Measured in this productHealthy Babies Bright Futures (2025), via detectlead.com (2025)
Arsenic (total): 164 ppb(found in 1 of 1, highest 164).
No US agency limit we can cite.
Among tested products of this kind (ppb, log scale): this one others
Cadmium: 14.4 ppb(found in 1 of 1, highest 14.4).
A toddler reaches EPA's daily limit at about 1 kg (2.2 lb) a day of this; an adult at about 4.9 kg (11 lb).
One serving (100 g (3½ oz)):
10% of a toddler's daily limit
2% of a adult's daily limit
Among tested products of this kind (ppb, log scale): this one others
Mercury: 5.6 ppb(found in 1 of 1, highest 5.6).
A toddler reaches EPA's daily limit at about 270 g (9.5 oz) a day of this; an adult at about 1.3 kg (2.9 lb).
One serving (100 g (3½ oz)):
37% of a toddler's daily limit
8% of a adult's daily limit
Among tested products of this kind (ppb, log scale): this one others
Typical for entrees, sides & small meals
FDA doesn't test this exact kind of food, so these are the closest foods it does test. Treat them as a rough guide.
Cadmium: typically 6.65 ppb(FDA, 12 samples, 2018-2020).
A toddler reaches EPA's daily limit at about 2.2 kg (4.9 lb) a day; an adult at about 10 kg (22 lb).
One serving (100 g (3½ oz)):
5% of a toddler's daily limit
under 1% of a adult's daily limit
Perchlorate: typically 2 ppb(FDA, 80 samples, 2008-2012).
A toddler reaches EPA's daily limit at about 5.2 kg (11 lb) a day; an adult at about 24 kg (53 lb).
One serving (100 g (3½ oz)):
2% of a toddler's daily limit
under 1% of a adult's daily limit
Lead, Mercury, Arsenic (total): usually below 4 ppb, the lab's limit, in FDA's samples.
FDA samples behind these numbers
Lead in Chicken potpie, frozen, heated: found in 0 of 3, all below 4 ppb (2018-2020)
Lead in Chili con carne with beans, canned: found in 1 of 3, average 2.2, highest 6.6 ppb (2018-2020)
Lead in Macaroni and cheese, prepared from boxed mix: found in 0 of 3, all below 4 ppb (2018-2020)
Lead in Pork and beans, canned: found in 0 of 3, all below 4 ppb (2018-2020)
Cadmium in Chicken potpie, frozen, heated: found in 3 of 3, average 6.63, highest 7.5 ppb (2018-2020)
Cadmium in Chili con carne with beans, canned: found in 3 of 3, average 6.33, highest 7.3 ppb (2018-2020)
Cadmium in Macaroni and cheese, prepared from boxed mix: found in 3 of 3, average 11.1, highest 13 ppb (2018-2020)
Cadmium in Pork and beans, canned: found in 3 of 3, average 3.13, highest 3.4 ppb (2018-2020)
Mercury in Chicken potpie, frozen, heated: found in 0 of 3, all below 1 ppb (2018-2020)
Mercury in Chili con carne with beans, canned: found in 0 of 3, all below 1 ppb (2018-2020)
Mercury in Macaroni and cheese, prepared from boxed mix: found in 0 of 3, all below 1 ppb (2018-2020)
Mercury in Pork and beans, canned: found in 0 of 3, all below 1 ppb (2018-2020)
Arsenic (total) in Chicken potpie, frozen, heated: found in 0 of 3, all below 3 ppb (2018-2020)
Arsenic (total) in Chili con carne with beans, canned: found in 3 of 3, average 3.87, highest 5.3 ppb (2018-2020)
Arsenic (total) in Macaroni and cheese, prepared from boxed mix: found in 0 of 3, all below 3 ppb (2018-2020)
Arsenic (total) in Pork and beans, canned: found in 0 of 3, all below 3 ppb (2018-2020)
Perchlorate in Chicken potpie, frozen, heated: found in 14 of 20, average 1.97, highest 7 ppb (2008-2012)
Perchlorate in Chili con carne w/ beans, canned: found in 18 of 20, average 2.39, highest 6 ppb (2008-2012)
Perchlorate in Macaroni and cheese, prepared from box mix: found in 19 of 20, average 3.5, highest 5 ppb (2008-2012)
Perchlorate in Pork and beans, canned: found in 3 of 20, average 0.16, highest 1.3 ppb (2008-2012)
"Typically" is FDA's middle sample. Daily amounts use the long-run average and each chemical's daily limit (EPA reference dose, or FDA's level for lead) for a 33-lb toddler and a 154-lb adult. ppb = micrograms per kilogram of food. Source: FDA Total Diet Study.
Not tested
No published results for this product cover: Perchlorate, Phthalates (plastic softeners), Phthalate substitutes, Bisphenols. That means nobody has published a test, not that these are absent.
Ingredients (from the label)
ENRICHED PRECOOKED LONG GRAIN RICE (RICE, NIACIN, IRON [FERRIC ORTHOPHOSPHATE], THIAMIN [THIAMIN MONONITRATE], FOLIC ACID).
From USDA FoodData Central, label dated 2023-02-16. Labels change; check the package.