Vegetable Purees in the HMI library has 35 reported results for lead, cadmium, total arsenic, inorganic arsenic, total mercury, nickel, chromium and uranium from 2 sources.1GEMS/Food Contaminants database heavy-metal exportsGEMS/Food Contamination Monitoring and Assessment ProgrammeRead source →2FY2018-FY2020 TDS Elements Analytical ResultsFDA Total Diet StudyRead source →
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Metals measured:
Lead, cadmium, total arsenic, inorganic arsenic, total mercury and nickel and others, in 35 results from 2 sources.1GEMS/Food Contaminants database heavy-metal exportsGEMS/Food Contamination Monitoring and Assessment ProgrammeRead source →2FY2018-FY2020 TDS Elements Analytical ResultsFDA Total Diet StudyRead source →
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Main drivers:
Form, basis and where the vegetable Purees was sampled; reporting limits decide how many results are non-detects.1GEMS/Food Contaminants database heavy-metal exportsGEMS/Food Contamination Monitoring and Assessment ProgrammeRead source →2FY2018-FY2020 TDS Elements Analytical ResultsFDA Total Diet StudyRead source →
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Practical framing:
Ask for lot results with a quantification limit well below the limit that applies in the destination market.1GEMS/Food Contaminants database heavy-metal exportsGEMS/Food Contamination Monitoring and Assessment ProgrammeRead source →2FY2018-FY2020 TDS Elements Analytical ResultsFDA Total Diet StudyRead source →
Vegetable Purees overview
Vegetable Purees in the HMI library has 35 reported results for lead, cadmium, total arsenic, inorganic arsenic, total mercury, nickel, chromium and uranium from 2 sources.1GEMS/Food Contaminants database heavy-metal exportsGEMS/Food Contamination Monitoring and Assessment ProgrammeRead source →2FY2018-FY2020 TDS Elements Analytical ResultsFDA Total Diet StudyRead source → WHO GEMS/Food submissions reported lead in vegetable Purees, as sold from 24 results in 1 reporting region, with subgroup medians below 7 µg/kg, mostly non-detects.1GEMS/Food Contaminants database heavy-metal exportsGEMS/Food Contamination Monitoring and Assessment ProgrammeRead source → In the US Total Diet Study, vegetable Purees, as sold had a median lead result below 4 µg/kg across 1 composite from 2019.2FY2018-FY2020 TDS Elements Analytical ResultsFDA Total Diet StudyRead source →
For a buyer the practical points are the form bought, the basis a result is reported on, where the vegetable Purees came from and the laboratory’s reporting limit. Testing finds contamination but does not remove it.
What counts as vegetable Purees
This page covers vegetable Purees, as sold (35 results).1GEMS/Food Contaminants database heavy-metal exportsGEMS/Food Contamination Monitoring and Assessment ProgrammeRead source →2FY2018-FY2020 TDS Elements Analytical ResultsFDA Total Diet StudyRead source → Foods made from vegetable Purees that have their own pages, such as non-root vegetable purees and root vegetable purees, are covered there.
Results stay on the basis each source reports: as sold or fresh weight, dry weight, or unstated. Dry-weight, as-sold and unstated results are never pooled, and no moisture conversion is applied.
Heavy metal contamination profile of vegetable Purees
The table holds every extracted vegetable Purees result: one row for each statistic a source reports for a form, group and metal, 35 rows in all, grouped by metal and form; percentiles, ranges and maxima for the same samples as a mean or median are shown on that row.1GEMS/Food Contaminants database heavy-metal exportsGEMS/Food Contamination Monitoring and Assessment ProgrammeRead source →2FY2018-FY2020 TDS Elements Analytical ResultsFDA Total Diet StudyRead source → Monitoring medians are HMI calculations from individual submissions; non-detects remain intervals between zero and the reporting limit and are never read as zero.1GEMS/Food Contaminants database heavy-metal exportsGEMS/Food Contamination Monitoring and Assessment ProgrammeRead source →
11 rows can be rated against an HMI reference for the same form and basis, 2 rows have a direct same-study comparison, and the rest stay unrated with the reason recorded.
