WHY SHOULD BABY FOOD BE FORTIFIED WITH IRON?

Depleted iron stores are one of the biggest challenges for infants and toddlers. Also girls, who have menstruation, have higher iron demand and their iron stores are often low.

In several countries iron-fortified food is recommended for infants and toddlers to meet the daily iron demand.

Iron is absorbed from food and supplements only in a small content – this is the normal functioning of our body. From plant-based food iron is absorbed by around 10%, whereas, from animal-derived food the absorption is around 25%.

Infants and toddlers eat small portions of food and some children are often picky eaters – this is one of the reasons why it is difficult to meet the daily iron demand. Food is also low in iron when first solids are introduced – veggies, fruit purees, porridges and only small amounts of meat and fish. When during pregnancy mother has not used iron in sufficient amount, the risk of low iron stores for a child increases.

Iron-fortified baby food differs from ordinary baby food only in that sense that it includes a small amount of iron to meet the daily demand according to guidelines by European Commission. Iron does not affect the taste. On the contrary, organic iron-fortified porridges have a pleasant texture and delicious taste that is difficult to resist. The recipe has also been approved by our babies and toddlers! 🙂

Bon appetit!

Fortified with iron

Our baby food is fortified with iron to ensure sufficient iron intake of our littles ones. Organic iron-fortified porridges include 3,2-4,3 mg of iron depending on taste, which is 53-72% of daily recommended intake for infants and toddlers.

Developed and tested in Estonia

Baby food by Nôgel has been developed and tested in Estonia. For the next couple of years we plan to focus on developing the baby and children food product line.

HOW TO USE/HOW MUCH IRON DAILY?

Eat cold or warm up. Mix the porridge before serving. All our baby food products are suitable for children of all ages. Iron-fortified porridges are an excellent choice for breakfast and evening snack.

Iron demand changes with age. Girls have higher iron demand due to menstruation.

When your child has been diagnosed with depleted iron stores and in some cases also decreased hemoglobin level, using only iron-fortified baby food is not enough. In order to increase iron stores you need iron supplements. Our famous iron supplements can be found HERE.

6 MONTHS – 9 YEARS

6-9 MG

GIRLS FROM 10-17 YEARS

11-15 MG

BOYS FROM 10-17

11 MG

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