Safe

Pepticate Infant

by Neocate

Scores 100/100 on FDA SAFFA + CSPI ingredient analysis , with no flagged ingredients identified.

Barcode 0749735001011

The verdict

Pepticate Infant by Neocate scores 100/100 in PlainFoodSafe's ingredient screening. We compared its 59 labeled ingredients with FDA SAFFA regulatory records and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings; 0 ingredients are flagged for caution. This is not a recall, allergy, medical, or dietary-safety determination; check official notices and the product label for current decisions.

100/100
Safe safety score
0
flagged ingredients of 59 analyzed
Group 4
Ultra-processed
0749735001011
Barcode (UPC/EAN)

Computed directly from OpenFoodFacts ingredient data cross-referenced with FDA SAFFA and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings. See our methodology for the scoring formula.

What the Data Says About Pepticate Infant

Pepticate Infant by Neocate 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. This score is a transparent derived index we compute from that public data, not an official FDA rating or endorsement; see the Methodology page for the exact weighting.

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, Pepticate Infant is classified as Group 4 (Ultra-processed). 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 Pepticate Infant
Metric Value Source
PlainFoodSafe Score 100/100 FDA SAFFA + CSPI composite
Flagged ingredients 0 CSPI/FDA review
NOVA processing group Group 4 OpenFoodFacts
Nutri-Score Not available OpenFoodFacts

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

How It Compares to Its Category

Among the 67 products we've scored in the Baby-formula category, the average safety score is 99.8/100. Pepticate Infant scores 0.2 points above that category average (100/100 vs. 99.8/100), so it is roughly typical for shoppers screening within that category specifically, rather than against the product catalog as a whole.

Ingredient Safety Analysis

1
Maltodextrin
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, HUMECTANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, NUTRITIVE SWEETENER, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENT, TEXTURIZER
Safe GRAS
2
Whey Protein Hydrolysate
3
Milk
4
&Quot
5
Vegetable Oils
6
Palm
7
Organic Coconut
8
Canola
9
And Sunflower Oils
10
Galacto-oligosaccharides
11
And Less Than 2% Of Each Of The Following: Calcium Phosphate
12
Citric Acid Esters Of Mono-and
13
Diglycerides
14
Fructooligosaccharides
15
Tuna Fish Oil
16
& Potassium
17
Chloride
18
Magnesium Hydrogen Phosphate
19
M. Alpina Oil Sodium
20
Choline Chloride
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
21
L-tyrosine
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
Approved
22
L-ascorbic Acid
23
Inositol
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
24
Taurine
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
Safe Listed
25
Sodium L-ascorbate
26
Ferrous Sulfate
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PROCESSING AID, STABILIZER OR THICKENER
GRAS
27
Zinc Sulfate
MALTING OR FERMENTING AID, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
28
L-carnitine
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
Listed
29
Sodium Citrate
30
Dl-alpha Tocopheryl Acetate
31
Calcium
32
D-pantothenate
33
Niacinamide
FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
34
Copper Sulfate
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PROCESSING AID
GRAS
35
Dl-alpha Tocopherol
36
Vitamin A Palmitate
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
37
Riboflavin
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
38
Thiamine Hydrochloride
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
39
Pyridoxine
GRAS
40
Hydrochloride
41
Potassium Iodide
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, TRACER
GRAS
42
Folic Acid
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
Approved
43
Manganese Sulfate
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
44
Sodium Selenite
45
Phylloquinone
46
D-biotin
47
Vitamin D3
48
Cyanocobalamin
49
Ascorbyl Palmitate
ANTIOXIDANT
Safe GRAS
50
Calcium Hydroxide
FIRMING AGENT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PH CONTROL AGENT, PROCESSING AID
GRAS
51
Potassium Hydroxide
FORMULATION AID, FUMIGANT, PH CONTROL AGENT, PROCESSING AID, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, WASHING OR SURFACE REMOVAL AGENT
GRAS
52
Nucleotides
53
Disodium Uridine
54
5'-monophosphate
55
Cytidine 5'-monophosphate
56
Disodium Inosine
57
Adenosine 5'-monophosphate
58
Disodium
59
Quanosine 5-monophosphate

Full Ingredient List

MALTODEXTRIN, WHEY PROTEIN HYDROLYSATE (MILK),"REFINED VEGETABLE OILS (PALM, COCONUT, CANOLA, AND SUNFLOWER OILS),, GALACTO-OLIGOSACCHARIDES (MILK), AND LESS THAN 2% OF EACH OF THE FOLLOWING: CALCIUM PHOSPHATE, CITRIC ACID ESTERS OF MONO-AND, DIGLYCERIDES, FRUCTOOLIGOSACCHARIDES, TUNA FISH OIL,& POTASSIUM, CHLORIDE, MAGNESIUM HYDROGEN PHOSPHATE, M. ALPINA OIL SODIUM, CHLORIDE, CHOLINE CHLORIDE, L-TYROSINE, L-ASCORBIC ACID, INOSITOL,, TAURINE, SODIUM L-ASCORBATE, FERROUS SULFATE, ZINC SULFATE,, L-CARNITINE, SODIUM CITRATE, DL-ALPHA TOCOPHERYL ACETATE, CALCIUM, D-PANTOTHENATE, NIACINAMIDE, COPPER SULFATE, DL-ALPHA TOCOPHEROL,, VITAMIN A PALMITATE, RIBOFLAVIN, THIAMINE HYDROCHLORIDE, PYRIDOXINE, HYDROCHLORIDE, POTASSIUM IODIDE, FOLIC ACID, MANGANESE SULFATE,, SODIUM SELENITE, PHYLLOQUINONE, D-BIOTIN, VITAMIN D3,, CYANOCOBALAMIN, ASCORBYL PALMITATE, CALCIUM HYDROXIDE,, POTASSIUM HYDROXIDE, NUCLEOTIDES (DISODIUM URIDINE, 5'-MONOPHOSPHATE, CYTIDINE 5'-MONOPHOSPHATE, DISODIUM INOSINE, 5'-MONOPHOSPHATE, ADENOSINE 5'-MONOPHOSPHATE, DISODIUM, QUANOSINE 5-MONOPHOSPHATE).

Categories

Baby-formula

Data Sources

Data as of May 2026. 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.

Product data from Open Food Facts; additive safety from the FDA SAFFA inventory and CSPI Chemical Cuisine. See our methodology for details. Compiled by PlainFoodSafe

Every figure on PlainFoodSafe is rendered directly from OpenFoodFacts and FDA data, no number is typed in by an editor. Product figures are computed directly from OpenFoodFacts, FDA SAFFA, and CSPI Chemical Cuisine data, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 2026.