{"product_id":"okinawan-sweet-potato-uala","title":"Okinawan Sweet Potato (U'ala)","description":"\u003cdiv data-birch-description=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOkinawan Sweet Potato (U'ala) is a Stage 1 first food made from a single ingredient: the vividly purple Okinawan sweet potato. It is formulated as a smooth puree for babies just starting on solids.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe puree is made with no additives, preservatives, or artificial flavors, using whole-fruit and vegetable ingredients grown in Hawaii. The Okinawan sweet potato itself has a rich, deep flavor. It is earthy and honey-like.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eKey Features\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSingle ingredient: Okinawan purple sweet potato\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSmooth puree texture for first tastes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMade with no additives, preservatives, or artificial flavors\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGrown from Hawaii-sourced ingredients\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\u003e88\/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: 78\/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: 92\/100\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTransparency \u0026amp; Support: 85\/100\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIngredient \u0026amp; Sourcing Transparency: 85\/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 S1O07\/31\/27 tested 2026-08-10, puts all four metals within the per-serving limits, with lead not detected.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFood-Contact Material Safety — 78\/100\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNo polymer, bisphenol, or phthalate disclosure is published for the pouch surface that holds this puree. Nothing adjacent on food-contact chemistry appears anywhere in the brand's materials either.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCategory \u0026amp; Age-Claim Honesty — 91\/100\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe pouch is clearly labeled Stage 1 for first tastes as a single-ingredient smooth puree, matching the age-appropriate introduction guidance for a first food rather than overstating readiness or completeness.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHeat \u0026amp; Wear Behavior — 77\/100\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe brand publishes nothing about pouch storage temperature limits, heat exposure during processing, or any replacement\/shelf-life guidance beyond standard shelf stability claims, and no adjacent material on this topic exists either.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRecall History — 97\/100\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWe queried the complete CPSC recall database (10,039 records, 1973-2026) for Piko Provisions by name and found nothing filed against the brand, with a control showing the corpus covers comparable product classes.\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 the Hawaii Seal of Quality and Made in Hawaii with Aloha named on the brand's pages for this product line, each a specific named certification without a published registry number.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTransparency \u0026amp; Support — 85\/100\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWe found that the brand discloses its move to a dedicated manufacturing facility in Waipahu, Hawaii, but no warranty, spare-parts or repair route is published for this food product, and prior co-manufacturing history is only briefly noted.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIngredient \u0026amp; Sourcing Transparency — 85\/100\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe product is a single whole-vegetable ingredient, described elsewhere as organic, but no certification scheme, finished-product scope, or sweet potato origin region is named anywhere.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePackaging Migration — 77\/100\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWe found no disclosure anywhere of the pouch laminate, spout or liner materials, and no bisphenol- or phthalate-free statement specific to this packaging.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Piko Provisions","offers":[{"title":"8 Pouches","offer_id":45533278109762,"sku":"FGPS18OSP","price":31.92,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"1 Pouch","offer_id":45533278142530,"sku":"FGPS11OSP","price":4.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0675\/0761\/7858\/files\/Sweet-Potato-1_fab45e0e-1b8a-4c30-88e2-14de4b44132b.jpg?v=1791752374","url":"https:\/\/www.birchstore.com\/products\/okinawan-sweet-potato-uala","provider":"Birch","version":"1.0","type":"link"}