Baby & children · Organic

Bobbie Organic Infant Formula

Chemistry

7/10

Corporate

A+

Never homemade, never diluted

FDA warns against homemade infant formula and against diluting formula to stretch it — both have caused hospitalisations. Powdered formula is not sterile: for young or immunocompromised infants, follow the preparation and storage instructions exactly (the 2022 Cronobacter recalls are why those instructions exist).

Rated for infants

Formula is scored on the food formula with extra weight on pesticide residue and additives, because exposure matters more per kilogram of body weight in the first years.

Certificationsusda organicclean label project purity

Chemistry breakdown

Bar length = weight in the Baby & children formula · color = that component's score · tap a name to learn what it means.

Scored from 83% of the formula's weight. The rest doesn't apply to this product.

Pesticide residue8/10 · 39% weight

Residues left on produce and grains from how the crop was farmed. Organic certification prohibits synthetic pesticides, which is why the same fruit can rate very differently by farming method.

Additives6/10 · 28% weight

Preservatives, colorants, emulsifiers and flavorings added in processing — each rated on its own evidence record, from benign (vitamin E as a preservative) to contested (certain synthetic dyes).

Ultra-processing (NOVA)no data · 17% weight

The NOVA scale classifies how industrially transformed a food is, from whole ingredients (1) to ultra-processed formulations (4). Population studies associate heavy ultra-processed diets with worse health outcomes independent of nutrients.

Oils & refined sugars6.2/10 · 8% weight

Refined oils and added sugars — rated by what they are: cold-pressed fruit oils and whole sweeteners like honey rate well; hydrogenated oils and high-fructose syrups rate poorly.

Certifications9/10 · 8% weight

Independent third-party verifications (USDA Organic, FSC, EPA Safer Choice…). Informational only — having none never lowers a score; verified claims can raise it.

Ingredients · 12

In label order — the first-listed ingredient counts most in the score. Tap any row for its sources.

Made by

A+

Bobbie Labs, Inc.

DTC organic infant-formula startup founded 2018 (San Francisco). USDA Organic + Clean Label Project Purity Award. EU-style formulation (lactose-as-primary-carb, no corn syrup solids). FDA-registered manufacturer (Perrigo Nutritionals partnership). No documented harm record through 2026. Standard C posture for a young venture-backed consumer brand in a tightly regulated category.

FDA — Infant formula preparation and storageThe do's and don'ts, from the agency that regulates formula.