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Similac Advance Infant Formula

Advance Infant Formula

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Contaminants · 9

1 at/over limit
From lab tests of this product’s family
Similac Advance milk-based powder (GOS)
This product wasn’t tested · results may differ

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

Aluminum414 ppbof 200 ppb
Over the limit — 2.1×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: Advance Infant Formula Powder
Arsenic4.6 ppbof 10 ppb
46% of the limitFDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.010 mg/L (= EPA MCL)
Measured in: Advance OptiGro Infant Formula Powder
Lead2 ppbof 5 ppb
40% of the limitFDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.005 mg/L
Measured in: Advance Infant Formula 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: Advance Infant Formula 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 (EU) 2024/3190 — BPA banned in food-contact materials from 20 Jan 2025 (old 0.05 mg/kg SML repealed); the residual exemptions require NO detectable migration at a 1 ug/kg detection limit. 1 ppb is therefore the tightest published number.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: Advance Infant Formula 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: Advance Infant Formula 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: Advance Infant Formula Powder
CadmiumNDof 5 ppb
Not detectedFDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.005 mg/L
Measured in: Advance Infant Formula Powder
MercuryNDof 2 ppb
Not detectedFDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.002 mg/L
Measured in: Advance Infant Formula Powder

Ingredients · 12

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Common questions

Is Similac Advance Infant Formula healthy?

Similac Advance Infant Formula 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, Similac Advance milk-based powder (GOS). 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 Similac Advance Infant Formula?

Similac Advance Infant Formula lists 12 ingredients, starting with Whey Protein Concentrate, Coconut Oil, Galacto-oligosaccharides, beta Carotene and Non Fat Milk. Ingredients are listed in descending order by weight, so the first few make up most of what you are eating.

Does Similac Advance Infant Formula contain seed oils?

Yes. Similac Advance Infant Formula lists High Oleic Safflower Oil and Soy Oil in its ingredients.

How processed is Similac Advance Infant Formula?

Similac Advance Infant Formula is NOVA group 4: ultra-processed. That is the top of the scale and the classification the score penalises most heavily.

How does Similac Advance Infant Formula compare to other infant formula?

At 0/100 Similac Advance Infant 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 Similac Advance Infant Formula organic?

Similac Advance Infant Formula is not certified organic in our data.

Has Similac Advance Infant Formula been lab tested?

Not this product itself. It shares a base recipe (Non fat milk, lactose, WPC, vegetable oils, GOS; powder) with the other products in its family, Similac Advance milk-based powder (GOS), and 2 products in its family have 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 Similac Advance Infant Formula contain heavy metals?

Similac Advance Infant Formula 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 4.6 ppb against a 10 ppb limit in Advance OptiGro Infant Formula Powder and lead at 2 ppb against a 5 ppb limit in Advance Infant Formula Powder. This product is scored with the worst result for each contaminant across those tests. Its own results may differ.

Full methodology: how we score products.

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