Comparison methods and scope
Each row is one statistic a source reports for one form of vegetable purees, group and metal; percentiles, ranges and maxima reported for the same samples as a mean or median are shown on that row. Different forms and preparation states are kept apart, and dry-weight results never share a reference with as-sold or fresh-weight results. Ratings place a result against an HMI reference built from monitoring results and ordinary-setting medians for the same form and basis. Same-study contrasts compare a contaminated or treated site with its control, targeted with random sampling, a prepared form with the unprocessed one, or one group of a study with the median of its other groups. Held rows failed a check against their own source and are shown but not compared.
First displayed analyte: Lead: 5 findings from 2 sources. Each row retains its statistic and measurement basis.
Filter findings
35 of 35 findings · 8 analytes
About this table
| Food form | Collection scope | Finding (µg/kg) | Comparison | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
5 findings · 2 studies | ||||
| Vegetable Purees, as soldWHO GEMS/Food | PAHO2000–2005 | median. | ||
| Vegetable Purees, as soldFDA Total Diet Study | 1 collection regions2019 | median. | ||
| Vegetable Purees, as soldFDA Total Diet Study | 5 collection regions2018–2019 | median. | ||
| Vegetable Purees, as soldFDA Total Diet Study | 6 collection regions2018–2020 | median. | ||
| Vegetable Purees, as soldFDA Total Diet Study | 6 collection regions2018–2020 | median. | ||
4 findings · 1 study | ||||
| Vegetable Purees, as soldFDA Total Diet Study | 1 collection regions2019 | median. | ||
| Vegetable Purees, as soldFDA Total Diet Study | 5 collection regions2018–2019 | median. | ||
| Vegetable Purees, as soldFDA Total Diet Study | 6 collection regions2018–2020 | median. | ||
| Vegetable Purees, as soldFDA Total Diet Study | 6 collection regions2018–2020 | median. | ||
8 findings · 2 studies | ||||
| Vegetable Purees, as soldWHO GEMS/Food | EURO2014–2023 | median. | ||
| Vegetable Purees, as soldWHO GEMS/Food | EURO2015 | median. | ||
| Vegetable Purees, as soldWHO GEMS/Food | EURO2016–2022 | median. | ||
| Vegetable Purees, as soldWHO GEMS/Food | EURO2014–2021 | median. | ||
| Vegetable Purees, as soldFDA Total Diet Study | 1 collection regions2019 | median. | ||
| Vegetable Purees, as soldFDA Total Diet Study | 5 collection regions2018–2019 | median. | ||
| Vegetable Purees, as soldFDA Total Diet Study | 6 collection regions2018–2020 | median. | ||
| Vegetable Purees, as soldFDA Total Diet Study | 6 collection regions2018–2020 | median. | ||
2 findings · 1 study | ||||
| Vegetable Purees, as soldWHO GEMS/Food | EURO2014 | median. | ||
| Vegetable Purees, as soldWHO GEMS/Food | EURO2022 | median. | ||
4 findings · 1 study | ||||
| Vegetable Purees, as soldFDA Total Diet Study | 1 collection regions2019 | median. | ||
| Vegetable Purees, as soldFDA Total Diet Study | 5 collection regions2018–2019 | median. | ||
| Vegetable Purees, as soldFDA Total Diet Study | 6 collection regions2018–2020 | median. | ||
| Vegetable Purees, as soldFDA Total Diet Study | 6 collection regions2018–2020 | median. | ||
4 findings · 1 study | ||||
| Vegetable Purees, as soldFDA Total Diet Study | 1 collection regions2019 | median. | ||
| Vegetable Purees, as soldFDA Total Diet Study | 5 collection regions2018–2019 | median. | ||
| Vegetable Purees, as soldFDA Total Diet Study | 6 collection regions2018–2020 | median. | ||
| Vegetable Purees, as soldFDA Total Diet Study | 6 collection regions2018–2020 | median. | ||
4 findings · 1 study | ||||
| Vegetable Purees, as soldFDA Total Diet Study | 1 collection regions2019 | median. | ||
| Vegetable Purees, as soldFDA Total Diet Study | 5 collection regions2018–2019 | median. | ||
| Vegetable Purees, as soldFDA Total Diet Study | 6 collection regions2018–2020 | median. | ||
| Vegetable Purees, as soldFDA Total Diet Study | 6 collection regions2018–2020 | median. | ||
4 findings · 1 study | ||||
| Vegetable Purees, as soldFDA Total Diet Study | 1 collection regions2019 | median. | ||
| Vegetable Purees, as soldFDA Total Diet Study | 5 collection regions2018–2019 | median. | ||
| Vegetable Purees, as soldFDA Total Diet Study | 6 collection regions2018–2020 | median. | ||
| Vegetable Purees, as soldFDA Total Diet Study | 6 collection regions2018–2020 | median. | ||
Shared dataset methods and interpretation
Source summaries retain their original statistic, material, basis and censoring. Each source drawer identifies methods and overlapping samples. No matched reference or pooled distribution is inferred.
