{"product_id":"banana-maia","title":"Banana (Mai'a)","description":"\u003cdiv data-birch-description=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis Stage 1 pouch is a single-ingredient banana puree made for babies starting first tastes. The fruit is mashed smooth so it is easy for small mouths to eat, and the pouch format means little hands don't need help unwrapping anything.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe puree contains no additives, preservatives, or artificial flavors. Piko Provisions sources its banana (mai'a) from local Hawaii growers as part of its whole fruit and vegetable ingredient lineup.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eKey Features\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSingle-ingredient banana puree\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSmooth, mashed texture for first tastes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNo additives, preservatives, or artificial flavors\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eTrustScore\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTrustScore is Birch's proprietary rating, from 0 to 100, built from 50+ signals that reflect what actually matters to parents — safety, materials, recalls, certifications and quality. We don't take paid placements or sponsored rankings, so a score is never influenced by who pays to be seen.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis product's TrustScore: \u003cstrong\u003e87\/100\u003c\/strong\u003e — weighted across 10 criteria:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHeavy-Metal Testing \u0026amp; Disclosure: 97\/100\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFood-Contact Material Safety: 77\/100\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCategory \u0026amp; Age-Claim Honesty: 91\/100\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHeat \u0026amp; Wear Behavior: 77\/100\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRecall History: 95\/100\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePreparation \u0026amp; Contamination Guidance: 89\/100\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCertification Credibility: 92\/100\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTransparency \u0026amp; Support: 84\/100\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIngredient \u0026amp; Sourcing Transparency: 84\/100\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePackaging Migration: 77\/100\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eTrustScore breakdown\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWe take what's most important for a product to determine the TrustScore. Here's our research:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHeavy-Metal Testing \u0026amp; Disclosure — 97\/100\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEvery batch of this pouch is tested for arsenic, cadmium, lead and mercury by an ISO 17025-accredited lab (Light Labs, by ICP-MS\/MS), and the certificate for each lot is published. The latest, lot S1B07\/28\/27 tested 2026-08-06, puts all four metals within the per-serving limits, with lead not detected, and mercury not detected too.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFood-Contact Material Safety — 77\/100\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe pouch material that touches this banana puree is not described anywhere — no polymer, laminate, or bisphenol-free scope is named for the packaging that holds the food against the mouth.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCategory \u0026amp; Age-Claim Honesty — 91\/100\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe pouch is labeled Stage 1, for first tastes, as a single-ingredient smooth banana puree — a plain food claim with a stated reason for the age band, not a formula or nutritional-completeness claim of any kind.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHeat \u0026amp; Wear Behavior — 77\/100\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNothing is published about how this pouch or its spout holds up to handling, storage temperature, or any heating the caregiver might do before feeding it to a baby.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRecall History — 95\/100\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWe queried the complete CPSC recall database, covering over 10,000 records back to 1973, and found nothing filed against this brand in any role. A control check confirmed the database does cover comparable product classes, so the clean result reflects a genuine absence of recalls.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePreparation \u0026amp; Contamination Guidance — 89\/100\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOnce opened, a pouch is to be refrigerated and eaten within 24 hours, a concrete storage instruction in the brand's own words; nothing is published on warming, serving from the pouch or discarding a pouch with a broken seal.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCertification Credibility — 92\/100\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWe found named regional certifications — the Hawaii Seal of Quality and Made in Hawaii with Aloha — all asserted for the brand's products without a published registry number.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTransparency \u0026amp; Support — 84\/100\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe brand discloses that it moved production to its own facility in Waipahu, Hawaii, which names a location and gives some manufacturing history, but no materials list, warranty terms, or spare-parts\/repair route are published anywhere.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIngredient \u0026amp; Sourcing Transparency — 84\/100\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt uses only whole fruit with no fillers, artificial flavors or synthetic preservatives, and is described elsewhere as organic, but no certification scheme, no scope, and no origin for the bananas are named.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePackaging Migration — 77\/100\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNothing names the pouch laminate, spout polymer, or states them free of bisphenols and phthalates — the packaging that holds this puree against the mouth is entirely undisclosed.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Piko Provisions","offers":[{"title":"8 Pouches","offer_id":45533278175298,"sku":"FGPS18BAN","price":31.92,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"1 Pouch","offer_id":45533278208066,"sku":"FGPS11BAN","price":4.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0675\/0761\/7858\/files\/Banana-1_511b5d61-db1b-420d-a19a-a8bd15f08a59.jpg?v=1791752374","url":"https:\/\/www.birchstore.com\/products\/banana-maia","provider":"Birch","version":"1.0","type":"link"}