Simply Plant-Based Infant Formula

by Enfamil

100
Safe
Safety Score (out of 100)

Simply Plant-Based Infant Formula by Enfamil receives a safety score of 100/100 based on ingredient analysis using FDA Substances Added to Food (SAFFA) data and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings. None of the ingredients in this product are flagged for safety concerns by FDA or CSPI databases. Product label data is sourced from the OpenFoodFacts collaborative database. See the full ingredient breakdown and safety assessment below.

Barcode
0300871214415
NOVA Group
3 — Processed foods

What the Data Says About

Simply Plant-Based Infant Formula by Enfamil carries a composite safety score of 100/100, which we classify as "Safe" on our four-tier shelf-label framework. The score is computed by mapping each labeled ingredient against FDA Substances Added to Food (SAFFA) regulatory status and CSPI Chemical Cuisine classifications, then penalizing the overall product for each additive rated as caution-or-worse. Product data originates from the OpenFoodFacts collaborative catalog; safety annotations come from federal regulators and the Center for Science in the Public Interest.

Our scan did not identify any ingredients in this product that FDA SAFFA or CSPI Chemical Cuisine data flags as requiring caution or avoidance at the time of analysis. That is a meaningful clean-label signal, though it does not account for personal allergens, regional recalls, or inspection findings not reflected in federal additive databases. The per-ingredient breakdown below shows the source-level classification for each component.

On the NOVA processing scale, Simply Plant-Based Infant Formula is classified as Group 3 (Processed foods). NOVA measures industrial processing intensity rather than ingredient-level safety, so it complements the SAFFA and CSPI ratings: a product can be clean on additive flags but heavily processed, or lightly processed but carry individually flagged ingredients. Combining both lenses gives a fuller picture than either alone.

Safety Profile at a Glance

Composite safety metrics for Simply Plant-Based Infant Formula
Metric Value Source
PlainFoodSafe Score 100/100 FDA SAFFA + CSPI composite
Flagged ingredients 0 CSPI/FDA review
NOVA processing group Group 3 OpenFoodFacts
Nutri-Score Not available OpenFoodFacts

Composite metric derived from FDA SAFFA, CSPI Chemical Cuisine, OpenFoodFacts. See methodology.

Ingredient Safety Analysis

1
Corn Syrup Solids
2
Vegetable Oil
3
Palm Olein
4
Organic Coconut
5
Soy
6
And High Oleic Sunflower Oils
7
Soy Protein Isolate
8
And Less Than 2%: Mortierella Alpina Oil*
9
Schizochytrium Sp. Oil†
10
Calcium Carbonate
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, DRYING AGENT, FORMULATION AID, HUMECTANT, LEAVENING AGENT, LUBRICANT OR RELEASE AGENT, MASTICATORY SUBSTANCE, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PH CONTROL AGENT, PROCESSING AID
GRAS
11
Calcium Phosphate
12
Cupric Sulfate
13
Ferrous Sulfate
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PROCESSING AID, STABILIZER OR THICKENER
GRAS
14
Magnesium Phosphate
15
Manganese Sulfate
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
16
Potassium Chloride
ENZYME, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, MALTING OR FERMENTING AID, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PH CONTROL AGENT, PROCESSING AID, STABILIZER OR THICKENER
Certain People Should Avoid GRAS
17
Potassium Citrate
EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PH CONTROL AGENT, SEQUESTRANT
GRAS
18
Potassium Iodide
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, TRACER
GRAS
19
Sodium Citrate
20
Sodium Selenite
21
Zinc Sulfate
MALTING OR FERMENTING AID, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
22
L-methionine
FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
Approved
23
Choline Chloride
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
24
Ascorbic Acid
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, DOUGH STRENGTHENER, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PH CONTROL AGENT, SEQUESTRANT, STABILIZER OR THICKENER
GRAS
25
Biotin
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, SEQUESTRANT
GRAS
26
Calcium Pantothenate
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
27
Folic Acid
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
Approved
28
Niacinamide
FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
29
Riboflavin
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
30
Thiamin Hydrochloride
31
Vitamin B12
32
Vitamin B6 Hydrochloride
33
Vitamin D3
34
Vitamin K1
35
Inositol
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
36
Taurine
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
Safe Listed
37
Vitamin E Acetate
38
L-carnitine
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
Listed
39
Vitamin A Palmitate
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS

Full Ingredient List

CORN SYRUP SOLIDS (55%), VEGETABLE OIL (26%) (PALM OLEIN, COCONUT, SOY, AND HIGH OLEIC SUNFLOWER OILS), SOY PROTEIN ISOLATE (15%), AND LESS THAN 2%: MORTIERELLA ALPINA OIL*, SCHIZOCHYTRIUM SP. OIL†, CALCIUM CARBONATE, CALCIUM PHOSPHATE, CUPRIC SULFATE, FERROUS SULFATE, MAGNESIUM PHOSPHATE, MANGANESE SULFATE, POTASSIUM CHLORIDE, POTASSIUM CITRATE, POTASSIUM IODIDE, SODIUM CITRATE, SODIUM SELENITE, ZINC SULFATE, L-METHIONINE, CHOLINE CHLORIDE, ASCORBIC ACID, BIOTIN, CALCIUM PANTOTHENATE, FOLIC ACID, NIACINAMIDE, RIBOFLAVIN, THIAMIN HYDROCHLORIDE, VITAMIN B12, VITAMIN B6 HYDROCHLORIDE, VITAMIN D3, VITAMIN K1, INOSITOL, TAURINE, VITAMIN E ACETATE, L-CARNITINE, VITAMIN A PALMITATE

Categories

Baby-formula

Data Sources

Data as of 2025. Source: OpenFoodFacts, FDA SAFFA, CSPI Chemical Cuisine.

Product data from OpenFoodFacts (ODbL). Ingredient safety ratings from FDA SAFFA and CSPI Chemical Cuisine. See our methodology for details.

This information is for reference only and does not constitute dietary or medical advice.

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Data sourced from official FDA, USDA, and CDC food-safety databases. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainFoodSafe Editorial