HMI vegetable purees Pb reference · Vegetable Purees, as sold
Reference and scope
HMI vegetable purees Pb reference · Vegetable Purees, as sold. Vegetable Purees, as sold; As sold, as eaten or fresh weight, µg/kg; no moisture conversion. Distribution of subgroup median concentration values.
| Reference (µg/kg) | Q1 | Median | Q3 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Primary HMI reference | ≤4 | ≤7 | ≤7 |
| Alternative weighting | ≤4 | ≤7 | ≤7 |
28 reference units; 2 sampling families. Counts describe evidence units, not independent studies or certainty.
| Contributing family | Reference units | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| WHO GEMS/Food | 6 | 50% |
| FDA Total Diet Study | 22 | 50% |
Methods
HMI pools subgroup medians for vegetable purees, as sold on a as sold, as eaten or fresh weight basis: monitoring results summarized as one median per reporting region, sampling type and collection year, total diet composites and printed sample values as single observations, and printed subgroup medians from ordinary farms or markets. Each sampling family has equal total weight. Non-detects stay as zero-to-limit intervals, so quartiles carry lower and upper bounds. Means, ranges and maxima never enter as observations. Other forms, other bases, targeted sampling and results from mining, industrial, wastewater-affected, experimental, fertiliser or manufacturer settings are kept out of this reference.
Inverse weighted empirical CDF; midpoint at exact cumulative-weight boundaries. At least four reference units and a definitely positive Q1 to Q3 spread are required. This is a display eligibility rule, not statistical validation.
Limitations
2 sampling families with different designs; none is a probability sample of world supply. Reporting regions and purchase markets are not growing areas. Non-detects with differing limits widen the bounds. A position is descriptive concentration, not a safety or compliance judgment.
Admitted source families
Reference version and interpretation
Frozen evidence selection: 2026-10-22. Method: hmi-pooled-reference-v2.
hmi-pooled-reference-v2:vegetable-purees-dcea4814ac0c:085f5e7b5eb0
The reference is computed by HMI from admitted evidence, not copied from a study baseline. It describes the evidence currently in this scope; it is not a worldwide or current-lot benchmark. Source, year and region filters do not change it. Different HMI scopes are not one common ranking.
HMI vegetable purees Cd reference · Vegetable Purees, as sold
Reference and scope
HMI vegetable purees Cd reference · Vegetable Purees, as sold. Vegetable Purees, as sold; As sold, as eaten or fresh weight, µg/kg; no moisture conversion. Distribution of subgroup median concentration values.
| Reference (µg/kg) | Q1 | Median | Q3 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Primary HMI reference | 1.2 | 1.4 | 15 |
| Alternative weighting | 1.2 | 1.5 | 16 |
22 reference units; 1 sampling family. Counts describe evidence units, not independent studies or certainty.
| Contributing family | Reference units | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| FDA Total Diet Study | 22 | 100% |
Methods
HMI pools subgroup medians for vegetable purees, as sold on a as sold, as eaten or fresh weight basis: monitoring results summarized as one median per reporting region, sampling type and collection year, total diet composites and printed sample values as single observations, and printed subgroup medians from ordinary farms or markets. Each sampling family has equal total weight. Non-detects stay as zero-to-limit intervals, so quartiles carry lower and upper bounds. Means, ranges and maxima never enter as observations. Other forms, other bases, targeted sampling and results from mining, industrial, wastewater-affected, experimental, fertiliser or manufacturer settings are kept out of this reference.
