| DHA Fatty Acid Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA) & Arachidonic Acid (ARA) Fatty Acids Present in Breast Milk Support the Development of Brain & Eyes* DHA & ARA long chain fatty acids are important for infant development. These fats are known to concentrate in the gray matter of the baby’s brain and eye retina starting in the third trimester of pregnancy. Breast milk continues to provide an abundance of these fatty acids once a baby is born. If breast milk is not available, then a baby requires a dietary source of these fats, either by synthesizing them from precursor fats (linolenic/alpha linoleic fatty acids) as found in Baby’s Only Organic® pediatric formulas; or by supplementing with Baby’s Only® DHA & ARA Fatty Acids which are "preformed" DHA & ARA fatty acids.** Baby’s Only Essentials® DHA & ARA Fatty Acid is naturally derived from the goodness of Egg Phospholipids using an aqueous (water) process. This differs from C. cohnii oil (algae) & M. aplina oil (fungus) used in infant formulas, which are treated with hexane solvent, acid and bleach. Baby’s Only Essentials® DHA & ARA is delivered in powder form. One box contains 30 packets (0.10oz each); total NET WT 3.2 oz (90g). Ingredients:
Organic Rice Oligodextrin, Egg Yolk Phospholipids, Potato Maltodextrin, Natural Flavor. Made without genetically modified ingredients.
Baby's Only Essentials® DHA & ARA is different from the fatty acids found in the leading infant formulas.
In 2001, US infant formula manufacturers began adding a novel source of DHA and ARA that is manufactured by Martek Biosciences Corp. This DHA is derived from strains of algae; the ARA is manufactured using a non-toxigenic soil fungus. The following is the manufacturing process described by Martek: The oil is then separated from the dried biomass by hexane extraction and centrifugation and/or filtration, followed by winterization. The hexane phase undergoes additional centrifugation/filtration to remove solids then the winterized oil is heated and treated with acid. Subsequently, the oil is treated with caustic, centrifuged, bleached and deodorized. 1
Baby's Only Essentials® is the only naturally derived source of DHA & ARA available for purchase. It is derived from egg phospholipid (egg yolk) using a gentle aqueous (water) process. Egg phospholipid also contains Choline, which is an important nutrient needed for the production of neurotransmitters and development of the memory center in the brain. Baby’s Only Essentials® fatty acid is a well understood and safe source of DHA & ARA.
The most common source of DHA comes from fish oil, but fish sources may contain farm land chemical run-off and various toxins from ocean pollution including mercury. The FDA warns that a young child’s consumption of certain fish should be restricted.
For more information on the benefits of essential fatty-acids† and information regarding Nature's One® pediatric formulas, call 614-898-9758.
† For an infant that is receiving breast milk as its single-source of nutrition, it may not be necessary to provide supplemental DHA & ARA.
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