INFAT®PLUS – a fat ingredient that’s closer to mother’s milk fat New research conducted by Advanced Lipids has shown that there are differences in the structure of mother’s milk when…

INFAT®PLUS – a fat ingredient that’s closer to mother’s milk fat

New research conducted by Advanced Lipids has shown that there are differences in the structure of mother’s milk when comparing breast milk from women from different countries.

On the back of this research, the company has created INFAT®PLUS, an innovative fat ingredient specially designed to be closer to the structure of mother’s milk in China. Mother’s milk offers optimal nutrition for infants, and the fat it contains provides around half the energy they require for healthy growth.

Nearly all of this fat is in the form of triglycerides (TG). The most abundant TG species in mother’s milk are palmitic and oleic acids, mainly in the structure Oleic-Palmitic-Oleic (OPO) or Oleic-Palmitic-Linoleic (OPL). The new ingredient INFAT®PLUS is being launched this week at Food Ingredients China (18-20 March in Shanghai).

China accounts for almost half of all formula sales globally and research conducted by Advanced Lipids has shown that Chinese parents’ value infant formula of high quality and with high nutritional value.

INFAT® is scientifically proven to provide a range of health benefits for infants, including less crying and more sleep.  Other benefits include better fat and calcium absorption and softer stools.