{"product_id":"okinawan-sweet-potato-banana-taro","title":"Okinawan Sweet Potato, Banana \u0026 Taro","description":"\u003cdiv data-birch-description=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis Stage 2 puree blends Okinawan sweet potato, banana, and taro into a smooth, multi-ingredient combination for babies who are ready for more complex flavors and textures. The purple hue comes from the Okinawan sweet potato itself, paired with banana and taro for a sweet, creamy result.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe puree is made from whole fruit and vegetable ingredients, with the blend containing antioxidants, potassium, fiber, and iron.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eKey Features\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOkinawan sweet potato, banana, and taro blended puree\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStage 2 blend, smooth and multi-ingredient\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eContains antioxidants, potassium, fiber, and iron\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: 97\/100\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePreparation \u0026amp; Contamination Guidance: 89\/100\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCertification Credibility: 84\/100\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTransparency \u0026amp; Support: 84\/100\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIngredient \u0026amp; Sourcing Transparency: 82\/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 07\/15\/27 tested 2026-07-22, puts all four metals within the per-serving limits, with lead at 0.05 mcg per serving and mercury not detected.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFood-Contact Material Safety — 77\/100\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNothing in the available information names the pouch or spout polymer, states a bisphenol-free scope, or otherwise addresses the chemistry of any surface the puree touches.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCategory \u0026amp; Age-Claim Honesty — 91\/100\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis is clearly labeled as Stage 2, a blended-flavor puree for a specific developmental stage, rather than overstating readiness or borrowing infant-formula language; the age\/stage claim is concrete and consistent with the food itself.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHeat \u0026amp; Wear Behavior — 77\/100\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNo guidance is published on heating, warming or reheating this pouch, no replacement or shelf-stability schedule, and no statement about how the packaging holds up to handling or storage temperature.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRecall History — 97\/100\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWe queried the complete CPSC recall database, over 10,000 records spanning 1973 to 2026, with controls confirming the corpus covers baby-food-adjacent categories. Piko Provisions appears nowhere in it — a clean, reproducible regulatory record.\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 — 84\/100\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe brand names the Hawaii Seal of Quality and Made in Hawaii with Aloha, but none of these are food-safety or material certifications relevant to this criterion's standards, and no certificate numbers or registry links are given for any of them.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTransparency \u0026amp; Support — 84\/100\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe brand discloses that it moved from a small co-manufacturer to its own Waipahu, Hawaii facility, but no materials list, no warranty terms and no spare-parts or repair route are published anywhere.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIngredient \u0026amp; Sourcing Transparency — 82\/100\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt uses only whole fruits and vegetables with no fillers or synthetic preservatives, and a third party calls the line 'organic,' but no certification scheme or scope is named and ingredient origins beyond 'Hawaii-grown' are not specified.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePackaging Migration — 77\/100\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNeither the pouch laminate nor the spout material is named anywhere, and there is no bisphenol-free or phthalate-free statement covering the packaging for this product.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Piko Provisions","offers":[{"title":"8 Pouches","offer_id":45533277847618,"sku":"FGPS28OBT","price":31.92,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"1 Pouch","offer_id":45533277880386,"sku":"FGPS21OBT","price":4.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0675\/0761\/7858\/files\/1x1-Piko-OKSWPOT-Pouch_24705e96-d97b-4fc4-8835-f41be3d5bf75.jpg?v=1791752374","url":"https:\/\/www.birchstore.com\/products\/okinawan-sweet-potato-banana-taro","provider":"Birch","version":"1.0","type":"link"}