Inverse weighted empirical CDF; midpoint at exact cumulative-weight boundaries. At least four reference units and a definitely positive Q1 to Q3 spread are required. This is a display eligibility rule, not statistical validation.
Limitations
FDA Total Diet Study is the only compatible sampling family for vegetable purees, as sold on this basis in the completed vegetable purees ledger, so this single-family reference cannot represent other markets. Reporting regions and purchase markets are not growing areas. Non-detects with differing limits widen the bounds. A position is descriptive concentration, not a safety or compliance judgment.
Admitted source families
Reference version and interpretation
Frozen evidence selection: 2026-10-22. Method: hmi-pooled-reference-v2.
hmi-pooled-reference-v2:vegetable-purees-a2b14a9db816:3ac76f7b20cb
The reference is computed by HMI from admitted evidence, not copied from a study baseline. It describes the evidence currently in this scope; it is not a worldwide or current-lot benchmark. Source, year and region filters do not change it. Different HMI scopes are not one common ranking.
HMI vegetable purees tAs reference · Vegetable Purees, as sold
Reference and scope
HMI vegetable purees tAs reference · Vegetable Purees, as sold. Vegetable Purees, as sold; As sold, as eaten or fresh weight, µg/kg; no moisture conversion. Distribution of subgroup median concentration values.
| Reference (µg/kg) | Q1 | Median | Q3 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Primary HMI reference | ≤3 | ≤4 | ≤22.5 |
| Alternative weighting | ≤3 | ≤4 | ≤22.5 |
34 reference units; 2 sampling families. Counts describe evidence units, not independent studies or certainty.
| Contributing family | Reference units | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| WHO GEMS/Food | 12 | 50% |
| FDA Total Diet Study | 22 | 50% |
Methods
HMI pools subgroup medians for vegetable purees, as sold on a as sold, as eaten or fresh weight basis: monitoring results summarized as one median per reporting region, sampling type and collection year, total diet composites and printed sample values as single observations, and printed subgroup medians from ordinary farms or markets. Each sampling family has equal total weight. Non-detects stay as zero-to-limit intervals, so quartiles carry lower and upper bounds. Means, ranges and maxima never enter as observations. Other forms, other bases, targeted sampling and results from mining, industrial, wastewater-affected, experimental, fertiliser or manufacturer settings are kept out of this reference.
Inverse weighted empirical CDF; midpoint at exact cumulative-weight boundaries. At least four reference units and a definitely positive Q1 to Q3 spread are required. This is a display eligibility rule, not statistical validation.
Limitations
2 sampling families with different designs; none is a probability sample of world supply. Reporting regions and purchase markets are not growing areas. Non-detects with differing limits widen the bounds. A position is descriptive concentration, not a safety or compliance judgment.
Admitted source families
Reference version and interpretation
Frozen evidence selection: 2026-10-22. Method: hmi-pooled-reference-v2.
hmi-pooled-reference-v2:vegetable-purees-ae35d24e1e8d:e1e1c060f3f8
The reference is computed by HMI from admitted evidence, not copied from a study baseline. It describes the evidence currently in this scope; it is not a worldwide or current-lot benchmark. Source, year and region filters do not change it. Different HMI scopes are not one common ranking.
