Can pregnant women drink Devondale milk powder? It is not recommended for pregnant women to drink it

Devondale milk powder is also a better brand among milk powders, and it is also reassuring. So is this milk powder suitable for pregnant women? The editor of No. 5 website will introduce to you whether pregnant women can drink Devondale milk powder. It is not recommended for pregnant women to drink it.

Can pregnant women drink Devondale milk powder?

You can drink it, but it is not recommended to drink Deyun milk powder during pregnancy.

Note: Pregnant women can certainly drink Deyun milk powder, because Deyun milk powder is suitable for people over 3 years old. However, during pregnancy, it is recommended to drink milk powder specially formulated for pregnant women. Deyun milk powder cannot provide some special nutrients needed by pregnant women during pregnancy, but milk powder for pregnant women can, because milk powder for pregnant women is based on milk and adds folic acid, iron, calcium, DHA and other nutrients needed during pregnancy, which can meet the special needs of expectant mothers during pregnancy.

How is Devondale milk powder?

When you open the package, you can smell the fragrance of milk powder.

After brewing, the taste is lighter than that of Deyun full-fat milk (packaged in blue bags). In fact, I think it has almost no taste. Fortunately, I don’t like the overly sweet taste of milk powder.

It dissolves very quickly when brewed with hot water, and it dissolves very thoroughly with almost no lumps.

You can also rinse with cold water, just stir it a little more.

I will continue to drink it. I like fat-free and nutritious food.

Tips for choosing milk powder

1. Check the packaging: the shelf life of bagged and canned products is different

As the saying goes, "clothes make the man", this saying also applies to the milk powder industry. Good packaging is not only an organic guarantee of product quality, but also a kind of publicity for one's own brand. If you count the milk powder brands such as Abbott, Nutrilon, Karicare, HiPP, etc., you will find that their outer packaging has its own characteristics.

However, no matter how the packaging pattern changes or how rich the packaging color is, the basic information of the product must be included. A milk powder with standardized production and guaranteed quality must have basic information such as trademark, manufacturer name, production date, batch number, shelf life, applicable age, nutritional composition table, barcode, milk source, and place of origin.

2. Listening to the sound: clear and bright VS heavy and vague

"The voice reflects the person", which means that the voice can reflect a person's mental appearance. The same is true for milk powder. A can of good milk powder has a clear and bright voice, while a can of agglomerated or spoiled milk powder has a heavy voice.

Milk powder is packaged in three forms: cans, bags and boxes. Regardless of the form of packaging, manufacturers usually fill a certain amount of nitrogen into the packaging in order to extend the shelf life of the milk powder.

Due to the difference in packaging materials, canned milk powder has better sealing performance, and nitrogen is not easy to leak out, which can effectively curb the growth of various bacteria. In order to more clearly understand the storage status of milk powder, mothers can gently shake the canned milk powder when purchasing. If you hear a clear "rustling" sound and feel the milk powder shaking up and down and left and right with the rhythm, it means that the milk powder is not agglomerated; on the contrary, if the milk powder makes an unclear and heavy sound, it means that the milk powder has been damp and agglomerated.

The air barrier performance of boxed and bagged milk powder is poor, and it is more likely to leak than canned milk powder. When buying bagged milk powder, mothers can squeeze the bagged milk powder with both hands. If they hear a "whooshing" sound, the milk powder is likely to leak, and this bag of milk powder is likely to have quality problems. If you encounter this situation, you need to be cautious when buying.

The trademark and manufacturer's name indicate the origin of milk powder. Milk powder with a good brand image and good reputation will make consumers feel more at ease when using it. When buying milk powder, mothers should try to choose big brands with guaranteed quality.

3. Appearance: Uniform particles, powdery luster

In traditional Chinese medicine, there is a saying of "observation, listening, questioning and palpation". Observation, as the first step of the consultation, plays an extremely important role. For milk powder, you also need to carefully check its color.

Different brands of milk powder will not have the same color due to differences in milk sources and production processes. However, the particles of milk powder will be more uniform and the powder will be shiny. However, inferior milk powder will have uneven particles, whiter color, and unnatural color due to the addition of white sugar, glucose and other ingredients.

For unopened canned milk powder, mothers can observe the milk powder in the can through the transparent film on the cover. Generally speaking, good milk powder will appear milky white or yellowish, with uniform particle size and glossy texture. Inferior milk powder will appear brown, grayish white or other darker colors.

