Earth's Best Organic Infant Formula with Iron, DHA, Canister

by Earth's Best

Product Features

• Case contains four, 23.2 Ounce canisters
• Organic, an excellent source of iron, zinc and six B vitamins, 1-3 grams of protein per serving
• No artificial colors, flavors or preservatives
• Contains DHA & ARA for baby’s brain and eye development

Product Description

Flavor: Formula with Iron | Size: (Pack of 4)

Give your baby a healthy start on life with Earth’s Best. Earth’s Best is the only full line of organic baby food and it is the first brand of baby food to be produced with NO Genetically Engineered Ingredients. Earth’s Best infant cereals and jarred foods are available in over 40 varieties, along with infant juices and teething biscuits to satisfy the taste and texture of babies four months and up.

Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 7.8 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: B0032CJPOK
• UPC: 023923100435 023923100701 023923100459
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (229 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #8 in Grocery & Gourmet Food (See Top 100 in Grocery & Gourmet Food)
  • #1 in Grocery & Gourmet Food > Baby Food > Baby Formula

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

335 of 364 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Toxic Hexane in Formula???, January 9, 2010

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S. Chee (Singapore) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Earth's Best Organic Infant Formula with Iron, DHA & ARA, 23.2 Ounce Canister (Grocery)

To be honest, I have never written a review, not matter how good or bad a product I received was. I never had the time and never bothered. Today, I write my very first review of a product that I have been feeding my precious son since birth. He is now 2 years 4 months. I could never breastfeed him exclusively due to bone density loss and I did massive amounts of research and tried out tons of different brands before deciding on this organic formula from Earth's Best and since then, even though he is now a toddler, I still use the Earth's Best infant formula and supplement with other child vitamins.

I was trying to re-order again in bulk from Amazon when I noticed for the first time the controversy over DHA/ARA extraction by the use of toxic hexane of which Hain Celestial which manufactures Earth's Best is guilty of. To understand my utter complete fury, you must know that I live in Singapore and I quite literally pay international shipping for every can of this formula (and wade through customs declarations, tests and tax levies) to bring this milk to my son. In Singapore, this can of milk is also available but in highly limited quantities and even more princely prices (yes, even after the tax, customs and shipping, it still costs less than US$68 which is the going price per can here). Calls to Hain Celestial customer service drove me further up the wall when first, a lady said the hexane was only in trace amounts and less than what the FDA approved. Then, reaching another lady an hour later, the story was different. She said that the hexane solvent method was the only method approved by the FDA to extract the DHA/ARA from non-toxic algae and soil fungus. A third occasion and Hain's customer service informed me that there should be no hexane detected in the product but on further probing admitted that she was not aware if the formula had undergone independent third party tests.

To me, this is crazy. The formula was marketed as a pure organic product and we pay premium prices (especially me!) for a premium product. To find that that they have taken such short cuts is completely unacceptable and the worst thing is that, it turns out that most of the other organic formula companies do this exact irresponsible thing and keep quiet about it. The only company that does not is Baby's Only - it uses a water based process to extract their DHA/ARA from eggs(compare this to Hain's claim that the hexane method is the only one approved by FDA and one wonders why Baby's Only hasn't been hauled up by the FDA yet). My son is going on that pronto once I can get a shipment to Singapore. Unfortunately, Baby's Only is not available in Singapore (not even at princely prices) and my son is going to have to continue ingesting his Earth's Best formula in the interim.

78 of 86 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars This product now contains syrup solids, July 19, 2010

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Jenyoga (Philadelphia, PA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Earth's Best Organic Infant Formula with Iron, DHA & ARA, 23.2 Ounce Canister (Grocery)

This product's ingredient profile on the Earth's Best website does not list "Syrup Solids"; however, buyers should be aware that the formula has recently changed to now include this ingredient. Their website has not yet been updated to reflect this (as of 7/18/2010).

I spoke with their consumer relations department and asked them to update their website since the misinformation is misleading to consumers. The change in ingredient profile to include syrup solids is disappointing. I am now researching other formulas.

40 of 47 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars it does not retail at $41 a can - even at its manufacturer, March 31, 2009

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ranchin'gal (McNeil, TX) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Earth's Best Organic Infant Formula with Iron, DHA & ARA, 23.2 Ounce Canister (Grocery)

This is a wonderful formula.
However, it is misleading to list this product at a higher price and appear as if Amazon carries it at a reduced price. It is priced at [..] at Whole Foods, same size. It is also available for online order at Earth's Best (the manufacturer) on their online store's website at [..].
The only place you are saving is to order more than one by monthly subscription through Amazon.

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