Holle Pre vs Holle 1

What is it?

• Complex carbohydrate
• Derived from the starch found in plants such as corn, rice, or potatoes (Holle produces Maltodextrin from organic plants)
• Broken down through a hydrolyzing process
• Gives energy (It's slower in releasing that energy and often helps babies feel more satisfied longer)
• Easy to digest
• Used to thicken formula
• An alternative to soy-lecithin(which is not allowed in EU formulas due to it's negative effects)

Fun Facts:

• Maltodextrin is gluten-free in the Holle formula!
• A study of maltodextrin vs. lactose use in formula given to piglets found that piglets fed the maltodextrin formula had higher reference memory scores than the piglets fed the lactose formula. They had a better long term spatial memory for weeks after the end of the intervention as well!

Maltodextrin is used as a sweetener:

Breastmilk, in comparison to cows milk, contains higher levels of the carbohydrate lactose, which means that formula manufacturers must make up the difference of the carbohydrates according to the Global Standard for the Composition of Formula. Many manufacturers have done this by adding plant-based sweeteners instead of the natural sweetener of lactose (as it is much cheaper to manufacture plant-based sweeteners).

What are these other sweeteners used?? Corn syrup, sugar, or brown rice syrup

Technically, maltodextrin falls under this category of plant-based sweeteners as it is derived from corn, rice, or potatoes. Maltodextrin is less sweet than the corn-syrup and brown rice syrup (which in the controversy of making formulas too sweet and starting children's addictions to sweets later in life,this could be a good thing).Due to theban of sugar in formula in the European Union,maltodextrin also offers a simple alternative to lactose.

In comparison to the corn syrup,sugar,or brown rice syrup,maltodextrin is considered the best of the options.Of course,the very best is the organic lactose and Holle recognizes this by offering that option in their PRE stage of formula.

How do American formulas(organic&non-organic)carbohydrate composition compare with Holle?

Check out the chart below: