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Which scores higher on safety? R3 breaks it down.
R3 scored the Earth's Best Organic Stage 2 Apples, 4 oz jar 7.7/10 and the Serenity Kids Organic Savory Free Range Chicken & Veggie Puree, 3.5 oz pouch 7.9/10 on the same baby food scoring system, weighing safety, efficacy, and usability. The overall scores are close; the pillar breakdown below shows where they differ.
The most important dimensions, side by side.
See which one actually scores higher — and why
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Everything you need to make the call - who each one is for, and who should skip it.
Go for it if you...
You want a shelf-stable, organic single-fruit first food from a brand that lets you verify its heavy-metal testing per product
You value being able to scan a QR code and read this exact jar's lab results
You prefer a glass jar over a plastic pouch for the clearest read on packaging
You are comfortable building iron into your baby's day from other foods
You want a savory chicken-and-vegetable pouch from a brand that tests every finished batch and lets you look up the results
You like the idea of checking your specific pouch's lab numbers by scanning the package code
You want real iron from chicken in a pouch, with no added sugar or salt
You are comfortable with a shelf-stable pouch that lives in the pantry
The main thing to know
This is plain apple with no added iron, so treat it as a complement to iron-rich first foods like meat, lentils, or fortified cereal rather than a meal on its own.
The actual heavy-metal numbers for this pouch are published per batch but sit behind a code you scan from the package, so you read them with the product in hand rather than finding them posted openly online.
Skip this if you...
You need a single jar to cover your baby's iron needs on its own
You want a specific published parts-per-billion number in hand before you buy rather than looking it up by QR code
You are looking for a multi-ingredient or fortified meal rather than plain fruit
You want the heavy-metal numbers posted openly online without scanning the package
You need a clearly numbered developmental stage rather than a general 6-months-and-up label
You prefer a glass jar over a plastic pouch, even a stated BPA-free one
Neither of these quite what you're looking for?
I've reviewed all Baby Food options at every price pointEvery Baby Food in our database is scored using R3's deterministic scoring system - the same inputs always produce the same score. For this comparison, we evaluated Earth's Best and Serenity Kids across 3 independent criteria: Safety (92%), Efficacy (7%), Usability (1%). No sponsored rankings. No paid placements.
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Both scored close to 7.7/10, so the better choice depends on your priorities. Safety is our top-weighted scoring pillar, followed by efficacy, and usability. Check which pillar matters most to your family and compare those specific scores.
R3 uses a deterministic scoring system - the same inputs always produce the same score. We evaluate each Baby Food across Safety, Efficacy, Usability using independently verified data. No sponsored rankings. No paid placements. Every score is fully reproducible.
Not necessarily. The overall score reflects how we weight those three pillars, but your priorities may differ. If you care most about safety, compare the safety scores directly. If budget drives your decision, the prices tell a clearer story. The "right" pick is the one that matches what matters most to your family.
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