Is Kendamil Goat Infant Formula ultra-processed?

Infant formulas Sold in the United States

Yes, it's ultra-processed

1 Unprocessed
2 Kitchen staple
3 Processed
4 Ultra-processed

Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:

Lactose

58 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

whole goat milk, demineralised goat whey powder (blend of oils (sunflower oil coconut oil rapeseed oil)), galacto-oligosac, charides, lactose (ultra-processing marker), less than 2% of (calcium citrate), choline bitartrate, potassium chloride, calcium lactate, sodium citrate, magnesium chloride, sodium ascorbate, oil from the microalgae schizochytrium sp, l-tyrosine, l-phenylalanine, l-tryptophan, potassium hydroxide, inositol, mortierella alpina oil, l-isoleucine, taurine, calcium phosphate, ferrous sulfate, nucleotides (cytidine-5'-monophosphate, disodium uridine-5'-monophosphate, adenosine-5'-monophosphate, disodium inosine-5'-monophosphate, disodium guanosine-5'-monophosphate), l-carnitine, zinc sulfate, vitamins, vitamin E, niacin, calcium pantothenate, copper sulfate, thiamin, riboflavin, vitamins, vitamin A, vitamin b6, manganese, sulfate, folic acid, potassium iodide (processing marker), sodium selenite, vitamin k, vitamins, vitamin D3, biotin, vitamin b12, "a type of prebioitc °a plant-based source of arachidonic acid (ARA), °a plant-based source of docosahexaenoic acid (DHA)

As written on the pack

WHOLE GOAT MILK, DEMINERALISED GOAT WHEY POWDER (BLEND OF OILS (SUNFLOWER OIL COCONUT OIL RAPESEED OIL)), GALACTO-OLIGOSAC - CHARIDES, LACTOSE,, LESS THAN 2% OF: CALCIUM CITRATE, CHOLINE BITARTRATE, POTASSIUM CHLORIDE, CALCIUM LACTATE, SODIUM CITRATE,, MAGNESIUM CHLORIDE, SODIUM ASCORBATE, OIL FROM THE MICROALGAE SCHIZOCHYTRIUM SP., L-TYROSINE, L-PHENYLALANINE, L-TRYPTOPHAN,, POTASSIUM HYDROXIDE, INOSITOL, MORTIERELLA ALPINA OIL, L-ISOLEUCINE, TAURINE, CALCIUM PHOSPHATE, FERROUS SULFATE, NUCLEOTIDES (CYTIDINE-5'-MONOPHOSPHATE, DISODIUM URIDINE-5'-MONOPHOSPHATE, ADENOSINE-5'-MONOPHOSPHATE, DISODIUM INOSINE-5'-MONOPHOSPHATE, DISODIUM GUANOSINE-5'-MONOPHOSPHATE),, L-CARNITINE, ZINC SULFATE, VITAMIN E, NIACIN, CALCIUM PANTOTHENATE,, COPPER SULFATE, THIAMIN, RIBOFLAVIN, VITAMIN A, VITAMIN B6, MANGANESE, SULFATE, FOLIC ACID, POTASSIUM IODIDE, SODIUM SELENITE, VITAMIN K,, VITAMIN D3, BIOTIN, VITAMIN B12., CONTAINS MILK, "A TYPE OF PREBIOITC °A PLANT-BASED SOURCE OF ARACHIDONIC ACID (ARA)°A PLANT-BASED SOURCE OF DOCOSAHEXAENOIC ACID (DHA)

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.

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.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 14 infant formulas

From least to most processed, this one ranks 4th. 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 0850045238025, last edited 7 July 2025), available under the Open Database License. If something is wrong or the recipe has changed, you can correct it there.
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The NOVA group is an automated estimate from crowdsourced data: a missing or mistyped ingredient can change it.
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