Why is Palm Oil used?

• To obtain a fatty acid spectrum close to that of breast milk, infant formulae are made with a mix of vegetable oils. 
• Palm oil is the only vegetable oil that is rich in palmitic acid (32-57%).
• Palmitic acid is the predominant saturated fatty acid in breast milk (approx. 24% of the total fatty acids).^{1, 2, 3, 4}
• To best replicate the fatty acid spectrum of breast milk, it makes sense to use palm oil as palmitic acid source. 
• Published reports⁵ indicate that an adequate palmitic acid content is important for good tolerability (stool parameters):
  – more yellowy stools (similar to those of breastfed children)
  – less watery stools

HiPP organic Palm Oil – from fair and sustainable production

• From 100% sustainable sources.
• No rainforest is cleared for the cultivation of HiPP’s oil palms. Instead, they are planted on old pastures and farmland, where we also make sure that they are not grown in a monoculture.
• HiPP’s palm fields are farmed organically and mostly by local smallholders.
• Our HiPP palm cultivation is organic certified.

Did you know?

Palm Oil requires the least amount of land compared to other oil fruits.