Is Mead Johnson Nutrition Infant formula ultra-processed?
Yes, it's ultra-processed
- 1 Unprocessed
- 2 Kitchen staple
- 3 Processed
- 4 Ultra-processed
Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:
- 60 ingredients
- 3 additives
Less processed baby milks
Ingredients
Ultra-processing Processing
nonfat milk, lactose (ultra-processing marker), vegetable oil (processing marker) (palm olein, coconut, soy, and high oleic sunflower oils), whey protein (ultra-processing marker), and less than 2% (galactooligosaccharides), polydextrose, death, erella alpina oilt, schizochytrium sp, oil#, calcium carbonate, calcium phosphate, potassium citrate, eres 5 fl az) ste 5‚3 11‚3 133 780 the w**** ferrous sulfate, potassium chloride, magnesium oxide, sodium chloride, zinc sulfate, cupric sulfate, manganese sulfate, potassium iodide (processing marker), sodium mg ******* u 300 selenite, soy lecithin (ultra-processing marker), choline chloride, ascorbic i 60 acid, niacinamide, calcium pantothenate, vitamin a 2 palmitate, vitamin b12, vitamins, vitamin d3, riboflavin, thiamin 9 hydrochloride, vitamin b6 hydrochloride, folic ******** u, mcg, 80 acid, vitamins, vitamin k1, biotin, inositol, vitamin e acetate, mag mog, 140 taurine, l-carnitine, mag 60 mead johnson company, llc mag, 03 0‚3 your ays evansville, in 47721 u, s, a, are account with infants w it apa mcg, 1000 mag, 16, 16 meadlohnson' not tm wash 11 wih sa 2
Additives: E1200 Polydextrose , E322 Lecithins , E322i Lecithin
As written on the pack
nonfat milk, lactose, vegetable oil (palm olein, coconut, soy, and high oleic sunflower oils), whey protein concentrate, and less than 2%: galactooligosaccharides*, polydextrose*, death - erella alpina oilt, schizochytrium sp, oil#, calcium carbonate, calcium phosphate, potassium citrate, eres 5 fl az) ste 5,3 11,3 133 780 the w**** ferrous sulfate, potassium chloride, magnesium oxide, sodium chloride, zinc sulfate, cupric sulfate, manganese sulfate, potassium iodide, sodium mg ******* u 300 selenite, soy lecithin, choline chloride, ascorbic i 60 acid, niacinamide, calcium pantothenate, vitamin a 2 palmitate, vitamin b12, vitamin d3, riboflavin, thiamin 9 hydrochloride, vitamin b6 hydrochloride, folic ******** u, mcg , 80 acid, vitamin k1, biotin, inositol, vitamin e acetate, mag mog , 140 taurine, l-carnitine, mag 60 mead johnson company, llc mag ,,03 0,3 your ays evansville, in 47721 u,s,a, are account with infants w it apa mcg , 1000 mag,16 - 16 meadlohnson' not tm wash 11 wih sa 2,
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.
- E322 Lecithins Lecithins are fatty substances extracted mostly from soybeans, sunflower seeds or eggs, used as emulsifiers to keep fat and water mixed, for example in chocolate.
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.
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.
Among 18 baby milks
From least to most processed, this one ranks 11th. 89% of the baby milks here are ultra-processed.
About this information
- Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 0300871365421, last edited 27 June 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.