Lactose-Free Infant Formula

Providing a more complex source of protein for lactose-intolerant infants

This lactose-free, cow’s milk protein–based formula eliminates the symptoms associated with lactose intolerance while still offering the preferred protein source of cow’s milk. It also contains the lipids DHA and ARA, two nutrients naturally found in breast milk that are associated with mental and visual development.

The Difference Between Soy and Lactose-Free Infant Formulas

The true difference between a lactose-free formula and a soy formula is essentially in the protein.  Because lactose-free formulas are still made with milk—only the carbohydrate lactose is removed and replaced with a more digestible carbohydrate—they do not work for infants who are truly allergic to milk.  For infants with lactose-intolerance, however, they provide a more complex source of protein while eliminating the excess gas, abdominal pain, and diarrhea that are often associated with lactose-intolerance.

The Important Lipids: DHA and ARA

DHA and ARA occur naturally in breast milk and belong to a class of nutrients called lipids, or fats. Lipids are an essential part of a healthy diet because they are important structural components of vital organs, particularly an infant's brain and eyes.

Interest in DHA and ARA has increased following several scientific studies showing that infants fed formula supplemented with DHA and ARA gained intellectual and visual benefits not found in infants who were fed standard formulas without DHA and ARA.

Learn more about the benefits of DHA and ARA in infant development at brightbeginnings.com.

Product Characteristics

Additionally, our Lactose-Free infant formula is:

• An iron-fortified, milk protein–based formula designed to meet the unique nutritional needs of infants
• For use in infants with signs of intolerance to lactose, such as fussiness, colic, and gas
• Enriched with the breast milk lipids DHA and ARA which have been demonstrated in clinical studies to improve infant mental and visual development
• Manufactured to exacting FDA standards by PBM Nutritionals in the only ISO 9001:2000–certified, infant formula-manufacturing facility in the United States

Made in Vermont

Our powdered infant formulas are manufactured to exacting FDA standards in a state-of-the-art facility that has been manufacturing infant formulas for more than 20 years.

Located in Georgia, Vermont, PBM Nutritionals is the only domestic manufacturer in the infant formula category that adheres to both FDA guidelines and a stringent set of quality-assurance regulations set by the International Organization for Standardization.

PBM Nutritionals is also approved by Quality Assurance International (QAI) to manufacture organic milk-based powder infant formula that is compliant with the comprehensive USDA National Organic Program.