We understand how hard parents try to find the perfect feed for their adorable babies. Whether that is desktop researching for hours, asking questions in motherhood-related forums, or closely reading all the ingredients of baby formula, your efforts are seen and appreciated. We’re sure your infant loves you twice as much for the extra mile that you go.
So, as a token of gratitude, we will further help you in your parenting journey. It is significant to know that the ingredients your child is being fed are either cutting down a health risk or adding to their health. Baby formula may contain various types of oils, including vegetable oils (such as soybean, sunflower, and safflower oil), palm oil, coconut oil, and fish oil, which are added to provide essential fatty acids and improve absorption of fat-soluble vitamins. On that note, let’s find out why vegetable oil is used in HiPP baby formulas and why it has received its recognition.
What Is Vegetable Oil?
First things first, let’s bring us all to the same page. As the name already suggests, vegetable oil is extracted mainly from seeds or other naturally occurring parts of the fruit. In other cases, these oils may also be removed from nuts, cereal grains, and seeds. Some common examples of these vegetables are seed oils, soybean oil, and grape seed oil as well. Needless to say, considering the origin of vegetable oils, they’re sure to give a boost to your infant’s growing body.
HiPP Formula And Vegetable Oil – What Are Its Benefits For HiPP?
As we discussed above, the source of vegetable oil is 100% organic, making it an excellent addition to the formula. However, that isn’t where the story ends; there is much more to it!
Vegetable oil isn’t an optional ingredient in baby formula preparation but a necessary one. Why is that? Because it constitutes the fatty acid (which is crucial to growth) part of the HiPP formula. It helps to meet the energy needs of your infant’s body and keep his body robust throughout the day.
The Importance of Palm Oil In the Making Of HiPP Baby Formula
On top of this, vegetable oils (namely palm oil) are also responsible for giving the baby formula a similar texture to that of mother feed. So, it is not something that should be compromised upon in any baby feed that the infant is going to need. Additionally, palm oil is relatively stable at high temperatures, which makes it suitable for use in processing and manufacturing.
Palm oil is the only vegetable oil containing palmitic acid, responsible for making up 24% of the total fatty acids that mother feed has. So, there could be no better replacement for the fatty acid component than palm oil. And here’s the fun part; HiPP’s cultivation of palm to extract its oil is 100% certified organic.
Final Thoughts
When reading the labels of baby formula, it’s important to consider the type and amount of oils included, especially those that provide essential fatty acids such as DHA and ARA, which are important for infant brain and eye development. It’s crucial that the baby formula you select closely resembles the nutritional profile of human breast milk in order to discover the ideal nutrient-dense food source for a developing infant. Understanding the ingredients is the first step in your search for pure, healthy nutrition for your child.
When it comes to taste and nutrition, HiPP is a formula brand you can trust with your eyes closed, and it is sure not to disappoint you. The picking and adding of ingredients is completed under strict conditions making it the most beneficial for your new-born. Happy Feeding!
On that ending note, don’t forget to check out the HiPP Category Page to explore the wide range of HiPP Baby Formula options.
