The best baby food by customer feedback

In the Russian market more than 70% of sales of baby food are accounted for by foreign brands. Of these, 40% is from Switzerland, 25% from the Netherlands, and 10% from Germany. Domestic products have a cost of 1.5-2 times lower than foreign counterparts.

Best baby food companies

Nutrition

The company has been researching breast milk for decades andcreates its analogs. Scientific centers deal with the problems of nutrition of young children with various pathologies and diseases, develop specialized products.

The company ranks first in the baby food market in 13 European countries.

Nutrice in the Netherlands produces Nutrilon and Frutapura Nutricia trademarks; Malyutka, Top-Top, Baby are produced in Russia.

Nestle

A large international manufacturer, one of the directions of which is the production of high-quality and quite expensive baby food.

We are familiar with their products by NAN trademarks( Switzerland, Netherlands), Nestle( Russia), Nestogen and Gerber( USA, Poland).

HIPP

Manufacture under the trademark HIPP is carried out in Germany, Austria, Russia. The assortment includes mixes, cereals, mashed potatoes, and tea.

Nutritek

The company produces mixtures of classic and curative, as well as other groups of baby food. Design work is being carried out in the field of animal husbandry, plant growing, food production technologies.

On the shelves of Nutritek trade marks Nutrilak, Vinni, Kroshka.

Plant of DP "Faustovo", Russia

The budget of production provides for a significant expenditure on research in the field of pediatrics, new production technologies and recipes. The plant cooperates with the Institute of Nutrition of the RAMS.

Children's teas, juices, cereals, mixes, mashed potatoes, water are produced under the trade name Babushkino loin.

Wimm-Bill-Dann Foods OJSC

The company closely cooperates with specialists from the RAMS Scientific Research Institute of Nutrition, the Children's Health Center of the Russian Academy of Medical Sciences, the Union of Pediatricians of Russia, the Ministry of Health of Mother and Child Health.

Under the brand name Agusha since 2007, all known types of baby food are produced.

JSC "Progress"

Modern high-tech baby food factory in Russia produces trademarks of Fruto Nyanya and Babies. The assortment includes over 100 items, including lure for children up to a year.

Baby food rating

When compiling the rating, the following were taken into account:

• sales volumes in the Russian market;
• product price categories;
• taste qualities, smell, consistency of baby food;
• convenience of preparation of mixtures;
• presence of harmful substances harmful to the child's body;
• frequency of allergic reactions and abnormalities of the digestive tract;
• positive and negative effects on the body as a result of prolonged use.

The rating was based on data from manufacturers' websites and customer reviews of electronic baby food stores.

The best children's milk mixes

Separately, a study was conducted of the popularity of foreign and domestic brands, products for weakened children and mixtures of low price category.

Best infant formula for weakened babies

Premature babies, crumbs with weak immunity and low weight are recommended to feed or supplement with milk formula Nutrilak.

Pros:

• wide assortment in which it is possible to find food for any child: strengthening immunity, for correcting GI, dairy-free soy, lactose-free, hypoallergenic;
• neutral taste;
• balanced composition, including prebiotics, polysaccharides, saturated acids, microelements, vitamins;
• is missing sugar, starch.

Cons:

• contains maltodextrin;
• strongly foams;
• 15 minutes after the preparation begin to appear clots.

A mixture of Nutrilak according to numerous reviews of parents perfectly satiates the baby, normalizes the stool, increases health.

The best mix of foreign manufacturer

The best baby formula is recognized by Nutrilon brand products. The adapted Dutch mixture is made for different age groups, taking into account the needs of a growing organism.

Pros:

• prevents colic, preventing excessive gassing;
• supports the intestinal microflora in normal;
• has hydrolyzed protein, nucleotides, 29 vitamins, prebiotics, minerals, polyunsaturated fatty acids;
• assortment includes: comfort mixtures( for healthy babies), hypoallergenic and lactose-free mixtures, malabsorption( recommended for violations of intestinal absorption), antireflux( for children with frequent and plentiful regurgitation), a mixture of fermented milk( to restore microflora) and others.

Cons:

• high cost;
• bitterish taste and a peculiar smell, which is not positively perceived by all children;
• presence in the composition of lecithin;
• presence of palm oil.

According to the parents, the Nutrilon mixture, correctly matched to the age category and indications, perfectly saturates the baby, regulates the digestive tract, rarely causes a refusal to eat or allergic reactions.

The best mix of domestic manufacturer

The most purchased domestic mixture is Baby.

Pros:

• Affordable price;
• availability of useful components: prebiotics, nucleotides, vitamins and minerals;
• pleasant creamy aroma;
• in the mix range for children under one year, older than a year, and from six months of age - enriched with crops.

Cons:

• there is soy lecithin;
• contains palm oil;
• strongly foams when shaken;
• tastes very sweet.

