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This Costco formula is as effective as any other traditional formula. Lactose (the same sugar that’s in breast milk) is the only carbohydrate. And the formula has many of the same potentially beneficial extra ingredients found in much more expensive formulas.

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This Target formula also uses lactose as its sole carbohydrate, and it has many of the same extra nutrients as formulas that cost twice as much.

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Walmart’s formula is made with all partially hydrolyzed whey protein, which may be easier for some babies to digest than the intact milk proteins used in our traditional formula picks. It includes several extra nutrients also found in more expensive formulas.

This Sam’s Club formula also uses lactose as its only carbohydrate. And it has several potentially beneficial extra ingredients found in much more expensive formulas.

Earth’s Best Organic Infant Formula is the least expensive organic formula we found that uses lactose as its sole carbohydrate and also includes many potentially beneficial extra nutrients.

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