset, then compare the current package for any unscored item.
What the Data Says About Gerber
Gerber: 371 products tracked, 240 with an ingredient list, avg safety score 99.4/100, 4.6% of those scored products has at least one flagged ingredient.
Because ingredient lists cover only 64.7% of tracked records, this average is a description of the labelled subset, not a brand-wide tier. The coverage gap is the dominant limitation. Scoring methodology + dye-pledge context →
Among the 804 brands with 50+ products (the typical brand in that group flags 18% of its catalog), Gerber's 4.6% flagged share is 13.4 points below that cohort median.
Processing mix (NOVA)
Gerber processing intensity
Gerber's NOVA-classified set is 200 products: 44.5% ultra-processed (Group 4, 89 items) with Group 1 (unprocessed / minimally processed) largest at 90. That ultra-processed share sits 33.8 points below the 78.3% median for 1,323 brands with 50+ products. NOVA is processing intensity, not additive safety.
Shelf mix
Where Gerber shows up in Open Food Facts
In Open Food Facts shelf labels, Gerber concentrates in Baby foods (143, 81% of this top-five); Plant-based foods and beverages (19); Dairies (6); Snacks (5); Crackers (3).
Average score by leading shelf label
| Shelf | Scored n | Avg | Flagged |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baby foods | 131 | 100/100 | 0.8% |
| Plant-based foods and beverages | 16 | 100/100 | 0% |
| Snacks | 4 | 100/100 | 0% |
| Crackers | 3 | 100/100 | 0% |
| Dairies | 3 | 100/100 | 0% |
Cohort context
Flagged-ingredient share among large brands
Gerber's 4.6% flagged share is measured across 240 scored products. The chart places that rate against the 50 brands with 50+ scored products in this snapshot, the same qualifying cohort used on the rankings page.
Gerber flagged share vs large-brand cohort
4.6% of scored products carry at least one flagged ingredient
5% 0th percentile is at or above the flagged share of 0% of the 50 qualifying brands we track
Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more qualifying brands. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Distribution as text
- 0%–10%
- 0 qualifying brands (0%)
- 10%–20%
- 0 qualifying brands (0%)
- 20%–30%
- 0 qualifying brands (0%)
- 30%–40%
- 0 qualifying brands (0%)
- 40%–50%
- 0 qualifying brands (0%)
- 50%–60%
- 0 qualifying brands (0%)
- 60%–70%
- 0 qualifying brands (0%)
- 70%–80%
- 3 qualifying brands (6%)
- 80%–90%
- 25 qualifying brands (50%)
- 90% and above
- 22 qualifying brands (44%)
Source Open Food Facts × FDA SAFFA × CSPI · September 2026
Portfolio shape
How scores cluster inside this brand
The brand average (99.4/100) summarizes 240 scored products. This distribution shows whether that mean sits on a tight cluster or a wide spread, a few low-scoring SKUs can matter even when the headline average looks strong.
Gerber product score distribution
Brand average 99.4/100 across 240 scored products
99 3rd percentile sits above 3% of the 240 scored products we track
Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more scored products. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Distribution as text
- 70–80
- 5 scored products (2%)
- 90–100
- 6 scored products (3%)
- 100 and above
- 229 scored products (95%)
Source Open Food Facts product labels × FDA SAFFA × CSPI · September 2026
Gerber relies most on Carrageenan, an industry staple
Across the 240 Gerber products scored here, Carrageenan appears in 5. It is used by 2,390 other brands in this database (6.8% of them), so its presence says more about the category than about this brand. A flag records that a named source raised a concern about an ingredient. It is not a finding that a product is unsafe to eat.
| Flagged ingredient | Gerber products | Why it is flagged |
|---|---|---|
| Carrageenan | 5 | Concern recorded by a review body; no ban cited |
| Trans Fat | 5 | FDA ban effective 2018-06-18 · Restricted: Federal (FDA banned) |
| Caramel Coloring | 1 | Restricted: California (Prop 65 warning for 4-MEI) |
Counts are products in this database whose ingredient list names the flagged ingredient. Flags come from FDA enforcement actions, CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings and US state ingredient laws; see the methodology for how each source is applied.
Visible product sample
Label complexity does not determine the screening result
Each point is one of the 50 concern-sorted Gerber records shown below. Horizontal position is the number of resolved ingredients on that product's stored label; vertical position is its source-derived screening score. The dashed medians (9 ingredients and 100/100) divide this displayed sample only. A longer label is not automatically worse: open a specific product to inspect its flagged rows and source coverage.
- Shown records
- 50
- Median label
- 9 ingredients
- Median score
- 100/100
The outlined point is Creamy juice y fruit blend, the displayed record with the most flagged ingredients (1). Bubble size represents flagged ingredient count plus one, so zero-flagged products remain visible. The score is derived from FDA SAFFA and CSPI fields; this chart does not establish recall status, dietary suitability, or a health outcome.
Read the plotted values
- Creamy juice y fruit blend: 16 resolved ingredients, 75/100, 1 flagged.
- Apples & Mangoes With Rice Cereal (Sitter): 31 resolved ingredients, 75/100, 1 flagged.
- Apple Banana With Mixed Cereal (Sitter): 29 resolved ingredients, 75/100, 1 flagged.
- Apples (Sitter): 7 resolved ingredients, 75/100, 1 flagged.
- Mealtime harvest bowl: 4 resolved ingredients, 75/100, 1 flagged.
- Graduates pasta pickups chicken and carrot ravioli: 51 resolved ingredients, 95/100, 1 flagged.
