Safe

Aptamil Care

by Nutricia

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

Barcode 5391522477605

The verdict

Aptamil Care by Nutricia scores 100/100 in PlainFoodSafe's ingredient screening. We compared its 49 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 49 analyzed
Group 4
Ultra-processed
5391522477605
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 Aptamil Care

Aptamil Care by Nutricia 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, Aptamil Care 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 Aptamil Care
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 1,029 products we've scored in the Baby foods category, the average safety score is 99.8/100. Aptamil Care 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
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
2
Vegetable Oils
3
High Oleic Sunflower
4
Organic Coconut
5
Canola
6
And Sunflower Oils
7
Nonfat Milk
8
Reduced Minerals Whey
9
Galactooligosaccharides
10
Whey Protein Concentrate
FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, TEXTURIZER
GRAS
11
Less Than 1% Of: Fructooligosaccharides
12
Calcium Phosphate
13
Tuna Fish Oil
14
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
15
2'-fucosyllactose
16
Sodium Citrate
17
Choline Chloride
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
18
Mortierella Alpina Oil
19
Potassium Citrate
EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PH CONTROL AGENT, SEQUESTRANT
GRAS
20
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
21
Magnesium Phosphate
22
Magnesium Chloride
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FIRMING AGENT, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
23
Soy Lecithin
24
Taurine
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
Safe Listed
25
Inositol
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
26
Ferrous Sulfate
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PROCESSING AID, STABILIZER OR THICKENER
GRAS
27
Bifidobacterium Breve M-16v
28
Zinc Sulfate
MALTING OR FERMENTING AID, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
29
Ascorbyl Palmitate
ANTIOXIDANT
Safe GRAS
30
Vitamin E
31
Di-alpha Tocopheryl Acetate
32
L-carnitine
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
Listed
33
Niacinamide
FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
34
Calcium Pantothenate
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
35
Copper Sulfate
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PROCESSING AID
GRAS
36
Retinyl Palmitate
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
Pyrodoxine Hydrochloride
40
Folic Acid
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
Approved
41
Potassium Iodide
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, TRACER
GRAS
42
Manganese Sulfate
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
43
Vitamin K1
44
Phytonadione
45
Sodium Selenite
46
Biotin
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, SEQUESTRANT
GRAS
47
Vitamin D
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
48
Cholecalciferol
49
Cyanocobalamin

Full Ingredient List

LACTOSE, VEGETABLE OILS (HIGH OLEIC SUNFLOWER, COCONUT, CANOLA, AND SUNFLOWER OILS), NONFAT MILK, REDUCED MINERALS WHEY, GALACTOOLIGOSACCHARIDES, WHEY PROTEIN CONCENTRATE, LESS THAN 1% OF: FRUCTOOLIGOSACCHARIDES, CALCIUM PHOSPHATE, TUNA FISH OIL, POTASSIUM CHLORIDE, 2'-FUCOSYLLACTOSE, SODIUM CITRATE, CHOLINE CHLORIDE, MORTIERELLA ALPINA OIL, POTASSIUM CITRATE, ASCORBIC ACID, MAGNESIUM PHOSPHATE, MAGNESIUM CHLORIDE, SOY LECITHIN, TAURINE, INOSITOL, FERROUS SULFATE, BIFIDOBACTERIUM BREVE M-16V, ZINC SULFATE, ASCORBYL PALMITATE, VITAMIN E (dI-ALPHA TOCOPHERYL ACETATE), L-CARNITINE, NIACINAMIDE, CALCIUM PANTOTHENATE, COPPER SULFATE, RETINYL PALMITATE, RIBOFLAVIN, THIAMINE HYDROCHLORIDE, PYRODOXINE HYDROCHLORIDE, FOLIC ACID, POTASSIUM IODIDE, MANGANESE SULFATE, VITAMIN K1 (PHYTONADIONE), SODIUM SELENITE, BIOTIN, VITAMIN D (CHOLECALCIFEROL), CYANOCOBALAMIN

Categories

Baby foods Baby milks Infant formulas

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.