Is Happy Baby Superfood Puffs, Baby Food, Banana & Pumpkin ultra-processed?

Snacks and desserts for babies Sold in the United States

Yes, it's ultra-processed

1 Unprocessed
2 Kitchen staple
3 Processed
4 Ultra-processed

Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:

E450 Diphosphates

37 ingredients
4 additives

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Ingredients

Ultra-processing Processing signs are highlighted

brown rice flour, white rice flour, apple juice, pumpkin, banana, mixed tocopherols, vitamins, minerals (dicalcium phosphate), choline bitartrate (choline), potassium chloride, calcium carbonate, sodium ascorbate (vitamin c), tricalcium phosphate, ferric pyrophosphate (iron), dl-alpha-tocopherol acetate (vitamin e), vitamin a acetate, cholecalciferol (vitamin d3), calcium d-pantothenate (pantothenic acid (vitamin b5)), zinc oxide, niacinamide (vitamin b3), thiamine mononitrate (vitamin b1), riboflavin (vitamin b2), pyridoxine hydrochloride (vitamin b6), cyanocobalamin (vitamin b12)

Additives: E306 Tocopherol-rich extract , E341 Calcium phosphates , E341ii Dicalcium phosphate , E450 Diphosphates

Also detected, but not matched to one ingredient: E450 Diphosphates.

As written on the pack

organic brown rice flour, organic white rice flour, organic apple juice concentrate, organic pumpkin powder, organic banana powder, mixed tocopherols, vitamins and minerals: dicalcium phosphate, choline bitartrate (choline), potassium chloride, calcium carbonate, sodium ascorbate (vitamin c), tricalcium phosphate, ferric pyrophosphate (iron), dl-alpha-tocopherol acetate (vitamin e), vitamin a acetate, cholecalciferol (vitamin d3), calcium d-pantothenate [pantothenic acid (vitamin b5)], zinc oxide, niacinamide (vitamin b3), thiamine mononitrate (vitamin b1), riboflavin (vitamin b2), pyridoxine hydrochloride (vitamin b6), cyanocobalamin (vitamin b12),

What makes it ultra-processed

Cosmetic additives

Added to change how the food looks, feels or tastes, not to keep it safe. A hallmark of ultra-processed food.

E450 Diphosphates Diphosphates are phosphate salts used as raising agents in baking powder, and to hold water in processed meats and cheese.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 25 snacks and desserts for babies

From least to most processed, this one ranks 21st. 44% of the snacks and desserts for babies here are ultra-processed.

Ranked by NOVA group, then by the number of ultra-processing signs, additives and ingredients. Our ordering, not part of NOVA.

All 25 snacks and desserts for babies, least processed first

About this information

Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 0852697001194, last edited 23 May 2023), available under the Open Database License. If something is wrong or the recipe has changed, you can correct it there.
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The NOVA group is an automated estimate from crowdsourced data: a missing or mistyped ingredient can change it.
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