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Infant milk

Suitable from birth, 1 litre ready-to-use bottle

Cow & Gate First infant milk is a nutritionally complete breastmilk substitute, suitable as the sole source of nutrition from birth and as part of a weaning diet from 6 months to 12 months. 

- Contains DHA (Omega-3)*

*As required by the legislation for all infant formula.

Cow & Gate First infant formula 1l bottles are halal certified.

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Product info

Water, Skimmed milk, Lactose (from milk), Vegetable oils (Palm oil, Coconut oil, Rapeseed oil, Sunflower oil, High oleic sunflower oil), Galacto-oligosaccharides (GOS) (from milk), Whey protein (from milk), Emulsifiers (Mono- & diglycerides of fatty acids, Soy lecithin), Fructo-oligosaccharides (FOS), Fish oil, Calcium phosphate, Calcium citrate, Potassium citrate, Oil from Mortierella Alpina, Potassium dihydrogen phosphate, Sodium chloride, Choline chloride, Sodium hydrogen carbonate, Vitamin C, Sodium citrate, Acidity regulator (Citric acid), Calcium chloride, Inositol, Potassium hydroxide, Taurine, Magnesium oxide, Iron lactate, L-Carnitine, Zinc sulphate, Vitamin A, Uridine 5'-monophosphate sodium salt, Vitamin E, Cytidine 5'-monophosphate, Pantothenic acid, Adenosine 5'-monophosphate, Inosine 5'-monophosphate sodium salt, Niacin, Guanosine 5'-monophosphate sodium salt, Riboflavin, Thiamin, Vitamin B6, Copper sulphate, Folic acid, Potassium iodide, Sodium selenite, Vitamin K1, Manganese sulphate, Vitamin D3, Biotin, Vitamin B12.

Allergy advice: for allergens, see ingredients in bold.

 

Nutrition information

Typical values per 100ml

Units

Energy

276

kJ

 

66

kcal

Fat

3.4

g

of which, saturates

1.4

g

of which, mono-unsaturates

1.2

g

of which, polyunsaturates

0.7

g

of which, LCPs†

0.038

g

- Arachidonic acid (AA)

0.017

g

- Docosahexaenoic acid (DHA)

0.017

g

Carbohydrate

7.4

g

of which, sugars

7.2

g

of which, lactose

7.0

g

of which, polyols

0.006

g

- Inositol

0.006

g

Fibre

0.6

g

of which, GOS°

0.48

g

of which, FOS◊

0.08

g

Protein

1.3

g

of which, whey

0.8

g

of which, casein

0.5

g

 

 

 

Vitamins

 

 

Vitamin A

58

µg

Vitamin D3

1.4

µg

Vitamin E

1.1

mg TE

Vitamin K1

4.1

µg

Vitamin C

9.2

mg

Thiamin (B1)

0.07

mg

Riboflavin (B2)

0.14

mg

Niacin (B3)

0.40

mg

Vitamin B6

0.05

mg

Folate

13.3

µg

Vitamin B12

0.16

µg

Biotin

2.0

µg

Pantothenic acid

0.53

mg

 

 

 

Minerals

 

 

Sodium

33

mg

Potassium

68

mg

Chloride

53

mg

Calcium

55

mg

Phosphorus

39

mg

Magnesium

5.3

mg

Iron

0.53

mg

Zinc

0.55

mg

Copper

0.052

mg

Manganese

0.003

mg

Fluoride

≤0.006

mg

Selenium

3.3

µg

Iodine

12

µg

 

 

 

Others

 

 

L-Carnitine

2.1

mg

Choline

22

mg

Taurine

5.3

mg

Non-caloric carbohydrate (GOS°)

0.2

g

Nucleotides

2.3

mg

 

 

 

†Long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids

 

 

°Galacto-oligosaccharides

 

 

◊Fructo-oligosaccharides

 

 

How to prepare your baby's milk

Please follow these instructions carefully.  Failure to follow instructions may make your baby ill.

  1. Wash hands and sterilise all utensils according to manufacturers’ instructions.
  2. Shake bottle well. Using the feeding guide, pour the required amount of milk into a sterilised feeding bottle.
  3. Serve at room temperature, or warmed if desired. If warmed, check temperature of feed.

Our Cow & Gate First infant milk formulation has recently been updated

We have updated our formulations to meet the requirements of new infant and specialist milks legislation. For more information on the changes please visit our FAQs.

Find out more

Our updated packs are clearly labelled with the below banner.

Previous formulation

Demineralised water, Skimmed milk, Lactose (from milk), Vegetable oils (Palm oil, Canola oil, Coconut oil, Sunflower oil, Single cell oil) (contains soy lecithin), Galacto-oligosaccharides (GOS) (from milk), Whey protein concentrate (from milk), Fructo-oligosaccharides (FOS), Potassium citrate, Calcium phosphate, Acidity regulator (citric acid), Potassium chloride, Fish oil, Vitamin C, Calcium hydroxide, Sodium chloride, Choline chloride, Calcium citrate, Potassium hydroxide, Magnesium carbonate, Taurine, Inositol, Iron lactate, Vitamin E, Zinc sulphate, Uridine 5'-monophosphate disodium salt, Cytidine 5'-monophosphate, Vitamin A, L-carnitine, Adenosine 5'-monophosphate, Inosine 5'-monophosphate disodium salt, Vitamin D3, Niacin, Pantothenic acid, Guanosine 5'-monophosphate disodium salt, Copper gluconate, Sodium selenite, Potassium iodide, Folic acid, Biotin, Riboflavin, Vitamin B12, Vitamin K1, Thiamin, Vitamin B6, Manganese sulphate.  

Allergy Advice. For allergens, see ingredients in bold

Ready-to-use

Please follow these instructions carefully. Failure to follow instructions may make your baby ill.

  1. Wash hands and sterilise all utensils according to manufacturers’ instructions.
  2. Shake the bottle/carton of Cow & Gate infant milk before opening. Using the feeding guide, pour the required amount of infant milk into a sterilised feeding bottle.
  3. Cow & Gate first milk can be given at room temperature, or warmed if desired. If warmed, check temperature of feed.
  4. For hygiene reasons, discard unfinished milk in the feeding bottle as soon as possible, and always within 2 hours.
  5. Do not heat in a microwave. Hot spots may occur and cause scalding.
  6. Infants should be supervised at all times when feeding.
  7. Once opened, unused infant milk in the 1 litre bottle must be refrigerated immediately and used within 48 hours.
  8. Cartons can be resealed by holding down the spout – unused feeds must be refrigerated immediately and used within 24 hours.

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Important notice

Breastfeeding is best for babies. Cow & Gate First infant milk should only be used on the advice of a doctor, midwife, health visitor, public health nurse, dietitian, pharmacist, or other professional responsible for maternal and child care.

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At Cow & Gate we test our range to high standards so you can be assured when you choose our baby and toddler milks or foods.

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