Baby Formula : What is it?
| Baby formulas are milk products used in the absence of natural mother’s milk. Mostly based on soy or cow’s milk, they are packed with vitamins and minerals like iron, calcium, protein, niacin, and iodine essential for babies' growth and nutrition. They are available in raw milk, evaporated milk, and commercial baby milk. |
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Kinds of Baby Formulas include the following: |
Raw Milk Baby Formulas
- Raw Milk Baby Formulas were popular in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
- Also known as the percentage methods, they were developed by mixing measured ratios of cream, water, cow’s milk, and honey or sugar to approximate natural mother’s milk in nutritional value.
- They were popularly used in the United States and Europe.
Evaporated Milk Baby Formulas
- Evaporated Milk Baby Formulas emerged in the 1920s and thrived in the 1950s in the United States.They were more affordable than commercial baby milk formulas.
- With the advent of iceboxes (early refrigerators), evaporated baby milk formulas had fed half of the population of American babies in the 1950s.
Commercial baby milk formulas
- Commercial baby milk formulas were introduced in the early 20th century by nutrition scientists and baby milk formula companies.
- Early formulas combined dextrins and Maltose, while others were made of vegetable and animal fats.
- They replaced evaporated baby formulas in the 1970s.
- They are currently in production.
- They are sold under various names.
- They contain various minerals and vitamins babies need for growth and nutrition.
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Quality: Choose a baby formula made by a reputable milk company to ensure your baby gets the right amount of vitamins and minerals. To be sure, consult your baby's pediatrician on which baby formula brand to get. |
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