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Infant formula moves closer to breast milk with new ingredients
Original: HMOs and precision proteins push infant formula closer to breast milk
Infant formula makers are adding human milk oligosaccharides (HMOs) and precision-fermented proteins to bring their products closer in composition to breast milk. Industry reporting highlights these ingredients as the latest step in narrowing the nutritional gap between formula and natural milk, a long-standing goal for manufacturers and a point of interest for parents and regulators watching how such claims are substantiated.
Why now: New ingredient innovations in infant formula are drawing attention as manufacturers race to replicate the composition of breast milk.
infant formula industryhuman milk oligosaccharidesprecision fermentation proteins
Evidence
- HMOs and precision proteins push infant formula closer to breast milk · Nutrition Insight
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