- Gerber Pick Ups Cheese & Spinach Ravioli: 47 resolved ingredients, 95/100, 1 flagged.
- Simply Pick-Ups Italian-Style Cheese & Chicken Ravioli: 34 resolved ingredients, 95/100, 1 flagged.
- Simply Pick-Ups Chicken Parmesan Ravioli: 40 resolved ingredients, 95/100, 1 flagged.
- Puffs Banana (Crawler) imp: 21 resolved ingredients, 95/100, 1 flagged.
- Simply Cheese Ravioli in Tomato Sauce: 47 resolved ingredients, 95/100, 1 flagged.
- pick-ups Mild Mexican-Style Pasta with Black Beans & Seasoned Carrots: 23 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Organic Mango Apple Banana: 6 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Prune (Supported Sitter): 3 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Apple: 3 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Butternut Squash: 2 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Pear: 3 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Pea imp: 2 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Sweet Potato: 4 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Green Bean: 2 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Banana: 4 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Banana Cookies: 21 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Graduates lil meals pasta stars with chicken and vegetables: 25 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Spaghetti Rings: 34 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Pasta Shells & Cheese imp: 32 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Banana cookies imp: 29 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Graduates arrowroot cookies imp: 24 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Apple Prune Juice: 6 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Chicken and Gravy: 3 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Beef and Gravy: 4 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- 2 nd foods turkey and gravy: 1 resolved ingredient, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Mealtime for Baby Lil' Sticks Chicken Sticks: 10 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Strawberry & kiwi: 9 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Graduates for toddlers apple cinnamon cereal bar: 47 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- gerber granola bars: 30 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Organic Grain and Grow - Banana Mango Pineapple: 30 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Nature select baby apple juice imp: 5 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Juice: 5 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Natural for Baby Garden Veggies & Rice: 6 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Banana blueberry rice pudding: 12 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Turkey Pasta Bake: 15 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Harvest Turkey Dinner: 8 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Mealtime for Baby Beef Vegetable: 9 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Mealtime for baby Mac and meat sauce: 13 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Apple Cinnamon Oatmeal: 8 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Banana Berry & Veggie Smash Puree with Oats: 7 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Organic plant-tastic sweet potato cherry smash with oats: 1 resolved ingredient, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Summer Fruit & Veggie Smash: 14 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Natural Banana With Vitamin C (Sitter): 4 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Apple Strawberry Banana: 6 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
Products by Gerber
Showing 50 display-quality records, sorted by concern level (most flagged first); 321 tracked records with unusable upstream names remain in the aggregate but are not shown.
Nationwide brands with similar catalog profiles
Two PlainFoodSafe-derived peer sets for Gerber: closest on tracked product count (371 here) and closest on average ingredient screening score (99.4/100 here). Rows stay link-disjoint so each axis is a distinct neighborhood, not a largest-catalog strip.
Similar product count
Nearest other brands by Open Food Facts product count (floored at ≥50).
Similar average screening score
Nearest other brands by average ingredient screening score (floored at ≥50 scored products), distinct from the count row.
Counts and averages from Open Food Facts labels screened against FDA SAFFA and CSPI Chemical Cuisine; neither axis is a health outcome.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Gerber food safe? ▼
Gerber has an average safety score of 99/100 across the 240 of 371 tracked products that carry an ingredient list. 4.6% of those contain flagged ingredients.
How many Gerber products are tracked? ▼
Our database tracks 371 Gerber products. 240 include an ingredient list and can be screened against FDA SAFFA and CSPI data; 131 cannot be scored from this snapshot.
How processed is the Gerber catalog? ▼
Gerber has 200 NOVA-classified products; 44.5% are ultra-processed (Group 4, 89 items) and Group 1 is the largest slice. NOVA describes processing intensity, not whether additives on a label are flagged.
Which shelves dominate the Gerber catalog? ▼
In Open Food Facts shelf labels, Gerber concentrates in Baby foods (143, 81% of this top-five); Plant-based foods and beverages (19); Dairies (6); Snacks (5); Crackers (3).
Does Gerber use artificial dyes? ▼
Open the individual product pages below to see which Gerber items list a synthetic dye on their label. For whether the company has committed to removing dyes, the FDA and CSPI both publish corporate-commitment trackers; we no longer restate those commitments here.
What to do with this Gerber profile
Use this roll-up as orientation, then verify the specific package you hold against its ingredient panel and the named official sources.
- Start with Creamy juice y fruit blend, the displayed product with the most flagged ingredients (1) in this sample. Open the outlier product
- Carrageenan appears in 5 scored Gerber products, review why each source flags it before treating the brand average as uniform. Review flagged ingredient counts
- Compare Gerber's 99.4/100 average and 4.6% flagged share against other brands before treating either figure as a recall or clearance signal. Brand safety rankings
- Cross-check any additive concern against FDA SAFFA and CSPI Chemical Cuisine rather than relying on this derived index alone. Scoring methodology
A flagged ingredient records a source concern, not a recall, ban, or medical clearance. Always verify the current package label and consult official sources for product-specific decisions.
Citation & disclaimer notes
Brand scores aggregate ingredient-level FDA SAFFA + CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings across Open Food Facts product data. See our methodology. Retrieved and formatted by PlainFoodSafe.Disclaimer: Informational purposes only; not professional advice. A flagged ingredient is not a recall or a ban. Consult a qualified professional before making decisions based on this data.
Every figure on PlainFoodSafe is rendered directly from OpenFoodFacts and FDA data, no number is typed in by an editor. Brand figures are computed directly from OpenFoodFacts and FDA data, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of September 2026.
