PediaSmart® Organic Dairy Vanilla Beverage Mix Ingredients & Quality
Vanilla PediaSmart® Dairy Ingredients: Organic Rice Maltodextrin, Organic Evaporated Cane Sugar, Organic Milk Protein Concentrate, Organic Linoleic Sunflower Oil, Organic Canola Oil, Organic Vanilla, Less than 2% of: Organic High Oleic Oil (Organic High Oleic Sunflower and/or Organic High Oleic Safflower Oils), Organic Coconut Oil, Natural Flavors, Organic Sunflower Lecithin, Calcium Phosphate, Potassium Chloride, Sodium Chloride, Potassium Citrate, Choline Bitartrate, Magnesium Chloride, Magnesium Phosphate, Ascorbic Acid, Inositol, L-carnitine, Ferrous Sulfate, Calcium Pantothenate, Vitamin B12, Niacinamide, d-Alpha-Tocopheryl Acetate, Thiamine Mononitrate, Zinc Oxide, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride, Riboflavin, Copper Sulfate, Vitamin A, Biotin, Folic Acid, Potassium Iodide, Phylloquinone, Sodium Molybdate, Manganese Sulfate, Vitamin D3, Chromium Chloride, Sodium Selenate.
Allergen Information
Contains milk
Gluten free. Suitable for lactose intolerance. Made without corn syrup and GMO ingredients.
Not for children with galactosemia.
All ingredients used in PediaSmart® Dairy are gluten free. PediaSmart® Dairy can be a useful addition to the diet of a child with celiac disease, gluten enteropathy, or other conditions where gluten needs to be avoided to help ensure proper nutrition along with other gluten-free healthy foods and beverages.
PediaSmart® Dairy is made without corn syrup.
Carbohydrates
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Brand |
Carbohydrate Source |
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PediaSmart® Dairy Vanilla |
Organic Rice Maltodextrin |
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PediaSure® Grow and Gain |
Corn Syrup, Sugar, Corn Maltodextrin, Short Chain Fructooligosaccharides |
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Boost® Kid Essentials 1.0 - Vanilla Vortex |
Brown Rice Syrup, Sugar |
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Carnation® Breakfast EssentialsTM |
Glucose Syrup, Sugar |
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PediaSure Sidekicks® |
Sugar, Corn Maltodextrin, Short Chain Fructooligosaccharides |
Milk Protein
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Brand |
Milk Protein Source |
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PediaSmart® Dairy Vanilla |
Organic Milk Protein Concentrate |
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PediaSure® Grow and Gain |
Milk Protein Concentrate, Soy Protein Isolate |
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Boost® Kid Essentials 1.0 - Vanilla Vortex |
Milk Protein Concentrate |
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Carnation® Breakfast EssentialsTM |
Milk Protein Concentrate |
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PediaSure Sidekicks® |
Milk Protein Concentrate, Soy Protein Isolate |
Essential Fatty Acids
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Brand |
Essential Fatty Acids Source |
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PediaSmart® Dairy Vanilla |
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PediaSure® Grow and Gain |
Blend of Vegetable Oils (Canola, High Oleic Sunflower, Sunflower), Medium Chain Triglycerides |
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Boost® Kid Essentials 1.0 - Vanilla Vortex |
Canola Oil |
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Carnation® Breakfast EssentialsTM |
Canola Oil |
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PediaSure Sidekicks® |
Blend of Vegetable Oils (Canola, Corn, Soy) |
DHA & ARA Fatty Acids
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Brand |
DHA Fatty Acid Source |
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PediaSmart® Dairy Vanilla |
N/A |
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PediaSure® |
N/A |
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Boost® Kids Essentials 1.0 - Vanilla Vortex |
N/A |
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Carnation® Breakfast EssentialsTM |
N/A |
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PediaSure Sidekicks® |
N/A |
PediaSmart® Dairy contains the precursor essential fatty acids, linolenic acid and linoleic acid, which the body uses to make the non-essential fatty acids, DHA and ARA. The body cannot make the essential fatty acids and they must be supplied by ingesting foods containing them. The amounts of linoleic fatty acid and linolenic fatty acid in PediaSmart® Dairy are appropriate to support a child’s growth and development.
Other nutritional beverages add DHA to their product that is derived from algae (C. Cohnii Oil). The process used to make the DHA from the algae uses hexane solvents, acid and bleach.* This source of DHA made by Martek Biosciences Corporation is also known as DHASCO® (DHA Single Cell Oil) or life’sDHA™. We are concerned about the serious issues raised by the Cornucopia Institute regarding this particular source of DHA and would never use an ingredient like this in our products. For additional information about the concern over this algal source of DHA, you may wish to visit the Cornucopia Institute’s website at www.cornucopia.org.
Because DHA can be made by the body, there are presently no specific recommendations on daily amounts of DHA. Dietary DHA is available from fish such as salmon, sardine, tuna, and lake trout. Fish sources may contain farm land chemical run-off and various toxins from ocean pollution including mercury so the FDA does warn that a young child’s consumption of certain fish should be monitored. As your child increases the variety of foods in his or her daily diet, remember that DHA can be formed from dietary linolenic acids. By including good sources of high quality fats in the diet, your child should be able to meet his or her specific fatty acid needs.
As previously mentioned, PediaSmart® Dairy does contain very high levels of the essential fatty acids that the human body converts to DHA & ARA. PediaSmart® Dairy contains 1500 milligrams of linoleic fatty acid and 175 milligrams of linolenic fatty acid per serving (8 fluid ounces, when prepared according to package instructions).
*Sam Zeller, Ph.D.; Martek Biosciences Corporation, Food & Drug Administration Agency Response Letter, GRAS Notice No. GRN 000137
The amounts of linoleic fatty acid and linolenic fatty acid in PediaSmart® Dairy are appropriate to support a child’s growth and development:
PediaSmart® Dairy contains 9 grams of fat per serving (8 fluid ounces, when prepared according to package instructions).
PediaSmart® Dairy contains 1500 milligrams of linoleic fatty acid and 175 milligrams of alpha-linolenic fatty acid per serving (8 fluid ounces, when prepared according to package instructions).
Rev 1-31-2023