Aptamil UK Stage 3
Stage 3 · GB · skimmed-cow-milk
- UK Growing-Up Milk / Food Standards
- Red Tractor (UK dairy sourcing)
- Maltodextrin
Verified · María López Botín
At a glance
- Brand
- Aptamil
- Stage
- 3 (12–24 months)
- Origin
- GB
- Protein source
- skimmed-cow-milk
- Primary carbohydrate
- lactose
- DHA / ARA (per 100 ml)
- 10 mg / , mg
- Certifications
- UK Growing-Up Milk / Food Standards, Red Tractor (UK dairy sourcing)
- Price (USD / tin)
- $29.99(verified 2026-04-20)
Cost calculator
What does Aptamil Aptamil UK Stage 3 actually cost?
Slide to your baby's age. Numbers reflect AAP-typical consumption with peak at 3–6 months and tapering after solid foods at 6 months.
Daily intake
30 oz
Monthly cost
$147
Year-1 remaining
$1120
9 months
Compared at age 3mo
- Aptamil Aptamil UK Stage 3$147/mo
- Lebenswert Lebenswert Stage 3$220/mo+$73
- HiPP HiPP Dutch Stage 3$245/mo+$98
- Kendamil Kendamil Organic Stage 3$270/mo+$123
Compared against every other standard powder formula tracked in the Atlas. Position is not a verdict: more DHA is not automatically better, and a lower price is not automatically worse.
Data table
| Metric | This formula | Median | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| DHA (mg/100 ml) | 10.0 | 14.0 | 8.0–20.0 |
| Protein (g/100 ml) | 1.70 | 1.40 | 1.25–2.50 |
| Iron (mg/100 ml) | 1.20 | 1.00 | 0.50–2.00 |
| Price (USD/oz) | 1.06 | 1.64 | 0.88–3.21 |
Fat blend composition
Palm oil supplies palmitic acid (~25% of breast-milk fatty acids). Whole-milk fat preserves natural sn-2 palmitate and MFGM; sn-2 palmitate (structured palm) addresses the position issue; standard palm + supplementary oils is the conventional EU-organic approach. See the palm oil explainer for the hierarchy.
- Palm oil presentNo
- Soy oil or lecithinNo
Red flags (per label)
- Corn syrup solidsNo
- MaltodextrinYes
- CarrageenanNo
- Synthetic beta-caroteneNo
- GMO-derivedNo
Differentiators
- Pronutra GOS+FOS 9:1 prebiotic blend
- Palm-oil-free fat blend (maintained across Aptamil UK line)
- 29% fermented dairy component maintained from Stages 1-2
- 12-24 month growing-up milk with EU-style formulation framework
- Palm-oil-free growing-up milk, distinctive among mass-market toddler formulas
Ingredients (resolved)
- skimmed-cow-milk
- lactose
- vegetable-oil-blend
- safflower-oil
- coconut-oil
- rapeseed-oil
- sunflower-oil
- maltodextrin
- whey-protein-concentrate
- gos
- fos
- fish-oil
- mortierella-alpina-oil
- calcium-carbonate
- potassium-chloride
- vitamin-c
- calcium-phosphate
- magnesium-chloride
- sodium-chloride
- iron-sulfate
- zinc-sulfate
- vitamin-e
- copper-sulfate
- niacin
- pantothenic-acid
- vitamin-a
- thiamin
- vitamin-b6
- manganese-sulfate
- potassium-iodate
- folic-acid
- vitamin-k1
- biotin
- sodium-selenite
- vitamin-d3
- vitamin-b12
This site provides research and comparisons, not medical advice. Consult your pediatrician before changing your baby's formula.