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Early Life Development

The First 1,000 Days:

A Crucial Period for Development​

Optimal health development starts at the very beginning of life, with the first 1,000 days—spanning from conception to a child’s second birthday—playing a pivotal role in shaping future wellbeing. During this critical window, remarkable physiological transformations occur, energy requirements escalate, and essential systems like immunity and neurodevelopment rapidly mature. As a result, the nutritional needs of infants, toddlers, and children constantly evolve throughout their early years.​

Building Blocks for Health​

While human milk naturally provides optimal nutrition for infants during their initial months, it is a highly complex food containing unique macro and micronutrients. ​​

IFF Health Sciences offers a diverse portfolio of ingredients that support optimized growth and development. Our commitment extends beyond specialized lipids to probiotics and fibers, ensuring that every child has access to essential building blocks for thriving health.​

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IFF Health Sciences’ Early Life Development Solutions

IFF Health Sciences offers a diverse portfolio of ingredients—safe and suitable for infant formula, supplements, and foods—that support optimized growth and development from early infancy through childhood.​

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HOWARU® Protect Baby

HOWARU® Protect Baby is a probiotic that establishes a healthy microbiota and immune support in early life.

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HOWARU® Protect Early Life​

HOWARU® Protect Early Life is designed specifically for pregnant women and children (0 to 2 years)*.

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HOWARU® Protect Kids​

HOWARU® Protect Kids is a safe and proven probiotic formulation that helps promote optimal health and wellness in children.​

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INFAT®

INFAT® is a specially formulation developed for infant formula so it is closer to human milk, providing optimal nutrition for infants.

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HOWARU® Bi-07®

HOWARU® Bi-07® collaborates with other probiotic strains to support gut health and immune function.

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HOWARU® HN001™​

​HOWARU® HN001™ has been extensively studied across all life stages from early infancy through elderly years, and in pregnant and lactating women.​

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HOWARU® HN019™

HOWARU® HN019™ is well-studied for its probiotic properties and has demonstrated many health benefits.​

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HOWARU® NCFM®

HOWARU® NCFM® is well-studied for its probiotic properties and has demonstrated many health benefits.