Infant cereals

See the AAP's Starting Solid Foods page. Check the label and the maker's instructions, and ask your pediatrician about your child.

See the AAP's Starting Solid Foods page. Check the label and the maker's instructions, and ask your pediatrician about your child.

Oat, multigrain, and rice cereals. The AAP suggests a variety of grains.

All 10 infant cereals

Must have:

✓ maker says yes ✕ maker says no ? not published Confirmed only Sort

Compare		Age	Form	Material	USDA Organic	Maker publishes heavy-metal testing	Ingredient list published
	Earth's Best Multi-Grain CerealUSDA OrganicUSDA OrganicIngredient list published	4+ months	cereal	–	✓	?	✓
	Earth's Best Whole Grain Oatmeal CerealUSDA OrganicUSDA OrganicIngredient list published	4+ months	cereal	–	✓	?	✓
	Gerber Breakfast Buddies Oatmeal & Barley	–	cereal	–	?	?	?
	Gerber Lil' Bits Oatmeal Cereal	–	cereal	–	?	?	?
	Gerber Multigrain CerealIngredient list published	6+ months	cereal	–	?	?	✓
	Gerber Oatmeal CerealIngredient list published	–	cereal	–	?	?	✓
	Gerber Organic Oatmeal CerealUSDA OrganicUSDA OrganicIngredient list published	–	cereal	–	✓	?	✓
	Gerber Rice CerealAround 6 months (Supported Sitter)Ingredient list published	Around 6 months	cereal	–	?	?	✓
	Kendamil Baby Cereal	6+ months	cereal	–	?	?	?
	Little Spoon Organic Oatmeal CerealUSDA OrganicUSDA OrganicMaker publishes heavy-metal testingIngredient list published	–	cereal	–	✓	✓	✓

From each label and maker listing. A dash means the label wording we have doesn't say.

Product	Form	Varieties	USDA Organic	Contains (label)	Added sugar	Heavy-metal testing
Earth's Best Multi-Grain Cereal	Cereal	–	Yes	wheat	–	–
Earth's Best Whole Grain Oatmeal Cereal	Cereal	–	Yes	wheat	–	–
Gerber Breakfast Buddies Oatmeal & Barley	Cereal	1	–	–	–	–
Gerber Lil' Bits Oatmeal Cereal	Cereal	1	–	–	–	–
Gerber Multigrain Cereal	Cereal	–	–	wheat	–	–
Gerber Oatmeal Cereal	Cereal	–	–	wheat	–	–
Gerber Organic Oatmeal Cereal	Cereal	–	Yes	wheat	–	–
Gerber Rice Cereal	Cereal	–	–	soy	–	–
Kendamil Baby Cereal	Cereal	4	–	–	–	–
Little Spoon Organic Oatmeal Cereal	Cereal	–	Yes	–	–	Maker statement

From the "Contains" statement on each label. A dash means it isn't listed.

Product	Soy	Wheat
Earth's Best Multi-Grain Cereal	–	Yes
Earth's Best Whole Grain Oatmeal Cereal	–	Yes
Gerber Multigrain Cereal	–	Yes
Gerber Oatmeal Cereal	–	Yes
Gerber Organic Oatmeal Cereal	–	Yes
Gerber Rice Cereal	Yes	–

1 of 10 products have a testing statement from the maker in our data.

Little Spoon Organic Oatmeal Cereal: “Reports results against its own limits for arsenic, cadmium, lead and mercury” Maker page

The range across every baby food or feeding product here, with the typical middle half shaded and the shortlist marked.

How many flavors or varieties the maker lists in this line.

1middle 14

3 of 10 list it. Most varieties: Baby Cereal.

Ask the meadow

Answers come from each maker's published specs. Safety and health questions link to the agency or medical source.

See the AAP's Starting Solid Foods page. Check the label and the maker's instructions, and ask your pediatrician about your child.

The FDA has final guidance on lead in processed foods for babies and young children and tips on food choices for babies. We don't rate brands on heavy metals; where a maker publishes its own testing, we link it.

See the AAP's Starting Solid Foods page. Check the label and the maker's instructions, and ask your pediatrician about your child.

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