Nutrition plays a vital role in an infant's growth and development, particularly in the first few months. This is why it is generally a major concern of young parents who want to provide their child with all the nutrients he or she needs to grow. According to the recommendations of the World Health Organization (WHO), breast milk is the preferred form of nutrition to guarantee optimal infant nutrition. However, a number of factors can make breastfeeding impossible. Infant formula manufacturers must therefore create formulas that are as close as possible to breast milk, using high-quality dairy ingredients. Lactoferrin, the second most important protein in breast milk, is an excellent ingredient to include in infant milk formulations. Increasingly used in the composition of artificial milk, it is a source of many nutrients essential to infant development.
The emergence of organic products in the infant nutrition market is largely due to parents' desire to buy healthier, more natural products for their children. Dairy ingredient suppliers such as Armor Protéines have therefore understood these changing consumption patterns by creating the market's first organic Lactoferrin, an organic milk protein with scientifically proven health benefits. While this trend has been observed for several decades in other markets (food, textiles, cosmetics, etc.), it only entered the infant nutrition market a few years ago. This represents a new challenge for market players, who must now move towards organic production and processing methods in order to offer products that meet these new expectations.
It is becoming increasingly necessary for infant nutrition brands to position themselves in the organic market in order to meet the needs of their customers, who are looking for naturalness and more responsible consumption. Many parents carefully consult the list of ingredients present in a product before buying it, in order to know their origin. It should be noted that the granting of the European organic logo or the AB (Agriculture Biologique) label is subject to compliance with the rules established by European regulations since 1991.
Of course, it's impossible to produce milk ingredients that are perfectly similar to human milk, since the composition of human milk is unique to each woman, and evolves over the weeks as the infant's needs change. The use of lactoferrin, an organic infant milk protein, is designed to be as close as possible to the nutrients found in breast milk.
Lactoferrin is the second most important protein in breast milk. It provides many of the nutritional components needed for a child's well-being and development. Armor Protéines' Vitalarmor® Lactoferrin Organic milk protein complies with precise specifications to guarantee its quality and traceability. It enhances immunity, has anti-inflammatory and antiviral properties, and provides better defense against anemia by capturing and transporting iron.
Would you like to find out more about Vitalarmor® Lactoferrin Organic, the organic infant milk protein made by Armor Protéines? Contact us now to find out more about our dairy ingredients.