Ingredients:
Organic Lactose, Organic Nonfat Milk, Organic High Oleic Oil (Organic High Oleic Sunflower and/or Organic High Oleic Safflower Oils), Organic Soybean Oil, Organic Whey Protein Concentrate, Organic Coconut Oil, Less Than 2% of: Organic Soy Lecithin, Calcium Carbonate, Calcium Phosphate, Sodium Chloride, Potassium Chloride, Potassium Citrate, Magnesium Phosphate, Choline Bitartrate, Calcium Ascorbate, Inositol, Ferrous Sulfate, d-Alpha Tocopheryl Acetate, Zinc Sulfate, Niacinamide, Calcium Pantothenate, Biotin, Vitamin A, Thiamin Hydrochloride, Copper Sulfate, Riboflavin, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride, Sodium Selenate, Manganese Sulfate, Phylloquinone, Folic Acid, Vitamin D3, and Vitamin B12.
Allergen Information:
Contains milk and soy.
Gluten free.
Made without GMO ingredients. No rBST dairy.
Contains no wheat or wheat gluten, no palm olein oil, no Martek DHA & ARA, no corn syrup, no sucrose, and no peanut.
Carbohydrates:
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Baby's Only Organic ® Gentle Dairy with Whey Protein
Baby’s Only Organic Premium Dairy with A2 Milk Formula
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100% Organic Lactose
65% Organic Brown Rice Syrup 35% Naturally occurring Lactose |
Why did Nature’s One choose Organic Lactose as the only carbohydrate source in Baby’s Only Organic Gentle Dairy with Whey Protein formula?
The primary carbohydrate in breast milk is lactose and Nature’s One® received consumer requests for an organic formula with a carbohydrate content similar to breast milk, especially when transitioning from breast milk to formula. The carbohydrate source in Baby’s Only Organic® Gentle Dairy with Whey Protein Formula is 100% organic lactose. The carbohydrate sources in Baby’s Only Organic ® Dairy Formula consist of approximately 35% naturally occurring lactose which is brought into the formula with the organic non-fat dried cow’s milk and 65% added organic brown rice syrup.
Protein:
The protein source in Baby’s Only Organic® Gentle Dairy with Whey Protein Formula is organic whey protein and organic non-fat dried cow’s milk whereas the protein source in Baby’s Only Organic® Premium Dairy Formula is solely organic non-fat dried cow’s milk. The whey to casein ratio of Baby’s Only Organic® Gentle Dairy with Whey Protein formula is 60:40.
Non-fat cow’s milk has been used for decades in formulas. These formulas, such as Baby’s Only Organic® Premium Dairy, Premium Dairy with DHA & ARA and Sensitive formulas, have a whey to casein ratio of 18:82 and have been clinically researched to document their safety and nutritional adequacy in supporting a child’s growth and development. These formulas are known as casein-predominant formulas. Because of research documenting the unique components and benefits of human milk, the thinking was that the addition of whey to formula to achieve a whey to casein ratio of 60:40 would be beneficial. After all, if this is the ratio in mother’s milk, why not formula? The formula industry has introduced some formulas containing this 60:40 ratio and these formulas are referred to as whey-predominant formulas.
Both formulas such as Baby’s Only Organic® Premium Dairy Formula or Baby’s Only Organic® Premium Dairy with DHA Formula and whey-predominant formulas such as Baby’s Only Organic® Gentle Dairy with Whey Protein Formula are nutritious and healthy formulas to support a child’s growth and development.
DHA & ARA Fatty Acids:
Baby’s Only Organic® Gentle Dairy with Whey Protein Formula does not contain added DHA and ARA in the formula but does contain sufficient amounts of linoleic and linolenic fatty acids. Linoleic and linolenic acid are essential fatty acids and precursor fats from which DHA and ARA are made in the body. This means that full-term, healthy babies, children, and adults can make DHA and ARA in the body from linoleic and linolenic fatty acids.
Kosher
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Selenium & Iron
Baby's Only Organic® Gentle Dairy with Whey Protein formula contains selenium and iron, similar to conventional formulas.
Vegetable Oils
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Organic High Oleic Sunflower and/or Safflower Oil, Organic Soybean Oil & |
Babies and young children need different types of healthy fat for growth and development. Vegetable oils in formula are a source of fat. Baby’s Only Organic Gentle Dairy with Whey Protein Formula contains a blend of three organic vegetable oils: Organic High Oleic Sunflower and/or Safflower Oil, Organic Soybean Oil and Organic Coconut Oil. The vegetable oils are expeller pressed, which is a squeezing process to extract the oil from the organic plants. No harsh chemicals are used to produce the vegetable oils in Baby’s Only Organic Formulas.
There are some organic and conventional formulas that contain palm oil or palm olein oil. (Palm olein oil is made from palm oil.) Palm olein oil as a predominant fat source in some formulas has been shown to cause decreased calcium and fat absorption which can result in both lower bone mineralization and harder stool formation or constipation.1, 2, 3 Baby’s Only Organic Formulas do not contain palm oil or palm olein oil.
Almost 90% of all palm oil is produced in Indonesia and Malaysia at oil-palm plantations. This has resulted in widespread deforestation, destruction of rain forests, and putting the survival of some animals at risk. The razing by burning of tropical rain forests to make way for oil-palm plantations also results in the release of large amounts of greenhouse gas into the atmosphere.4
1.Koo, W.W.K., et al, "Reduced bone mineralization in infants fed palm olein-containing formula: A randomized, double-blinded, prospective trial." Pediatrics 2003; 111:1007-1023.
2. Kennedy, K. et al, "Double-blinded, randomized trial of a synthetic triacylglycerol in formula-fed term infants: Effects on stool biochemistry, stool characteristics, and bone mineralization." Am J Clin Nutr 1999; 70:920-927.
3. Nelson, S.E. et al, "Absorption of fat and calcium by infants fed a milk-based formula containing palm olein." J Am Coll Nutr 17: 327-332.
4. Brown, Ellie and Jacobson, Michael F. Cruel Oil. Washington, D.C.: Center for Science in the Public Interest, May, 2005.