Holle Cow Stage 1
Stage 1 · DE · skimmed-cow-milk
- Demeter
- EU Organic
- EU Infant Formula Compliance
Verified · María López Botín
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~$54.99 per tin · verified 2026-08-23
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At a glance
- Brand
- Holle
- Stage
- 1 (0–6 months)
- Origin
- DE
- Protein source
- skimmed-cow-milk
- Primary carbohydrate
- lactose
- DHA / ARA (per 100 ml)
- 15 mg / 15 mg
- Certifications
- Demeter, EU Organic, EU Infant Formula Compliance
- Price (USD / tin)
- $54.99(verified 2026-08-23)
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What does Holle Holle Cow Stage 1 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
$270
Year-1 remaining
$2061
9 months
Compared at age 3mo
- Holle Holle Cow Stage 1$270/mo
- Nutramigen Nutramigen Ready-to-Feed$57/mo$-213
- Premibio Premibio Premilait Stage 1$161/mo$-109
- Neocate Neocate Syneo Infant$737/mo+$467
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) | 15.0 | 14.0 | 8.0–20.0 |
| Protein (g/100 ml) | 1.49 | 1.40 | 1.25–2.50 |
| Iron (mg/100 ml) | 0.54 | 1.00 | 0.50–2.00 |
| Price (USD/oz) | 1.95 | 1.61 | 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 presentYes
- Soy oil or lecithinNo
Red flags (per label)
- Corn syrup solidsNo
- MaltodextrinNo
- CarrageenanNo
- Synthetic beta-caroteneNo
- GMO-derivedNo
Differentiators
- Demeter biodynamic certification (beyond EU Organic)
- Lactose as exclusive added carbohydrate
- Plant-based DHA (Schizochytrium) and ARA (Mortierella alpina), no fish oil
- One of the few widely-available infant formulas with Demeter biodynamic certification
Ingredients (resolved)
- skimmed-cow-milk
- whey-powder
- vegetable-oil-blend
- palm-oil
- sunflower-oil
- rapeseed-oil
- lactose
- calcium-carbonate
- potassium-chloride
- schizochytrium-oil
- mortierella-alpina-oil
- choline
- calcium-phosphate
- vitamin-c
- l-tyrosine
- sodium-chloride
- l-tryptophan
- iron-sulfate
- zinc-sulfate
- vitamin-e
- magnesium-carbonate
- niacin
- copper-sulfate
- pantothenic-acid
- vitamin-a
- thiamin
- vitamin-b6
- manganese-sulfate
- potassium-iodate
- folic-acid
- sodium-selenite
- vitamin-k1
- vitamin-d3
- biotin
- vitamin-b12
Holle Cow Stage 1 compared against
- HiPP Dutch Stage 1 vs Holle Cow Stage 1 - EU Combiotik vs Demeter Biodynamic
- Holle Cow Stage 1 vs Kendamil Classic Stage 1 - Demeter Biodynamic vs UK Whole-Milk Fat
- Holle Cow Stage 1 vs Lebenswert Stage 1 - Demeter Biodynamic vs Bioland (Sibling-Line Comparison)
- Holle Cow Stage 1 vs Similac Pro-Advance - Demeter Biodynamic vs US 2'-FL HMO
- Holle Cow Stage 1 vs Stage 2 - When to Move Between Holle's 0-6 and 6-12 Month Formulas
- HiPP vs Holle vs Kendamil - The Three Big European Organics Compared
This site provides research and comparisons, not medical advice. Consult your pediatrician before changing your baby's formula.