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Growth and Development

Optimal growth requires optimal nutrion.

Growth has to be nurtured

They may be amazing feats of human engineering, but babies and children need a lot of help in their early days and years.

Nutrition is key, providing building blocks for cognition, protection and a healthy digestive system – all the essentials to grow thriving children the world over.

Why we’ve chosen to focus on growth and development

Breast milk is the ultimate personalised food.  Its composition is very dynamic and complex - with protein, fat and carbohydrate levels changing over the stages of lactation.

 

However, when an infant is unable to be breastfed, a suitable alternative needs to be found, especially as early childhood is the most rapid period of development in human life.  

 

Quality nutrition at this critical stage is essential to enable healthy growth and development.

Ingredients for Growth & Development

SureStart™ Paediatric Grade Regular Whole Milk Powder

SureStart™ Paediatric Grade Regular Whole Milk Powder

  • SureStart™ Paediatric Grade Regular Whole Milk Powder for use in paediatric applications from Fonterra is a soluble powder made by spray-drying fresh pasteurised whole milk.
  • Avaliable in instant 
SureStart™ Paediatric Grade Regular Skim Milk Powder

SureStart™ Paediatric Grade Regular Skim Milk Powder

  • SureStart™ Paediatric Grade Skim Milk Powder for wet processing into paediatric applications from Fonterra is a soluble powder made by spray-drying fresh pasteurised skim milk.
  • Avaliable in instant
SureStart™ Whey Protein Concentrate (WPC) 392

SureStart™ Whey Protein Concentrate (WPC) 392

  • Low-temperature processing ensures the retention of both nutritional and functional properties. 
SureStart™ Demineralised Whey Powder 90% (Demin90)

SureStart™ Demineralised Whey Powder 90% (Demin90)

  • Demin90 is a spray dried, soluble milk protein manufactured from cheese whey using precipitation, filtration and ion exchange processes.
  • Demin90 has a low mineral content making it suitable for dry and wet blend infant formula powder. 
SureStart™ Edible or Refined Edible Lactose

SureStart™ Edible or Refined Edible Lactose

  • Edible Lactose is a dairy product manufactured by drying lactose derived from the manufacture of cheese or protein products.
  • Refined Edible Lactose undergoes extra processing through a double crystallising process to achieve higher levels of purity. 

SureStart™ has a broad range of ingredients to meet your needs

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Learn more about Infant Growth and Development

Download our Whitepaper to understand the different stages of growth and development in early childhood, and the nutrition required to support this.

Whitepaper: Infant Growth and Development

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We are actively involved in the Infant Nutrition sector

Fonterra engages in a number of associations in the dairy and infant nutrition sector both locally and globally.
 

  • Fonterra has representatives leading working groups of the International Special Dietary Foods Association (ISDI)
  • Fonterra has board representation on the Infant Nutrition Council (ANZ association) and the INC scientific and regulatory technical committe.
  • Fonterra is a member of a number of leading local and regional industry associations including the Asia Pacific Infant and Young Child Nutrition Association, and the INC.
  • This wide industry engagement allows us to keep up to date with changes in the environment from global policy issues through to new technologies and local regulatory changes.

Breast milk is the ultimate personalised nutrition. 

Quality nutrition helps to enable healthy growth and development and can help support the best possible start in life. 

The right nutrients at the right time to support cognitive development. 

MFGM as a source of complex lipids to support the developing brain and cognitive function. 

Milk fat Globule Membrane ingredients and brain development. 

Spotlight on the latest findings for MFGM Lipids and infant cognitive development. 

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Explore our other Focus Areas 

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Cognition

We develop scientifically backed ingredients that evidence shows support brain development and cognition.

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Digestive Health

Supporting healthy digestive systems for happy babies.

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Protection

We define ‘Protection’ as supporting babies’ digestive and immune systems to help them defend against illness.

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