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Similac Sensitive OptiGro Infant Formula Powder

Sensitive OptiGro Infant Formula Powder

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Contaminants · 9

1 at/over limit
From lab tests of this product’s family
Similac Sensitive powder (no HMO blend)
This product wasn’t tested · results may differ

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

Aluminum1.05 ppmof 0.2 ppm
Over the limit — 5.3×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: Sensitive Infant Formula Powder with Iron
Lead3.2 ppbof 5 ppb
64% of the limitFDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.005 mg/L
Measured in: Sensitive Infant Formula Powder with Iron
Cadmium2.1 ppbof 5 ppb
42% of the limitFDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.005 mg/L
Measured in: Sensitive Infant Formula Powder with Iron
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: Sensitive Infant Formula Powder with Iron
ArsenicNDof 10 ppb
Not detectedFDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.010 mg/L (= EPA MCL)
Measured in: Sensitive Infant Formula Powder with Iron
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 (EU) 2024/3190 — BPA banned in food-contact materials from 20 Jan 2025 (old 0.05 mg/kg SML repealed); the residual exemptions require NO detectable migration at a 1 ug/kg detection limit. 1 ppb is therefore the tightest published number.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: Sensitive Infant Formula Powder with Iron
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: Sensitive Infant Formula Powder with Iron
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: Sensitive Infant Formula Powder with Iron
MercuryNDof 2 ppb
Not detectedFDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.002 mg/L
Measured in: Sensitive Infant Formula Powder with Iron

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Common questions

Is Similac Sensitive OptiGro Infant Formula Powder healthy?

Similac Sensitive OptiGro Infant Formula Powder 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 Sensitive powder (no HMO blend). 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 Sensitive OptiGro Infant Formula Powder?

Similac Sensitive OptiGro Infant Formula Powder lists 50 ingredients, starting with Corn Syrup, Milk Protein Isolate, High Oleic Safflower Oil, Sugar and Soy Oil. Ingredients are listed in descending order by weight, so the first few make up most of what you are eating.

Does Similac Sensitive OptiGro Infant Formula Powder contain seed oils?

Yes. Similac Sensitive OptiGro Infant Formula Powder lists High Oleic Safflower Oil and Soy Oil in its ingredients.

How processed is Similac Sensitive OptiGro Infant Formula Powder?

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

How does Similac Sensitive OptiGro Infant Formula Powder compare to other infant formula?

At 0/100 Similac Sensitive OptiGro Infant Formula Powder 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 Sensitive OptiGro Infant Formula Powder organic?

Similac Sensitive OptiGro Infant Formula Powder is not certified organic in our data.

Has Similac Sensitive OptiGro Infant Formula Powder been lab tested?

Not this product itself. It shares a base recipe (Corn syrup, milk protein isolate, sugar, scFOS; powder) with the other products in its family, Similac Sensitive powder (no HMO blend), 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 Sensitive OptiGro Infant Formula Powder contain heavy metals?

Similac Sensitive OptiGro Infant Formula Powder itself has not been tested for heavy metals, but other products in its family, which share its base recipe, have: a lab detected cadmium at 2.1 ppb against a 5 ppb limit in Sensitive Infant Formula Powder with Iron and lead at 3.2 ppb against a 5 ppb limit in Sensitive Infant Formula Powder with Iron. 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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