Similac Alimentum Hypoallergenic Infant Formula Ready to Feed

Alimentum Hypoallergenic Infant Formula Ready to Feed

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Breakdown

Ultra-processed · 6 contaminants flagged · 5 ingredients to avoid

Includes lab results from its product family: Similac Alimentum ready to feed

100

Contaminants

Substances that do not belong in food

−46

aluminum−30

inorganic arsenic−11

arsenic−2

cadmium−1

lead−1

mercury−1

Ingredients

−74

safflower oil−14

soy oil−14

modified tapioca starch−4

l-tryptophan−3

folic acid−3

36 more deductions−36

Processing

−10

NOVA 4: ultra-processed−10

Adjustments

What it takes to land on the final number

+30

Minimum score+30

Final score0

Contaminants · 10

1 at/over limit

From lab tests of this product’s family

Similac Alimentum ready to feed

This product wasn’t tested · results may differ

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

Aluminum442 ppbof 200 ppb

Over the limit — 2.2×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: Alimentum Ready to Feed Infant Formula

Arsenic1.4 ppbof 10 ppb

14% of the limitFDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.010 mg/L (= EPA MCL)

Measured in: Alimentum Ready to Feed Infant Formula

Lead0.7 ppbof 5 ppb

14% of the limitFDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.005 mg/L

Measured in: Alimentum Ready to Feed Infant Formula

Cadmium0.6 ppbof 5 ppb

12% of the limitFDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.005 mg/L

Measured in: Alimentum Ready to Feed Infant Formula

Mercury0.12 ppbof 2 ppb

6% of the limitFDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.002 mg/L

Measured in: Alimentum Ready to Feed Infant Formula

Inorganic Arsenic1.4 ppbfound

Detected · no published limit

Measured in: Alimentum Ready to Feed Infant Formula

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: Alimentum Ready to Feed Infant Formula

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: Alimentum Ready to Feed Infant Formula

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: Alimentum Ready to Feed Infant Formula

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: Alimentum Ready to Feed Infant Formula

Ingredients · 47

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Common questions

Is Similac Alimentum Hypoallergenic Infant Formula Ready to Feed healthy?

Similac Alimentum Hypoallergenic Infant Formula Ready to Feed 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 Alimentum ready to feed. 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 Alimentum Hypoallergenic Infant Formula Ready to Feed?

Similac Alimentum Hypoallergenic Infant Formula Ready to Feed lists 47 ingredients, starting with Water, Sugar, Casein Hydrolysate, Modified Tapioca Starch and Safflower Oil. Ingredients are listed in descending order by weight, so the first few make up most of what you are eating.

Does Similac Alimentum Hypoallergenic Infant Formula Ready to Feed contain seed oils?

Yes. Similac Alimentum Hypoallergenic Infant Formula Ready to Feed lists Safflower Oil and Soy Oil in its ingredients.

How processed is Similac Alimentum Hypoallergenic Infant Formula Ready to Feed?

Similac Alimentum Hypoallergenic Infant Formula Ready to Feed is NOVA group 4: ultra-processed. That is the top of the scale and the classification the score penalises most heavily.

How does Similac Alimentum Hypoallergenic Infant Formula Ready to Feed compare to other infant formula?

At 0/100 Similac Alimentum Hypoallergenic Infant Formula Ready to Feed 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 Alimentum Hypoallergenic Infant Formula Ready to Feed organic?

Similac Alimentum Hypoallergenic Infant Formula Ready to Feed is not certified organic in our data.

Has Similac Alimentum Hypoallergenic Infant Formula Ready to Feed been lab tested?

Not this product itself. It shares a base recipe (Water, sugar, casein hydrolysate, tapioca starch, safflower oil; hypoallergenic RTF) with the other products in its family, Similac Alimentum ready to feed, 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 Similac Alimentum Hypoallergenic Infant Formula Ready to Feed contain heavy metals?

Similac Alimentum Hypoallergenic Infant Formula Ready to Feed 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 1.4 ppb against a 10 ppb limit in Alimentum Ready to Feed Infant Formula, cadmium at 0.6 ppb against a 5 ppb limit in Alimentum Ready to Feed Infant Formula, inorganic arsenic at 1.4 ppb in Alimentum Ready to Feed Infant Formula, lead at 0.7 ppb against a 5 ppb limit in Alimentum Ready to Feed Infant Formula and 1 other reading. This product is scored with the worst result for each contaminant across those tests. Its own results may differ.

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