How old should milk powder be consumed?

Milk powder is a very common food with high nutritional value. Different milk powders have some differences in the nutrients they contain. Milk powder is divided into the elderly, adults, women, and infants. These groups have very different choices of milk powder, so when choosing milk powder for these groups, you must choose carefully. So how old should you drink milk powder?

How old should children stop drinking milk powder? Milk powder is an easy choice for children. When children are young, they can supplement all aspects of nutrition in this way. However, when they reach a certain age. Children's choice of milk powder also needs to be improved.

How old should milk powder be consumed?

Usually around 4 years old

What is infant formula?

Infant formula refers to an artificial food that is based on cow's or other animal milk, or other animal and plant extracts, with appropriate nutrients added so that its total composition can provide the baby's growth and development needs. It is commonly known as baby milk powder. The point is that it is used as a substitute for breast milk or when breastfeeding is not possible, rather than as a first-line option.

What conditions must infant formula meet?

According to the regulations of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), all ingredients in infant formula must be recognized as safe food ingredients (generally recognized as safe-GRAS) or can be used as food additives before they can be added in the infant formula manufacturing process. Before a product is put on the market, manufacturers must provide quality and safety assurance statements and certifications for each nutrient added, and health authorities must also confirm good manufacturing processes, safety management assurances, and the handling of related issues such as post-marketing marketing. Formula milk powder has its own stages

What are the categories and uses of infant formula?

Infant formula milk powder can be divided into the following three categories according to its applicable targets:

Ⅰ. Cow's milk-based infant formula: suitable for general infants.

Ⅱ. Specially formulated infant formula: Infants with some special physiological conditions need to eat specially processed infant formula. This type of infant formula food can only be consumed after being instructed by a doctor or nutritionist. It can be further divided into the following categories based on its ingredient characteristics:

a. Lactose-free infant formula: suitable for infants who cannot tolerate lactose. Based on the source of raw materials, it can be divided into: lactose-free infant formula based on cow's milk and lactose-free infant formula based on soybeans.

b. Partially hydrolyzed milk powder: suitable for infants with mild diarrhea or allergies.

c. Fully hydrolyzed milk powder: suitable for infants with severe diarrhea, allergies or short bowel syndrome.

d. Elemental formula milk: suitable for infants with the most severe chronic diarrhea, allergies or short bowel syndrome.

III. Premature infant formula: The main ingredients (such as lactose replaced by glucose polymers, and medium-chain fatty acid oils replacing part of long-chain fatty acid oils) have been revised to be suitable for premature infants.

Through the above introduction, we have some understanding of how old a child should drink milk powder. We also have an introduction on how to use milk powder and what kind of milk powder is suitable for children. Therefore, you can follow the above methods when using milk powder for your child. However, if any problems occur during the use of the child, stop immediately.