HMI vegetable purees iAs reference · Vegetable Purees, as sold
Reference and scope
HMI vegetable purees iAs reference · Vegetable Purees, as sold. Vegetable Purees, as sold; As sold, as eaten or fresh weight, µg/kg; no moisture conversion. Distribution of subgroup median concentration values.
| Reference (µg/kg) | Q1 | Median | Q3 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Primary HMI reference | ≤0.02 | ≤150 | ≤300 |
| Alternative weighting | ≤0.02 | ≤150 | ≤300 |
2 reference units; 1 sampling family. Counts describe evidence units, not independent studies or certainty.
| Contributing family | Reference units | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| WHO GEMS/Food | 2 | 100% |
Methods
HMI pools subgroup medians for vegetable purees, as sold on a as sold, as eaten or fresh weight basis: monitoring results summarized as one median per reporting region, sampling type and collection year, total diet composites and printed sample values as single observations, and printed subgroup medians from ordinary farms or markets. Each sampling family has equal total weight. Non-detects stay as zero-to-limit intervals, so quartiles carry lower and upper bounds. Means, ranges and maxima never enter as observations. Other forms, other bases, targeted sampling and results from mining, industrial, wastewater-affected, experimental, fertiliser or manufacturer settings are kept out of this reference.
Inverse weighted empirical CDF; midpoint at exact cumulative-weight boundaries. At least four reference units and a definitely positive Q1 to Q3 spread are required. This is a display eligibility rule, not statistical validation.
Limitations
WHO GEMS/Food is the only compatible sampling family for vegetable purees, as sold on this basis in the completed vegetable purees ledger, so this single-family reference cannot represent other markets. Reporting regions and purchase markets are not growing areas. Non-detects with differing limits widen the bounds. A position is descriptive concentration, not a safety or compliance judgment.
Admitted source families
Reference version and interpretation
Frozen evidence selection: 2026-10-22. Method: hmi-pooled-reference-v2.
hmi-pooled-reference-v2:vegetable-purees-94c21ca10743:10847882636c
The reference is computed by HMI from admitted evidence, not copied from a study baseline. It describes the evidence currently in this scope; it is not a worldwide or current-lot benchmark. Source, year and region filters do not change it. Different HMI scopes are not one common ranking.
HMI vegetable purees tHg reference · Vegetable Purees, as sold
Reference and scope
HMI vegetable purees tHg reference · Vegetable Purees, as sold. Vegetable Purees, as sold; As sold, as eaten or fresh weight, µg/kg; no moisture conversion. Distribution of subgroup median concentration values.
| Reference (µg/kg) | Q1 | Median | Q3 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Primary HMI reference | ≤1 | ≤1 | ≤1 |
| Alternative weighting | ≤1 | ≤1 | ≤1 |
22 reference units; 1 sampling family. Counts describe evidence units, not independent studies or certainty.
| Contributing family | Reference units | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| FDA Total Diet Study | 22 | 100% |
Methods
HMI pools subgroup medians for vegetable purees, as sold on a as sold, as eaten or fresh weight basis: monitoring results summarized as one median per reporting region, sampling type and collection year, total diet composites and printed sample values as single observations, and printed subgroup medians from ordinary farms or markets. Each sampling family has equal total weight. Non-detects stay as zero-to-limit intervals, so quartiles carry lower and upper bounds. Means, ranges and maxima never enter as observations. Other forms, other bases, targeted sampling and results from mining, industrial, wastewater-affected, experimental, fertiliser or manufacturer settings are kept out of this reference.
Inverse weighted empirical CDF; midpoint at exact cumulative-weight boundaries. At least four reference units and a definitely positive Q1 to Q3 spread are required. This is a display eligibility rule, not statistical validation.
Limitations
FDA Total Diet Study is the only compatible sampling family for vegetable purees, as sold on this basis in the completed vegetable purees ledger, so this single-family reference cannot represent other markets. Reporting regions and purchase markets are not growing areas. Non-detects with differing limits widen the bounds. A position is descriptive concentration, not a safety or compliance judgment.
Admitted source families
Reference version and interpretation
Frozen evidence selection: 2026-10-22. Method: hmi-pooled-reference-v2.
hmi-pooled-reference-v2:vegetable-purees-b04081dc72e4:a88623c754da
The reference is computed by HMI from admitted evidence, not copied from a study baseline. It describes the evidence currently in this scope; it is not a worldwide or current-lot benchmark. Source, year and region filters do not change it. Different HMI scopes are not one common ranking.
