Go & Grow Toddler Drink

by Similac

100
Safe
Safety Score (out of 100)

Go & Grow Toddler Drink by Similac 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
52652875
NOVA Group
4 — Ultra-processed

What the Data Says About

Go & Grow Toddler Drink by Similac 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, Go & Grow Toddler Drink 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 Go & Grow Toddler Drink
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.

Ingredient Safety Analysis

1
Nonfat Milk
2
Lactose
FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FORMULATION AID, LUBRICANT OR RELEASE AGENT, MALTING OR FERMENTING AID, NUTRITIVE SWEETENER, OXIDIZING OR REDUCING AGENT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENT
Certain People Should Avoid GRAS
3
Organic High Oleic Safflower Oil
4
Soy Oil Coconut Oil
5
Human Milk Oligosaccharides+
6
2'-fucosyllactose
7
Lacto-n-tetraose
8
3-fu - Cosyllactose
9
6-sialyllactose
10
3-sialyllactose
11
Less Than 2% Of: Calcium Phosphate
12
Potassium Hydroxide
FORMULATION AID, FUMIGANT, PH CONTROL AGENT, PROCESSING AID, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, WASHING OR SURFACE REMOVAL AGENT
GRAS
13
Choline Chloride
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
14
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
15
Soy Lecithin
16
Inositol
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
17
Potassium Phosphate
18
Schizochytrium Sp. Oil
19
Ferrous Sulfate
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PROCESSING AID, STABILIZER OR THICKENER
GRAS
20
Tau - Rine
21
Ascorbyl Palmitate
ANTIOXIDANT
Safe GRAS
22
D-alpha-tocopheryl Acetate
23
Mixed Tocopherols
24
Zinc Sulfate
MALTING OR FERMENTING AID, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
25
Niacinamide
FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
26
Potassium Citrate
EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PH CONTROL AGENT, SEQUESTRANT
GRAS
27
Calcium Pantothenate
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
28
Riboflavin
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
29
Manganese Sulfate
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
30
Thiamine Hydrochloride
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
31
Pyridoxine Hydrochloride
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
32
Copper Sulfate
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PROCESSING AID
GRAS
33
Vitamin A Palmitate
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
34
Potassium Iodide
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, TRACER
GRAS
35
Lutein
36
Folic Acid
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
Approved
37
Be - Ta-carotene
38
Chromium Chloride
39
Sodium Molybdate
40
Vitamin D
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
41
Phylloquinone
42
Sodium Selenate
43
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
44
Magnesium Chloride
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FIRMING AGENT, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
45
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
46
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
47
Biotin
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, SEQUESTRANT
GRAS
48
And Vitamin B

Full Ingredient List

NONFAT MILK, LACTOSE, HIGH OLEIC SAFFLOWER OIL, SOY OIL COCONUT OIL, HUMAN MILK OLIGOSACCHARIDES+ (2'-FUCOSYLLACTOSE, LACTO-N-TETRAOSE, 3-FU - COSYLLACTOSE, 6-SIALYLLACTOSE, 3-SIALYLLACTOSE), LESS THAN 2% OF: CALCIUM PHOSPHATE, POTASSIUM HYDROXIDE, CHOLINE CHLORIDE, ASCORBIC ACID, SOY LECITHIN, INOSITOL, POTASSIUM PHOSPHATE, SCHIZOCHYTRIUM SP. OIL, FERROUS SULFATE, TAU - RINE, ASCORBYL PALMITATE, d-ALPHA-TOCOPHERYL ACETATE, MIXED TOCOPHEROLS, ZINC SULFATE, NIACINAMIDE, POTASSIUM CITRATE, CALCIUM PANTOTHENATE, RIBOFLAVIN, MANGANESE SULFATE, THIAMINE HYDROCHLORIDE, PYRIDOXINE HYDROCHLORIDE, COPPER SULFATE, VITAMIN A PALMITATE, POTASSIUM IODIDE, LUTEIN, FOLIC ACID, BE - TA-CAROTENE, CHROMIUM CHLORIDE, SODIUM MOLYBDATE, VITAMIN D, PHYLLOQUINONE, SODIUM SELENATE, CALCIUM CARBONATE, MAGNESIUM CHLORIDE, POTASSIUM CHLORIDE, SALT, BIOTIN, AND VITAMIN B

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