Speaking of Malyutka's mixes, it can be argued that this brand perfectly combines affordable prices and very good quality.

The cheapest infant formula

For a limited family budget, we recommend children's mixtures of the Agusha brand. The price of two hundred-gram packs starts from 27 rubles.

Pros:

• have a pleasant taste;
• are enriched with probiotics, vitamins, microelements and nucleotides;
• is produced on the basis of partially hydrolyzed proteins;
• are available in dry and liquid form.

Cons:

• contains palm and coconut oil;
• in some kinds of mixtures there is sugar;
• lid on cans with dry mixes is very tight.

Judging by the reviews, Agush mixes are an excellent budget option for artificial feeding or supplementing a child.

The best children's purees and juices

The sample was made for the popularity of domestic and foreign brands, as well as the most affordable price.

The most popular domestic purees and juices

The leader among the Russian producers of vegetable, fruit and meat baby purees is the FrutoYana trademark.

Pros:

• large range of products for different age groups;
• low and medium price range;
• high quality of the original products;
• hypoallergenicity;
• does not contain preservatives, salt, dyes, starch.

Cons:

• taste of natural products without salt and sugar like not everyone;
• sometimes there is a package with broken integrity;
• juices can be too concentrated and sour, some parents dilute them with water.

Buyers are satisfied with the variety of assortment, the availability of products in almost all corners of the country, the price and quality of FrutoYan.

The cheapest juices and purees

A large volume of sales of children's juices and purees account for the brand name Babushkino loachko.

Pros:

• low cost;
• purees and juices are made from natural, environmentally friendly products without the addition of starch;
• vegetable and fruit preserves have a natural smell and taste;
• convenient high-quality packaging.

Cons:

• in fruit purees may contain sweeteners;
• sometimes in production there are superfluous inclusions - ossicles, tails;
• meat purees smell tasteless( since they do not have flavors and spices in their composition).

Production of TM Babushkina lokoshko enjoys great confidence in the Russian consumer, which is confirmed by the volume of sales and positive feedback.

The most popular puree of foreign manufacturer

A large share of sales of children's vegetable, fruit and meat purees account for products of the German trade mark HIPP.

Pros:

• ingredients for baby food are grown without synthetic fertilizers and growth regulators;
• vegetable purees contain rapeseed oil, which supplies essential fatty acids to the body;
• no thickeners, preservatives, dyes;
• in the puree for the youngest does not include salt;
• wide assortment for different age groups, starting from kids four months old.

Cons:

• high price;
• taste and smell of meat and fish purees is not pleasant to everyone.

The high quality of HIPP products is reflected in the large number of positive reviews. Often you can meet the recommendations of moms to give the child a carrot-rice broth of this company for digestive disorders.

The best baby porridges

The analysis of popularity of foreign and domestic brands is conducted, the porridges are revealed, the most affordable.

The most popular porridges of the foreign manufacturer

Top sales occupy the porridges of the Nestle trade mark of medium and high price range.

Pros:

• pleasant even consistency, without lumps;
• wide product line;
• porridge is easily diluted with water;
• uses a special technology for the splitting of cereals;
• there are no dyes, flavor enhancers, fragrances;
• most of the porridges are made without salt and sugar.

Cons:

• not everyone can afford;
• contain lecithin( a component that causes an allergy if there is a predisposition).

Kashi Nestle has won the trust of consumers with its quality, taste and convenience of cooking. Allergic reactions and food intolerance in children are very rare.

The best domestic porridges

The greatest love is enjoyed by Russian-made porridges under the trademark FrutoNyanya.

Pros:

• a large range of dairy and dairy-free cereals, starting with lures for a four-month age;
• low price;
• taste good;
• convenient packing;
• are enriched with vitamins and minerals;
• does not contain gluten;
• is easy to prepare.

Cons:

• some types of cereal may contain starch;
• is added sugar.

Kashi Fruto Nyanja according to customers' reviews are optimal in the ratio of price and quality.

The most inexpensive baby porridge

The cheapest porridge is produced by the Ivanovo baby food factory under the Sami brand with a mustache. The packing price of 200 grams of 29 rubles.

Pros:

• delicate texture;
• taste good;
• are not sweetened;
• is vitaminized;
• the most affordable prices.

Cons:

• is not available everywhere;
• does not give a feeling of satiety.

Analyzing reviews about the Sami brand with mustaches, we come to a persistent conviction - the porridge is excellent, no negative points were found.

Baby food of which firm is best to buy

1. For parents with limited means, we recommend that you pay attention to the high-quality and inexpensive baby food of domestic producers. The best of them are trademarks of Sami with a mustache, Grandma's bag, Agusha.

2. The average price range deserves attention of the mixture of NAN, Malyutka's food, Vinni.

3. If you can give your child the best, choose products Nutrilon, HIPP, Nestle.