Is Abbott Similac Advance ultra-processed?
Yes, it's ultra-processed
- 1 Unprocessed
- 2 Kitchen staple
- 3 Processed
- 4 Ultra-processed
Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:
- 57 ingredients
- 4 additives
Less processed infant formulas
Ingredients
Ultra-processing Processing
nonfat milk, lactose (ultra-processing marker), high oleic safflower oil, whey protein (ultra-processing marker), soy ol coconut ol, galactooligosaccharides, less than 2% of (C, cohni ol), M, alpina ol, beta, w carutene, luten, lycopene (ultra-processing marker), potassium citrate, calcium carbonate, ascorbic acid, soy lecthin, puiassum caloride, magnesium chloride, ferrous sulfate, choline bitartrate, cholne chlorde, ascorbyl palmitate, salt (processing marker), taurine, inositol, zinc sulfate, mixed tocopherols, d-ALPHA, sine 5-monophosphate, disodium uridine 5'-monophosphate, 5-amonophosphate, cytidine 5-monophosphate, disodium guano, manganese sulfate, phylloquinone, biotin, sodium selenate, vitamin d3, vitamin b, calcum copper sulfate, thiamine hydrochloride, riboflavin, pyridoxine hydrochloride, folic acd, tocopheryl acetate, niacinamide, calcium pantothenate, l-carnitine, vitamin a palmitate, uper sulfate, thamine hydrochloride, riboflavin, pyridoxine hydrochloride, fuli a
Additives: E160d Lycopene , E304 Fatty acid esters of ascorbic acid , E304i Ascorbyl palmitate , E306 Tocopherol-rich extract
As written on the pack
NONFAT MILK, LACTOSE, HIGH OLEIC SAFFLOWER OIL, WHEY PROTEIN CONCENTRATE, SOY OL COCONUT OL, GALACTOOLIGOSACCHARIDES; LESS THAN 2% OF: C. COHNI OL, M. ALPINA OL, BETA - W CARUTENE, LUTEN, LYCOPENE, POTASSIUM CITRATE, CALCIUM CARBONATE, ASCORBIC ACID, SOY LECTHIN, PUIASSUM CALORIDE, MAGNESIUM CHLORIDE, FERROUS SULFATE, CHOLINE BITARTRATE, CHOLNE CHLORDE, ASCORBYL PALMITATE, SALT, TAURINE, INOSITOL, ZINC SULFATE, MIXED TOCOPHEROLS, d-ALPHA - SINE 5-MONOPHOSPHATE, DISODIUM URIDINE 5'-MONOPHOSPHATE). 5-AMONOPHOSPHATE, CYTIDINE 5-MONOPHOSPHATE, DISODIUM GUANO - MANGANESE SULFATE, PHYLLOQUINONE, BIOTIN, SODIUM SELENATE, VITAMIN D3, VITAMIN B, CALCUM COPPER SULFATE, THIAMINE HYDROCHLORIDE, RIBOFLAVIN, PYRIDOXINE HYDROCHLORIDE, FOLIC ACD, TOCOPHERYL ACETATE, NIACINAMIDE, CALCIUM PANTOTHENATE, L-CARNITINE, VITAMIN A PALMITATE, UPER SULFATE, THAMINE HYDROCHLORIDE, RIBOFLAVIN, PYRIDOXINE HYDROCHLORIDE, FULI A
What makes it ultra-processed
Cosmetic additives
Added to change how the food looks, feels or tastes, not to keep it safe. A hallmark of ultra-processed food.
- E160d Lycopene Colours are substances which add or restore colour in a food, and include natural constituents of foods and natural sources which are normally not consumed as foods as such and not normally used as characteristic ingredients of food.
Substances rarely used in home kitchens
Refined or extracted in factories, such as syrups made from starch or isolated proteins. The other hallmark of ultra-processed food.
- Lactose Lactose is milk sugar, crystallised industrially from whey, a by-product of cheese making.
- Milk proteins Milk proteins are proteins separated from milk, such as caseinates and whey protein concentrates, added to adjust texture or raise protein content.
2 ingredients that would only make it processed
Kitchen staples like sugar, salt and oil. On their own they make a food processed, not ultra-processed.
- Baby milks Products in the category "Baby milks" are at least group 3.
- Salt Salt, added for taste and preservation.
Among 14 infant formulas
From least to most processed, this one ranks 10th. 86% of the infant formulas here are ultra-processed.
About this information
- Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 0070074559582, last edited 28 September 2026), available under the Open Database License. If something is wrong or the recipe has changed, you can correct it there.
- Photo: Open Food Facts contributors, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- The NOVA group is an automated estimate from crowdsourced data: a missing or mistyped ingredient can change it.
- General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.