Enfamil Gentlease Infant Formula Milk-Based Powder with Iron

Gentlease Infant Formula Milk-Based Powder with Iron

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Breakdown

Ultra-processed · 4 contaminants flagged · 8 ingredients to avoid

Includes lab results from its product family: Enfamil Gentlease Powder (original)

100

Lab-measured contaminants

Measured against published safety limits

−60

aluminum−46

cadmium−7

arsenic−4

lead−3

Ingredients

−85

vegetable oil−12

palm olein oil−12

soy oil−12

high oleic sunflower oil−12

corn syrup solids−3

30 more deductions−34

Processing

−10

NOVA 4: ultra-processed−10

Adjustments

What it takes to land on the final number

+55

Minimum score+55

Final score0

Contaminants · 9

1 at/over limit

From lab tests of this product’s family

Enfamil Gentlease Powder (original)

This product wasn’t tested · results may differ

In the family’s tests: measured by an independent lab and compared against published safety limits.

Aluminum1.48 ppmof 0.2 ppm

Over the limit — 7.4×FDA bottled-water Standard of Quality (secondary/aesthetic), 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.2 mg/L. NOTE: this is a bottled-water level; it is not an FDA limit for aluminum in solid foods, where no comparable federal limit exists.

Measured in: Gentlease Infant Formula Milk-Based Powder

Cadmium3.6 ppbof 5 ppb

72% of the limitFDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.005 mg/L

Measured in: Gentlease Infant Formula Milk-Based Powder

Arsenic3.7 ppbof 10 ppb

37% of the limitFDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.010 mg/L (= EPA MCL)

Measured in: Gentlease Infant Formula Milk-Based Powder

Lead1.5 ppbof 5 ppb

30% of the limitFDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.005 mg/L

Measured in: Gentlease Infant Formula Milk-Based Powder

AcrylamideNDof 40 ppb

Not detectedEU benchmark level, Commission Reg. (EU) 2017/2158 Annex IV — 40 ug/kg for baby foods and processed cereal-based foods for infants and young children (other than biscuits and rusks), the tightest benchmark in the regulation. Applied to all foods as the TIGHTEST published acrylamide number. EU benchmarks are mitigation-performance indicators, not legal maximum levels; looser category benchmarks not adopted include potato crisps 750, crackers 400, biscuits and wafers 350, breakfast cereals 150-300, roast coffee 400 ug/kg. No FDA or EPA food concentration limit exists.

Measured in: Gentlease Infant Formula Milk-Based Powder

Bisphenol a (BPA)NDof 1 ppb

Not detectedEU Reg. (EU) 2024/3190 — BPA banned in food-contact materials from 20 Jan 2025 (old 0.05 mg/kg SML repealed); the residual exemptions require NO detectable migration at a 1 ug/kg detection limit. 1 ppb is therefore the tightest published number.

Measured in: Gentlease Infant Formula Milk-Based Powder

BpfNDof 10 ppb

Not detectedNot on the EU Union list of substances authorised in food-contact plastics (Reg. (EU) 10/2011 Annex I), and Reg. 2024/3190 restricts hazardous bisphenols; no migration is permitted. Set at 0.01 mg/kg, the detection limit 10/2011 uses for not-detectable (ND) restrictions.

Measured in: Gentlease Infant Formula Milk-Based Powder

BPS (Bisphenol s)NDof 50 ppb

Not detectedEU food-contact plastics, Reg. (EU) 10/2011 — BPS (4,4'-sulphonyldiphenol) SML 0.05 mg/kg; BfR applies the same 0.05 mg/kg.

Measured in: Gentlease Infant Formula Milk-Based Powder

MercuryNDof 2 ppb

Not detectedFDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.002 mg/L

Measured in: Gentlease Infant Formula Milk-Based Powder

Ingredients · 37

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Nutrition facts

Nutrient	Per 100g	Per serving
Calories	67.57 kcal	100 kcal
Fat	3.58 g	5.3 g
Carbohydrates	7.3 g	10.8 g
Protein	1.55 g	2.3 g
Sodium	0.01 g	0.02 g

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Common questions

Is Enfamil Gentlease Infant Formula Milk-Based Powder with Iron healthy?

Enfamil Gentlease Infant Formula Milk-Based Powder with Iron scores 0/100 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, plus lab results from its product family, Enfamil Gentlease Powder (original). Per serving it carries 2g protein. 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 Enfamil Gentlease Infant Formula Milk-Based Powder with Iron?

Enfamil Gentlease Infant Formula Milk-Based Powder with Iron lists 37 ingredients, starting with Corn Syrup Solids, Partially Hydrolyzed Nonfat Milk and Whey Protein Concentrate Solids, Vegetable Oil, Palm Olein Oil and Coconut Oil. Ingredients are listed in descending order by weight, so the first few make up most of what you are eating.

How many calories are in Enfamil Gentlease Infant Formula Milk-Based Powder with Iron?

100 kcal per serving, or 68 kcal per 100g. Calories are only part of the picture — Tallow scores Enfamil Gentlease Infant Formula Milk-Based Powder with Iron on what the ingredients are, not how many calories they carry.

Does Enfamil Gentlease Infant Formula Milk-Based Powder with Iron contain seed oils?

Yes. Enfamil Gentlease Infant Formula Milk-Based Powder with Iron lists Vegetable Oil, Soy Oil and High Oleic Sunflower Oil in its ingredients.

How processed is Enfamil Gentlease Infant Formula Milk-Based Powder with Iron?

Enfamil Gentlease Infant Formula Milk-Based Powder with Iron is NOVA group 4: ultra-processed. That is the top of the scale and the classification the score penalises most heavily.

How does Enfamil Gentlease Infant Formula Milk-Based Powder with Iron compare to other infant formula?

At 0/100 Enfamil Gentlease Infant Formula Milk-Based Powder with Iron 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 Enfamil Gentlease Infant Formula Milk-Based Powder with Iron organic?

Enfamil Gentlease Infant Formula Milk-Based Powder with Iron is not certified organic in our data.

Has Enfamil Gentlease Infant Formula Milk-Based Powder with Iron been lab tested?

Not this product itself. It shares a base recipe (Gentlease milk-based powder with iron, partially hydrolyzed; powder) with the other products in its family, Enfamil Gentlease Powder (original), and 1 product in its family has been lab tested. This product is scored with the worst result for each contaminant across those tests. Those results are in the family's Contaminants section above; its own results may differ.

Does Enfamil Gentlease Infant Formula Milk-Based Powder with Iron contain heavy metals?

Enfamil Gentlease Infant Formula Milk-Based Powder with Iron itself has not been tested for heavy metals, but other products in its family, which share its base recipe, have: a lab detected arsenic at 3.7 ppb against a 10 ppb limit in Gentlease Infant Formula Milk-Based Powder, cadmium at 3.6 ppb against a 5 ppb limit in Gentlease Infant Formula Milk-Based Powder and lead at 1.5 ppb against a 5 ppb limit in Gentlease Infant Formula Milk-Based Powder. This product is scored with the worst result for each contaminant across those tests. Its own results may differ.

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