Fruit

Stub page. Chekri et al. 2019 reports a French infant fruit-puree category and identifies fruit purees as the highest-tin infant-food category in that study. The source gives category-level values, not fruit-by-fruit distributions. chekri2019-french-infant-toddler-tds-trace-elements

Ranges by source, region, and variety

Pending fruit-specific occurrence extraction. Current product evidence is filed under fruit-purees and fruit-juice-not-canned.

Sources

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1Collado-Lopez et al. 2025. Concentrations of Heavy Metals in Processed Baby Foods and Infant Formulas Worldwide: A Scoping Review, Nutrition Reviews2025Peer-reviewedGlobal scoping review of Pb, Cd, tAs, and tHg in processed baby foods (75 studies, 580 products) including fruit purees; provides category-level evidence map for processed fruit
2FDA 2025. Action Levels for Lead in Processed Food Intended for Babies and Young Children: Guidance for Industry, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Food and Drug Administration, Human Foods Program2025Government guidanceFDA Closer to Zero lead action levels for processed baby foods; sets 10 ppb Pb for fruit-based products (purees, mixtures) intended for infants and young children
3Hadi et al. 2025. Health Impact of Heavy Metals in Samples of Dried Fruits in Iraq, International Journal of Analytical Chemistry2025Peer-reviewedPb, Cd, and Cr in 15 dried-fruit commodity types (Iranian-origin) sold in Iraqi markets; multiple samples exceed FAO/WHO MLs for Cd and Cr
4Ventura et al. 2025. Dietary Exposure to Essential and Toxic Trace Elements in the Portuguese Population: A Total Diet Study Approach, Foods2025Peer-reviewedtAs, Cd, Pb, and Sn in 163 pooled Portuguese TDS samples including fruit categories; all values below legal limits, fills EFSA monitoring data gap
5Laoye et al. 2024. Assessment of heavy metal contamination in fish, fruits, and vegetables in Southwest Nigeria: A systematic review, F1000Research2024Peer-reviewed[awaiting synthesis]
6Meli et al. 2024. Chemical characterization of baby food consumed in Italy, PLOS ONE2024Peer-reviewedMulti-element (Al, tAs, Cd, tHg, Ni, Pb, Sn) in 25 European baby foods including a fruit homogenate; apple sample had highest Al estimated daily intake
7Henríquez-Hernández et al. 2023. Concentration of Essential, Toxic, and Rare Earth Elements in Ready-to-Eat Baby Purees from the Spanish Market, Nutrients 15(14):32512023Peer-reviewedtAs, tHg, Pb, Cd, Ni, Al, Cr, and U in 40 commercial ready-to-eat fruit purees from Spanish market (6–12 month infants); ICP-MS, wet weight
8FDA 2022. Total Diet Study Report: Fiscal Years 2018-2020 Elements Data, U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Total Diet Study Program2022Government reportMulti-element (Cd, Pb, iAs, tAs, Ni, Al, and others) concentrations in US retail fruit as consumed; primary US population-level dietary toxic-element exposure dataset
9Zmudzinska et al. 2022. Health Safety Assessment of Ready-to-Eat Products Consumed by Children Aged 0.5–3 Years on the Polish Market, Nutrients 14(11):23252022Peer-reviewedtAs, Cd, tHg, and Pb in 397 Polish ready-to-eat baby foods including fruit mousses; ICP-MS and AAS, wet weight
10Rusin et al. 2021. Cadmium and lead contents in fresh and processed fruit and vegetable products and the resulting dietary risk assessment, Scientific Reports2021Peer-reviewedCd and Pb in 370 fresh, frozen, dried, and processed fruit samples from Polish retail; directly compares processing-state effects on metal concentration
11Chekri et al. 2019. Trace element contents in foods from the first French Total Diet Study on infants and toddlers, Journal of Food Composition and Analysis2019Peer-reviewedMulti-element occurrence in 291 French infant foods including fruit purees; identifies fruit purees as the highest-Sn infant-food category in the study
12Signes-Pastor et al. 2018. Infants’ dietary arsenic exposure during transition to solid food, Scientific Reports2018Peer-reviewedLongitudinal infant biomarker study linking fruit puree introduction to urinary iAs and tAs changes during weaning; US New Hampshire birth cohort
13Zhang et al. 2017. Characterization of the nutrient profile of processed red raspberries for use in nutrition labeling and promoting healthy food choices, Journal of Food Composition and Analysis2017Peer-reviewedNutrient profile of IQF, puree, and juice-concentrate red raspberry products; no heavy metal data — provides fruit-processing category context only
14California Office of Environmental 1996. Evidence on the Developmental and Reproductive Toxicity of Cadmium, California Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment1996Government reportCalifornia Prop 65 hazard identification for Cd reproductive/developmental toxicity; lists fruit among dietary Cd exposure pathways
15Codex 1995. General Standard for Contaminants and Toxins in Food and Feed (CXS 193-1995), Codex Alimentarius (Joint FAO/WHO Food Standards Programme)1995Government reportOperative Codex standard setting international maximum levels for Cd, Pb, and other contaminants in fruit and fruit products