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Is HiPP First Infant Milk ultra-processed?

Infant formulas Sold in the United States

Pack of HiPP First Infant Milk

Yes, it's ultra-processed

  1. 1 Unprocessed
  2. 2 Kitchen staple
  3. 3 Processed
  4. 4 Ultra-processed

Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:

  • 33 ingredients
  • No additives

Less processed infant formulas

Less processed isn't automatically healthier, so compare the labels for what matters to you, such as sugar or salt.

Ingredients

Ultra-processing Processing signs are highlighted

skimmed milk, whey product, vegetable oils (palm, rapeseed, sunflower oil), lactose, galacto-oligosaccharides lactose, potassium chloride, fish oil, L-phenylalanine, calcium salts of orthophosphoric acid, L-tryptophan, magnesium carbonate, calcium carbonate, sodium chloride, L-tyrosine, vitamins, vitamin C, vitamin E, niacin, pantothenic acid, cupric sulphate, vitamin A, vitamin B₁, potassium iodide, folic acid, vitamin K, manganese sulphate, vitamins, vitamin D, vitamin D-biotin, vitamin B₁₂

As written on the pack

Organic skimmed milk, organic whey product, organic vegetable oils (organic palm, organic rapeseed, organic sunflower oil), organic lactose, organic galacto-oligosaccharides from organic lactose, potassium chloride, fish oil, L-phenylalanine, calcium salts of orthophosphoric acid, L-tryptophan, magnesium carbonate, calcium carbonate, sodium chloride, L-tyrosine, vitamin C, vitamin E, niacin, pantothenic acid, cupric sulphate, vitamin A, vitamin B₁, potassium iodide, folic acid, vitamin K, manganese sulphate, vitamin D, D-biotin, vitamin B₁₂

What makes it ultra-processed

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.
  • Whey Whey is the liquid left over from cheese making, usually dried into a powder and used as a cheap source of milk solids, protein and lactose.
  • Whey product An ingredient mostly produced industrially and rarely used in home kitchens.
3 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.
  • Vegetable oil Vegetable oils are pressed or extracted from seeds, nuts and fruits.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 14 infant formulas

From least to most processed, this one ranks 6th. 86% of the infant formulas here are ultra-processed.

Ranked by NOVA group, then by the number of ultra-processing signs, additives and ingredients. Our ordering, not part of NOVA.

All 14 infant formulas, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 4062300460461, last edited 28 June 2025), 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.