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Similac Alimentum

Similac Alimentum

Stage 1 · US · hydrolyzed-casein

  • FDA Exempt Infant Formula
  • Maltodextrin
  • Soy

Verified · María López Botín

At a glance

Brand
Similac Alimentum
Stage
1 (0–12 months)
Origin
US
Protein source
hydrolyzed-casein
Primary carbohydrate
maltodextrin
DHA / ARA (per 100 ml)
11.3 mg / 22.6 mg
Certifications
FDA Exempt Infant Formula
Price (USD / tin)
$48.00(verified 2026-04-19)

Cost calculator

What does Similac Alimentum Similac Alimentum 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

$550

Year-1 remaining

$4196

9 months

Compared at age 3mo

  • Similac Alimentum Similac Alimentum$550/mo
  • Nutramigen Nutramigen Ready-to-Feed$57/mo$-493
  • Premibio Premibio Premilait Stage 1$161/mo$-389
  • Neocate Neocate Syneo Infant$737/mo+$187
Volume averages from AAP feeding guidance. Individual intake varies; budget projections are estimates, not prescriptions. Pricing as last verified on the SKU page.
Where Similac Alimentum sits among 12 hypoallergenic formulas in the Atlas.

Compared against every other hypoallergenic 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)11.311.011.0–14.0
Protein (g/100 ml)1.881.501.35–2.10
Iron (mg/100 ml)1.201.200.50–1.20
Price (USD/oz)3.972.050.87–5.32

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 lecithinYes

Red flags (per label)

  • Corn syrup solidsNo
  • MaltodextrinYes
  • CarrageenanNo
  • Synthetic beta-caroteneYes
  • GMO-derivedNo

Differentiators

  • Extensively hydrolyzed casein (eHF), specialty medical formula
  • 2'-FL HMO added (only eHF in US with HMO)
  • MCT (medium-chain triglycerides) in fat blend
  • No palm oil
  • Lactose-free composition (medically appropriate for CMPA)
  • Only FDA-registered extensively hydrolyzed casein infant formula in the US with added 2'-FL human milk oligosaccharide

Ingredients (resolved)

  • maltodextrin
  • hydrolyzed-casein
  • safflower-oil
  • medium-chain-triglycerides
  • sucrose
  • soybean-oil
  • 2-fl-hmo
  • mortierella-alpina-oil
  • schizochytrium-oil
  • calcium-phosphate
  • potassium-citrate
  • sodium-chloride
  • calcium-carbonate
  • sodium-citrate
  • iron-sulfate
  • magnesium-chloride
  • zinc-sulfate
  • soy-lecithin
  • copper-sulfate
  • manganese-sulfate
  • potassium-iodide
  • sodium-selenite
  • choline
  • vitamin-c
  • ascorbyl-palmitate
  • inositol
  • niacin
  • l-carnitine
  • pantothenic-acid
  • taurine
  • vitamin-a
  • tocopherols-mixed
  • vitamin-b2-riboflavin
  • vitamin-b6
  • thiamin
  • folic-acid
  • beta-carotene-synthetic
  • vitamin-k1
  • biotin
  • vitamin-d3
  • vitamin-b12
  • potassium-hydroxide

Similac Alimentum compared against

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