HMI vegetable purees Ni reference · Vegetable Purees, as sold
Reference and scope
HMI vegetable purees Ni reference · Vegetable Purees, as sold. Vegetable Purees, as sold; As sold, as eaten or fresh weight, µg/kg; no moisture conversion. Distribution of subgroup median concentration values.
| Reference (µg/kg) | Q1 | Median | Q3 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Primary HMI reference | 92 | 255 | 360 |
| Alternative weighting | 92 | 250 | 350 |
22 reference units; 1 sampling family. Counts describe evidence units, not independent studies or certainty.
| Contributing family | Reference units | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| FDA Total Diet Study | 22 | 100% |
Methods
HMI pools subgroup medians for vegetable purees, as sold on a as sold, as eaten or fresh weight basis: monitoring results summarized as one median per reporting region, sampling type and collection year, total diet composites and printed sample values as single observations, and printed subgroup medians from ordinary farms or markets. Each sampling family has equal total weight. Non-detects stay as zero-to-limit intervals, so quartiles carry lower and upper bounds. Means, ranges and maxima never enter as observations. Other forms, other bases, targeted sampling and results from mining, industrial, wastewater-affected, experimental, fertiliser or manufacturer settings are kept out of this reference.
Inverse weighted empirical CDF; midpoint at exact cumulative-weight boundaries. At least four reference units and a definitely positive Q1 to Q3 spread are required. This is a display eligibility rule, not statistical validation.
Limitations
FDA Total Diet Study is the only compatible sampling family for vegetable purees, as sold on this basis in the completed vegetable purees ledger, so this single-family reference cannot represent other markets. Reporting regions and purchase markets are not growing areas. Non-detects with differing limits widen the bounds. A position is descriptive concentration, not a safety or compliance judgment.
Admitted source families
Reference version and interpretation
Frozen evidence selection: 2026-10-22. Method: hmi-pooled-reference-v2.
hmi-pooled-reference-v2:vegetable-purees-4cdd570f419e:bda657f2670a
The reference is computed by HMI from admitted evidence, not copied from a study baseline. It describes the evidence currently in this scope; it is not a worldwide or current-lot benchmark. Source, year and region filters do not change it. Different HMI scopes are not one common ranking.
HMI vegetable purees Cr reference · Vegetable Purees, as sold
Reference and scope
HMI vegetable purees Cr reference · Vegetable Purees, as sold. Vegetable Purees, as sold; As sold, as eaten or fresh weight, µg/kg; no moisture conversion. Distribution of subgroup median concentration values.
| Reference (µg/kg) | Q1 | Median | Q3 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Primary HMI reference | ≤50 | 86.5 | 200 |
| Alternative weighting | ≤50 | 69 | 100 |
22 reference units; 1 sampling family. Counts describe evidence units, not independent studies or certainty.
| Contributing family | Reference units | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| FDA Total Diet Study | 22 | 100% |
Methods
HMI pools subgroup medians for vegetable purees, as sold on a as sold, as eaten or fresh weight basis: monitoring results summarized as one median per reporting region, sampling type and collection year, total diet composites and printed sample values as single observations, and printed subgroup medians from ordinary farms or markets. Each sampling family has equal total weight. Non-detects stay as zero-to-limit intervals, so quartiles carry lower and upper bounds. Means, ranges and maxima never enter as observations. Other forms, other bases, targeted sampling and results from mining, industrial, wastewater-affected, experimental, fertiliser or manufacturer settings are kept out of this reference.
Inverse weighted empirical CDF; midpoint at exact cumulative-weight boundaries. At least four reference units and a definitely positive Q1 to Q3 spread are required. This is a display eligibility rule, not statistical validation.
Limitations
FDA Total Diet Study is the only compatible sampling family for vegetable purees, as sold on this basis in the completed vegetable purees ledger, so this single-family reference cannot represent other markets. Reporting regions and purchase markets are not growing areas. Non-detects with differing limits widen the bounds. A position is descriptive concentration, not a safety or compliance judgment.