Some mothers may ask, is it true that the yellower the milk powder is, the better? In fact, that is not the case. If the milk powder is too yellow, it may be caused by excessive temperature, too long time and over-drying during the processing process, or it may be caused by oxidation during storage.

4. Look at the feel: Delicate feel VS Uneven feel

For canned milk powder, mothers can observe by shaking the can. If there is stickiness at the bottom of the can, it means that there are lumps in the milk powder. For bagged milk powder, mothers need to feel it by touching it with their hands. Good milk powder usually has uniform particles and feels delicate, while inferior milk powder feels uneven.

Through simple hand movements, you can easily know whether the milk powder has deteriorated. If the hand feels uneven, sticky and hard, it means that the milk powder has absorbed moisture and agglomerated. On the contrary, if it feels soft and smooth, the contents are flowing, and it makes a "rustling" sound, it means that the milk powder is qualified.

For milk powder that has already formed into lumps, if it can still be crushed by hand, it means that the quality has not changed much and it can still be eaten; if the lumps of milk powder are large and cannot be crushed by hand, then the milk powder is no longer suitable for consumption.

For opened milk powder, if there are many particles of milk powder on your hands when you rub it gently between your fingers, it means that the milk powder is already expired and you need to be careful to prevent moisture.

5. Taste: Light and natural, with frankincense

As we all know, breast milk is the best food for babies. Infant formula milk powder is based on cow's milk (or goat's milk). The original nutrient content ratio is adjusted, and appropriate amounts of vitamins, minerals and other auxiliary materials are added to make it taste closest to breast milk.

Good formula milk powder generally tastes light and natural, does not contain flavors and sucrose, and is close to the aroma of breast milk. Therefore, good milk powder will smell lightly of milk and taste lightly of fishy smell, without the sweetness of sugar (except for sweetened milk powder). Whole milk powder tastes slightly sweet, delicate and palatable milky flavor; skim milk powder tastes lighter.

The milk powder melts quickly when you put it in your mouth. It does not stick to your teeth and has a very strong sweet taste. It is best not to feed such milk powder to your baby, because it is likely that you have bought a fake or inferior product. If the milk powder tastes slightly sour, then the milk powder has gone bad. At the same time, if the milk powder has a moldy, fishy or bitter smell, it is also a sign that the milk powder has gone bad.

6. Look at the preparation: warm water is easy to dissolve, no precipitation

The form of milk powder after mixing is also an important criterion for distinguishing the authenticity of milk powder and distinguishing the quality of milk powder. If it is adulterated milk powder, even if it is mixed with cold boiled water, the milk powder will automatically dissolve or precipitate without stirring. When mixed with hot boiled water, adulterated milk powder will dissolve quickly and will not have the aroma and color of natural milk.

When mixing real milk powder with cold water, it must be stirred to dissolve into a milky white turbid liquid. When mixing with hot water, real milk powder will form suspended matter that floats up and will stick to the spoon when it is first stirred.

For good milk powder, mothers only need to take a spoonful of milk powder into a glass, mix it with boiling water, and let it stand for 5 minutes. The water and milk powder will dissolve together without precipitation. Inferior milk powder will have such a situation: use boiling water to mix the milk powder in a cup and let it stand. There will be suspended matter or small lumps that are insoluble in water on the surface, fine powder precipitation at the bottom of the cup, and signs of separation of water and milk.

The manufacturing date and shelf life are the key issues to pay attention to when choosing milk powder. It should be noted that the shelf life of canned milk powder is longer than that of bagged milk powder. Mothers should also read them carefully when purchasing.

The manufacturing date and expiration date of canned milk powder are marked on the can body or bottom of the can, while the manufacturing date and expiration date of bagged milk powder are marked on the side or seal of the bag. By checking the manufacturing date and expiration date, mothers can determine whether the product is within the safe consumption period and avoid buying expired milk powder. If the packaging mark of milk powder is too old, the expiration date is likely to have passed.

The difficulty in dissolving milk powder may be affected by water temperature and water quality

Water temperature, stirring and water hardness will affect the preparation of milk powder. Poor water temperature and stirring will cause the milk powder to not dissolve (Note: if the water temperature is too high, it will easily cause the protein in the milk powder to denature and denatured protein particles to appear in the milk), which will cause deposits on the wall of the bottle.

After the milk powder is completely dissolved and cooled, some fat nutrients will precipitate and adhere to the wall of the bottle. This is the fat in the milk powder and it does not matter. The insoluble sediment at the bottom is not other impurities and will not pose any health and safety risks to the baby.