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Meiji Hohoemi, Meiji
Meiji

Meiji Hohoemi

Stage 1 · JP · skimmed-cow-milk

  • Japan MHLW Food Sanitation Act Compliance
  • Japanese Domestic Dairy Sourcing
  • Maltodextrin

Verified · María López Botín

At a glance

Brand
Meiji
Stage
1 (0–12 months)
Origin
JP
Protein source
skimmed-cow-milk
Primary carbohydrate
lactose
DHA / ARA (per 100 ml)
20 mg / , mg
Certifications
Japan MHLW Food Sanitation Act Compliance, Japanese Domestic Dairy Sourcing
Price (USD / tin)
$55.00(verified 2026-04-20)

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What does Meiji Meiji Hohoemi 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.

03691215+

Daily intake

30 oz

Monthly cost

$271

Year-1 remaining

$2072

9 months

Compared at age 3mo

  • Meiji Meiji Hohoemi$271/mo
  • Nutramigen Nutramigen Ready-to-Feed$57/mo$-215
  • Premibio Premibio Premilait Stage 1$161/mo$-111
  • Neocate Neocate Syneo Infant$737/mo+$465
Volume averages from AAP feeding guidance. Individual intake varies; budget projections are estimates, not prescriptions. Pricing as last verified on the SKU page.
Where Meiji Hohoemi sits among 74 standard formulas in the Atlas.

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
MetricThis formulaMedianRange
DHA (mg/100 ml)20.014.08.0–20.0
Protein (g/100 ml)1.501.401.25–2.50
Iron (mg/100 ml)1.001.000.50–2.00
Price (USD/oz)1.961.610.88–3.21

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
  • MaltodextrinYes
  • CarrageenanNo
  • Synthetic beta-caroteneNo
  • GMO-derivedNo

Differentiators

  • Lactoferrin fortification at commercially-meaningful levels
  • 5-nucleotide complex (Japanese standard longer than Western adoption)
  • sn-2 palmitate structured fat
  • Japanese domestic dairy sourcing (Hokkaido region emphasis)
  • Elevated DHA (~20 mg/100ml)
  • Hohoemi Cube pre-measured format variant available
  • Japan's leading infant formula brand combining nucleotides, lactoferrin, sn-2 palmitate, and elevated DHA as standard, a feature set uncommon outside premium European and Japanese lines

Ingredients (resolved)

  • lactose
  • whey-protein-concentrate
  • skimmed-cow-milk
  • vegetable-oil-blend
  • palm-oil
  • rapeseed-oil
  • sunflower-oil
  • coconut-oil
  • maltodextrin
  • sn-2-palmitate
  • gos
  • lactoferrin
  • fish-oil
  • mortierella-alpina-oil
  • nucleotides
  • calcium-carbonate
  • potassium-chloride
  • calcium-phosphate
  • magnesium-chloride
  • sodium-chloride
  • choline
  • taurine
  • inositol
  • iron-sulfate
  • zinc-sulfate
  • vitamin-c
  • vitamin-e
  • copper-sulfate
  • niacin
  • pantothenic-acid
  • vitamin-a
  • thiamin
  • vitamin-b6
  • manganese-sulfate
  • potassium-iodide
  • folic-acid
  • vitamin-k1
  • biotin
  • sodium-selenite
  • vitamin-d3

This site provides research and comparisons, not medical advice. Consult your pediatrician before changing your baby's formula.