Admitted source families
Reference version and interpretation
Frozen evidence selection: 2026-10-22. Method: hmi-pooled-reference-v2.
hmi-pooled-reference-v2:vegetable-purees-c99941faba52:30d425a336d0
The reference is computed by HMI from admitted evidence, not copied from a study baseline. It describes the evidence currently in this scope; it is not a worldwide or current-lot benchmark. Source, year and region filters do not change it. Different HMI scopes are not one common ranking.
HMI vegetable purees U reference · Vegetable Purees, as sold
Reference and scope
HMI vegetable purees U reference · Vegetable Purees, as sold. Vegetable Purees, as sold; As sold, as eaten or fresh weight, µg/kg; no moisture conversion. Distribution of subgroup median concentration values.
| Reference (µg/kg) | Q1 | Median | Q3 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Primary HMI reference | ≤1 | ≤1 | ≤1 |
| Alternative weighting | ≤1 | ≤1 | ≤1 |
22 reference units; 1 sampling family. Counts describe evidence units, not independent studies or certainty.
| Contributing family | Reference units | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| FDA Total Diet Study | 22 | 100% |
Methods
HMI pools subgroup medians for vegetable purees, as sold on a as sold, as eaten or fresh weight basis: monitoring results summarized as one median per reporting region, sampling type and collection year, total diet composites and printed sample values as single observations, and printed subgroup medians from ordinary farms or markets. Each sampling family has equal total weight. Non-detects stay as zero-to-limit intervals, so quartiles carry lower and upper bounds. Means, ranges and maxima never enter as observations. Other forms, other bases, targeted sampling and results from mining, industrial, wastewater-affected, experimental, fertiliser or manufacturer settings are kept out of this reference.
Inverse weighted empirical CDF; midpoint at exact cumulative-weight boundaries. At least four reference units and a definitely positive Q1 to Q3 spread are required. This is a display eligibility rule, not statistical validation.
Limitations
FDA Total Diet Study is the only compatible sampling family for vegetable purees, as sold on this basis in the completed vegetable purees ledger, so this single-family reference cannot represent other markets. Reporting regions and purchase markets are not growing areas. Non-detects with differing limits widen the bounds. A position is descriptive concentration, not a safety or compliance judgment.
Admitted source families
Reference version and interpretation
Frozen evidence selection: 2026-10-22. Method: hmi-pooled-reference-v2.
hmi-pooled-reference-v2:vegetable-purees-3595f2d88c73:00198fa92526
The reference is computed by HMI from admitted evidence, not copied from a study baseline. It describes the evidence currently in this scope; it is not a worldwide or current-lot benchmark. Source, year and region filters do not change it. Different HMI scopes are not one common ranking.
The result is below a reporting limit, and the range from zero to that limit crosses more than one band.
The HMI reference for this form has fewer than four units or no measurable spread, below the display minimum.
No findings match these filters. Change the selection or reset to show all source findings.
How metals reach vegetable Purees
No study in the library compared vegetable Purees from contaminated and ordinary settings, so the routes by which metals reach it are not measured here.
Which forms and regions measured lower
The HMI reference for lead in vegetable Purees, as sold pools 28 subgroup units from 2 sampling families, with a median of below 7 µg/kg and a middle half spanning below 4 (lower quartile) and below 7 µg/kg (upper quartile).1GEMS/Food Contaminants database heavy-metal exportsGEMS/Food Contamination Monitoring and Assessment ProgrammeRead source →2FY2018-FY2020 TDS Elements Analytical ResultsFDA Total Diet StudyRead source → For cadmium in vegetable Purees, as sold, the reference median was 1.4 µg/kg, with a middle half from 1.2 to 15 µg/kg across 22 units.2FY2018-FY2020 TDS Elements Analytical ResultsFDA Total Diet StudyRead source → For total arsenic in vegetable Purees, as sold, the reference median was below 4 µg/kg, with a middle half from below 3 to below 22.5 µg/kg across 34 units.1GEMS/Food Contaminants database heavy-metal exportsGEMS/Food Contamination Monitoring and Assessment ProgrammeRead source →2FY2018-FY2020 TDS Elements Analytical ResultsFDA Total Diet StudyRead source →
Processing, cooking and preparation
No processing study for metals in this food is in the library yet.
