At every stage in early life, the human body requires specific nutrients to safeguard healthy growth and development. Under the Essential® and Vana®-Sana brands, we have developed base powders and nutritional oil powders containing nutrients for early life. They provide an ideal basis for, or addition to, differentiated bespoke formulations that reflect the preferences of parents. We’re dedicated to developing tailor-made applications according to our customers’ needs. Final formulations can be manufactured by dry blending one of our base powders with other ingredients.
Base powders make up approximately 60-95% of a final formula recipe, depending on whether it is an infant, follow-on or young child product. They can easily be combined with specific ingredients for desired composition and differentiation to support unique positioning. Nutritional oil powders are encapsulated oil blends which contain proteins and carbohydrates. They can be used as a basis or an addition to final products.
Our base powders contain most of the essential ingredients required as a basis for developing your final infant, follow-on and young child formulas. The proteins provide (non-)essential amino acids, the so-called building blocks of protein, needed for healthy growth and development
Nutten, S. (2016). Proteins, Peptides and Amino Acids: Role in Infant Nutrition. Nestle Nutrition Institute Workshop Series. https://doi.org/10.1159/000442697
. Energy is provided by specific fat blends, which can contribute to an optimal fat composition and structure. Our Essential® base powders contain only the natural milk sugar lactose. When lactose is not fully digested, it reaches the ileum, where it supports the growth of beneficial bacteria in the gut. A clinical trial has shown that the addition of lactose to infant formula significantly increased the growth of Bifidobacteria and Lactobacilli
Francavilla, R., Calasso, M., Calace, L., Siragusa, S., Ndagijimana, M., Vernocchi, P., Brunetti, L., Mancino, G., Tedeschi, G., Guerzoni, E., Indrio, F., Laghi, L., Miniello, V. L., Gobbetti, M., & De Angelis, M. (2012). Effect of lactose on gut microbiota and metabolome of infants with cow’s milk allergy. Pediatric Allergy and Immunology. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1399-3038.2012.01286.x
. Alongside macronutrients, our base powders contain micronutrients such as vitamin A, B6, B12, C and D, calcium, selenium, phosphorus, iodine and choline.
We offer security of base powder supply at all times via four state-of-the-art, CNCA approved production sites. At our plants, flexibility is key for creating base powders to suit customer needs. Using base powders offers multiple benefits, including efficient production and convenient procurement, with less time spent on buying single ingredients and auditing single ingredient suppliers.
Our dedicated production facilities comply with high standards in the infant food industry, with strict quality procedures and laboratories equipped for performing all necessary analysis. We offer a broad range of manufacturing capabilities for both simple and highly complex base powders, enabling high capacity with proven track record. Our base powders retain the benefits of fresh dairy milk thanks to minimal processing and can be tailored to the specific needs of our customers.
FrieslandCampina Ingredients provides a variety of high-quality base powders to nourish babies after birth and during childhood. Our innovations in infant milk and young child formula are backed by over 75 years’ experience in manufacturing and research in the field of early life nutrition. Get in touch for personalised advice on choosing the right base powder for your needs.
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