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Common questions

Is Baby formula healthy?

Baby formula scores 5/100 on Tallow — our avoid band. That number comes from what is on the label: the ingredients, how processed it is, and what it is packaged in. It is not a verdict on your diet — Tallow does not weigh calories, portion size or how often you eat it, so a high score means the ingredients are clean, not that the food is unlimited.

What is in Baby formula?

Baby formula lists 50 ingredients, starting with Palm Olein Oil, Soybean Oil, Coconut Oil, High Oleic Sunflower Oil and Lactose. Ingredients are listed in descending order by weight, so the first few make up most of what you are eating.

Does Baby formula contain seed oils?

Yes. Baby formula lists Soybean Oil and High Oleic Sunflower Oil in its ingredients.

How processed is Baby formula?

Baby formula is NOVA group 4: ultra-processed. That is the top of the scale and the classification the score penalises most heavily.

How does Baby formula compare to other infant formula?

At 5/100 Baby formula scores worse than most infant formula we have scored. A higher-scoring option in infant formula is Cerebelly Organic Spinach, Apple and Sweet Potato Baby Food at 97/100.

Is Baby formula organic?

Baby formula is not certified organic in our data.

Full methodology: how we score products.