Making infant formula isn’t easy and manufacturers are trying hard to make it as close to breast milk as possible.
What’s in Infant Formula?
infant formula contains purified cow’s milk whey and casein as a protein source. Vegetable oil is used as a fat source. Lactose is good as a carbohydrate source.
Soybean, in infant formula is used as a protein source. . Soy protein based formulas are used for infants who are allergic to cow’s milk. Partially hydrolyzed formulas like Good Start and Gentlease brands are used to improve digestibility.
Hypoallergenic infant formulas are made from purely synthetic monomeric amino acids. Babies with medical complications and ones who are allergic to cow’s milk and soy, hypoallergenic formulas would be considered as an option.
Then there is a mix of vitamins and minerals and other ingredients depending on the manufacturer.
Infant Formula Overview
Infant Formula contains purified Cow’s milk
Whey protein Source
Casein protein Source
Vegetable Oil fat source
Soybean protein Source
What Infant Formula Choices?
Infant formula comes in powder, concentrate, or ready-to feed formula. It’s up to you which one would work best in your situation.
Partially hydrolyzed Infant Formula Options
Gerber Good Start
Gentlease Brands
Neocate and Nutramigen infant formula are amino acid based formulas. These are more expensive, but are said to least likely to cause allergic reactions.