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Kendamil Goat Infant Formula
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Infant formulas

Kendamil Goat Infant Formula

Okay out of 100 Medium confidence
  • Ultra-processed
  • Contains added sugars
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Why it scores 56

Kendamil Goat Infant Formula scores 56 out of 100 (Okay) under GoodSwap’s published rules. What moved the score most:

  1. Lactose: An added sugar. Strong
  2. Ultra-processed (NOVA 4): Classified NOVA 4: made with industrial ingredients and additives. Strong
  3. Calcium lactate: An additive class typical of ultra-processed foods (NOVA group 4). Info

Every line of the math is on The Receipt below, with its evidence tier and sources.

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The Receipt

Goat Infant Formula

START100

Ingredients

  • Lactose
    Strong An added sugar. [1][2][3]
  • Calcium lactate
    Info An additive class typical of ultra-processed foods (NOVA group 4). [4]
  • Calcium phosphate
    Strong EFSA (2019) set a group ADI for phosphates of 40 mg/kg body weight (as phosphorus) and noted that infants, toddlers and children may exceed it. [5]
subtotal−25

Processing

  • Ultra-processed (NOVA 4)
    Strong Classified NOVA 4: made with industrial ingredients and additives. [4]
  • 2 kinds of ultra-processing markers
    Emerging Industrial additive classes found: firming agent and industrial sugar or starch hydrolysate. [4]
subtotal−19.5
TOTAL 56Okay

100 − 44.5 = 55.5 → 56

Can’t score above 79. Contains lactose, an ingredient of high concern. [1][2][3]

GTIN 00850045238025 · 2025-07-07

score v1.3.0 · kb 2026.10.11

Medium confidence

Same product, same score. Every time.

Nutrition per 100 g

Energy68 kcal
Fat3.6 g
Carbohydrates7.4 g
Protein1.4 g
Salt0 g

Serving: 148ml

Ingredients

High Moderate Not recognized Tap an ingredient for its evidence and rules.
Label text, as published

WHOLE GOAT MILK, DEMINERALISED GOAT WHEY POWDER (BLEND OF OILS (SUNFLOWER OIL COCONUT OIL RAPESEED OIL)), GALACTO-OLIGOSAC - CHARIDES, LACTOSE,, LESS THAN 2% OF: CALCIUM CITRATE, CHOLINE BITARTRATE, POTASSIUM CHLORIDE, CALCIUM LACTATE, SODIUM CITRATE,, MAGNESIUM CHLORIDE, SODIUM ASCORBATE, OIL FROM THE MICROALGAE SCHIZOCHYTRIUM SP., L-TYROSINE, L-PHENYLALANINE, L-TRYPTOPHAN,, POTASSIUM HYDROXIDE, INOSITOL, MORTIERELLA ALPINA OIL, L-ISOLEUCINE, TAURINE, CALCIUM PHOSPHATE, FERROUS SULFATE, NUCLEOTIDES (CYTIDINE-5'-MONOPHOSPHATE, DISODIUM URIDINE-5'-MONOPHOSPHATE, ADENOSINE-5'-MONOPHOSPHATE, DISODIUM INOSINE-5'-MONOPHOSPHATE, DISODIUM GUANOSINE-5'-MONOPHOSPHATE),, L-CARNITINE, ZINC SULFATE, VITAMIN E, NIACIN, CALCIUM PANTOTHENATE,, COPPER SULFATE, THIAMIN, RIBOFLAVIN, VITAMIN A, VITAMIN B6, MANGANESE, SULFATE, FOLIC ACID, POTASSIUM IODIDE, SODIUM SELENITE, VITAMIN K,, VITAMIN D3, BIOTIN, VITAMIN B12., CONTAINS MILK, "A TYPE OF PREBIOITC °A PLANT-BASED SOURCE OF ARACHIDONIC ACID (ARA)°A PLANT-BASED SOURCE OF DOCOSAHEXAENOIC ACID (DHA)

Allergens and diets

Contains: Milk

  • Not vegan
  • Not vegetarian

Always check the package: recipes change.

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Sources

  1. Guideline: sugars intake for adults and children

    World Health Organization · Mar 4, 2015 · Agency assessment

    “In both adults and children, WHO recommends reducing the intake of free sugars to less than 10% of total energy intake”

    who.int

  2. Dietary Guidelines for Americans, 2025–2030

    U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and U.S. Department of Agriculture · January 2026 · Regulator

    “Limit foods and beverages that include artificial flavors, petroleum-based dyes, artificial preservatives, and low-calorie non-nutritive sweeteners.”

    cdn.realfood.gov

  3. Added and free sugars should be as low as possible

    European Food Safety Authority · Feb 28, 2022 · Agency assessment

    “Sugar consumption is a known cause of dental caries.”

    efsa.europa.eu

  4. Ultra-processed foods: what they are and how to identify them

    Public Health Nutrition · April 2019 · Peer-reviewed

    doi.org

  5. EFSA issues new advice on phosphates

    European Food Safety Authority · Jun 12, 2019 · Agency assessment

    “We estimated that dietary exposure to phosphates may exceed the new ADI for infants, toddlers and children with average consumption of phosphates in their diet.”

    efsa.europa.eu

  6. Ultra-processed food exposure and adverse health outcomes: umbrella review of epidemiological meta-analyses

    BMJ · Feb 28, 2024 · Peer-reviewed

    “Greater exposure to ultra-processed food was associated with a higher risk of adverse health outcomes, especially cardiometabolic, common mental disorder, and mortality outcomes.”

    doi.org

  7. Ultra-Processed Diets Cause Excess Calorie Intake and Weight Gain: An Inpatient Randomized Controlled Trial of Ad Libitum Food Intake

    Cell Metabolism · July 2019 · Peer-reviewed

    doi.org