Mitigation for vegetable Purees
Lot testing against the applicable limit is the check that can be verified.
No measured way to lower metals in this food is in the library yet.
Trade-offs and limits of controls
Metals do not move together, so a lot that passes a lead limit says little about cadmium, arsenic or nickel unless those are tested as well.
Testing vegetable Purees for metals
Results depend on the method and its reporting limit. Reporting limits for lead ranged from 4 µg/kg (FDA Total Diet Study) to 7 µg/kg (WHO GEMS/Food), so a non-detect from a less sensitive method says much less.1GEMS/Food Contaminants database heavy-metal exportsGEMS/Food Contamination Monitoring and Assessment ProgrammeRead source →2FY2018-FY2020 TDS Elements Analytical ResultsFDA Total Diet StudyRead source → Reporting limits for cadmium were 1 µg/kg where sources stated them.2FY2018-FY2020 TDS Elements Analytical ResultsFDA Total Diet StudyRead source → Reporting limits for total arsenic ranged from 3 µg/kg (FDA Total Diet Study) to 50 µg/kg (WHO GEMS/Food), so a non-detect from a less sensitive method says much less.1GEMS/Food Contaminants database heavy-metal exportsGEMS/Food Contamination Monitoring and Assessment ProgrammeRead source →2FY2018-FY2020 TDS Elements Analytical ResultsFDA Total Diet StudyRead source →
A useful lot result names the form, the basis and a quantification limit well below the limit that applies.
Buying and verifying vegetable Purees
No maximum level for metals in vegetable Purees was verified from primary text for this page; buyers should confirm the limit that applies in the destination market.
Exposure from vegetable Purees
No source in the library converted vegetable Purees concentrations into a verified estimate of intake for a defined population. Concentrations describe the food, not individual risk.
Evidence review and remaining gaps
Every source record that names vegetable Purees was decided on its content: 2 occurrence extracted, 2 records in all. The occurrence table renders every extracted result; held values remain visible with their reason.
References identify the sources used in these answers. The Sources index preserves additional discovery links; inclusion there does not mean a source has been reviewed for this assessment. Corrections, completed searches, new direct evidence and changes in requirements should reopen the relevant answer.
Vegetable Purees FAQs
What heavy metals are found in vegetable Purees?
The library reports lead, cadmium, total arsenic, inorganic arsenic, total mercury, nickel, chromium and uranium in vegetable Purees, most often lead, cadmium and total arsenic.1GEMS/Food Contaminants database heavy-metal exportsGEMS/Food Contamination Monitoring and Assessment ProgrammeRead source →2FY2018-FY2020 TDS Elements Analytical ResultsFDA Total Diet StudyRead source → WHO GEMS/Food submissions reported lead in vegetable Purees, as sold from 24 results in 1 reporting region, with subgroup medians below 7 µg/kg, mostly non-detects.1GEMS/Food Contaminants database heavy-metal exportsGEMS/Food Contamination Monitoring and Assessment ProgrammeRead source →
How much of the arsenic in vegetable Purees is inorganic?
Inorganic arsenic, the more toxic form, was measured in 2 results from 1 source, far fewer than total arsenic.1GEMS/Food Contaminants database heavy-metal exportsGEMS/Food Contamination Monitoring and Assessment ProgrammeRead source → WHO GEMS/Food submissions reported inorganic arsenic in vegetable Purees, as sold from 13 results in 1 reporting region, with subgroup medians below 300 µg/kg, mostly non-detects.1GEMS/Food Contaminants database heavy-metal exportsGEMS/Food Contamination Monitoring and Assessment ProgrammeRead source →
References
Works cited on this page, in citation-number order. See Sources for this page’s source inventory. Each title links to a source record with bibliographic details, reported findings, and document provenance.
- GEMS/Food Contaminants database heavy-metal exportsDataset
- FY2018-FY2020 TDS Elements Analytical ResultsDataset
Sources
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Update history
22 October 2026: Rebuilt from every vegetable purees record in the library: 2 occurrence sources, references by form and basis, same-study contrasts.