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Table 4.3.1 Some specialized infant formulas – suitable from birth or, where stated, from 6 months of age

Type of formula Examples Manufacturer Relevant compositional details Used for infants with:
High-energy for Infatrini Nutricia 100 kcal/100 mL Faltering growth when a more modified
faltering growth formula is not required
Similac High Energy Abbott Nutrition 100 kcal/100mL
Thickening feeds SMA High Energy SMA Nutrition 91 kcal/100 mL Gastro-oesophageal reflux disease
for GORD Enfamil AR Mead Johnson Rice starch thickens on contact with
Nutrition gastric acid Lactose intolerance
Lactose-free SMA Staydown Infant SMA Nutrition Corn starch thickens on contact with
Milk gastric acid
Soya formulas Enfamil O-Lac Mead Johnson Lactose is replaced with glucose
Nutrition
Extensively SMA LF SMA Nutrition Protein is from soy bean and Infants over 6 months of age with cow’s milk
hydrolysed Cow & Gate Infasoy Cow & Gate carbohydrate is glucose protein allergy or lactose or sucrose intolerance
formulas SMA Wysoy SMA Nutrition
Nutramigen Lipil 1 Mead Johnson Protein is extensively hydrolysed casein Whole protein or disaccharide intolerance
Nutramigen Lipil 2 – Nutrition
suitable from 6 months

Pepdite Nutricia/SHS Protein is hydrolysed pork collagen and Whole protein and/or disaccharide intolerance,
MCT Pepdite Nutricia/SHS soya; 3% of fat is MCT multiple malabsorption, short bowel syndrome

Aptamil Pepti 1 Aptamil Protein is hydrolysed pork collagen and Pancreatic insufficiency, multiple
Aptamil Pepti 2 – soya; 75% of fat is MCT malabsorption, short bowel syndrome, whole
suitable from 6 months protein intolerance requiring MCT
Protein is 100% hydrolysed whey.
Carbohydrate is 41% lactose in Aptamil Cow’s milk protein allergy without suspected
Pepti 1 and 36% in Aptamil Pepti 2 lactose intolerance

Pepti-Junior Cow & Gate Semi-elemental; 50% of fat is MCT; Whole protein and/or disaccharide intolerance,
Pregestimil Lipil trace lactose multiple malabsorption, short bowel syndrome
Mead Johnson
Nutrition Extensively hydrolysed casein; 55% of Whole protein and/or disaccharide intolerance,
fat is MCT multiple malabsorption, short bowel syndrome

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