Food safety issues will quickly become a hot topic whenever they are exposed, and infant food safety is the top priority. Many parents are worried that the additives in infant food will harm the health of children, and when choosing infant food, they are "timid" and talk about "additives" discoloration, but in fact, China not only has very strict standards for the use of additives in food, but also is very cautious in the selection of food additives allowed to be used in infant food and the maximum amount of use, and the impact on children's growth and development can be basically ignored. On the contrary, it can promote the growth and development of children.
For example, coconut oil, which is commonly found in infant food, is mainly used as a natural oil** to provide essential fat and energy for infants and young children. In infant food, coconut oil can provide the fatty acids that infants and young children need, which help provide energy and promote fat metabolism. The medium-chain fatty acids in coconut oil are easier to digest and absorb than other oils and can be quickly converted into energy, which is especially important for infants and toddlers in their rapid growth stages. In addition, coconut oil also contains some antioxidants and vitamin E, which help protect the cell membranes of infants and young children from oxidative damage, promoting immunity and health.
In addition, prebiotics are also a common ingredient in most infant foods, prebiotics are a dietary supplement that can promote the growth and reproduction of beneficial bacteria in the intestines, so it is called "probiotic food". In infant food, prebiotics are mainly used as functional oligosaccharides, the most commonly used of which are fructooligosaccharides. Due to the weak digestion ability of infants and young children, the addition of prebiotics can improve the digestion and absorption rate of the baby's intestine by proliferating the beneficial bacteria in the intestine. Therefore, in infant formula, prebiotics have almost become an inevitable nutritional ingredient.
Therefore, parents do not need to be overly anxious about the choice of infant food that meets the relevant regulations, but should pay more attention to the nutritional content of the food itself, compared with food additives, the intake of nutrients has a much greater impact on the child's body. When choosing food for children, in addition to paying attention to whether they meet the relevant food standards, parents should pay more attention to choosing products based on the nutritional needs of children at different stages of growth and development.