Pros and cons of Optimum Gold milk that moms should know

1. Advantages of Optimum Gold milk

Optimum Gold milk is a Vinamilk powdered milk line with improved formula compared to the regular Optimum line. It has notable advantages such as:

• In addition to the main component of Whey protein easily absorbed from milk rich in Alpha-Lactalbumin and soluble fiber FOS and Probiotics like regular Optimum, Optimum Gold powdered milk is supplemented with an additional 25% DHA from pure algae as recommended by the World Health Organization (FAO/WHO) combined with other brain-boosting nutrients like Lutein, ARA, Taurine, promoting comprehensive development both physically and intellectually for children.
• In Vinamilk Optimum Gold powdered milk, HMO component (2'-FL) ranks as the 3rd most abundant and is commonly found in maternal milk, playing a key role in forming beneficial bacteria, preventing adhesion of pathogenic agents to the child's intestinal lining. Alongside soluble fiber FOS, it supports healthy digestive system function and strengthens immunity.
• Besides HMO, Vinamilk Optimum Gold milk provides probiotics BB-12TM and LGGTM to enhance beneficial bacteria in the gut and improve absorption of nutrients from milk and daily food intake for children.

• With 26 essential nutrients and vitamins, minerals such as A, D3, C, Zinc, Selenium, and a Nucleotide mix, this Vinamilk formula powdered milk for babies strengthens immunity, supports children's immune system, protecting them from common bacterial infections.
• The composition of Vinamilk Optimum Gold milk for babies is also rich in Vitamin D and Calcium with an appropriate Calcium & Phosphorus ratio (Ca:P), aiding in the development of strong bones and teeth, consequently promoting stable, regular height growth.
• The product helps babies gain weight effectively, serving as a comprehensive development powdered milk.
• Being a domestic powdered milk manufactured locally and complying with international quality standards certified by the ISO 9001:2015 Quality Management System by UKAS UK, it ensures both quality and affordability suitable for Vietnamese consumers.
• The product is powdered milk for infants up to 6 years old, offering a wide variety for consumers to choose according to their needs such as:
  • Optimum Gold 1 milk for babies from 0 – 6 months old
  • Optimum Gold 2 milk for babies from 6 – 12 months old
  • Optimum Gold 3 milk for babies from 1 – 2 years old
  • Optimum Gold 4 milk for babies from 2 – 6 years old

Vinamilk powdered milk varieties for babies come in tin packaging with 3 weight levels: small box 400g, medium box 900g, and large box 1500g. Apart from powdered milk in tin form, Vinamilk's Optimum Gold also offers nutritional liquid milk in the following forms:

• Prepared powdered milk Optimum Gold 110ml for children over 1 year old
• Prepared powdered milk Optimum Gold 180ml for children over 1 year old

Due to the diverse range of Vinamilk powdered milk varieties for babies, mothers should choose products according to their child's age, as nutritional needs vary at different ages. Correspondingly, the formula for Optimum Gold milk adjusts to suit the growth stages of the child.

2. Disadvantages of Optimum Gold milk

Despite possessing many advantages, after years on the market, Optimum Gold milk still has some drawbacks as follows:

• Prone to constipation if overused: Many mothers notice their children enjoy drinking it, so they give them more than the recommended amount, leading to excess protein, surplus nutrients, unabsorbable substances which strain the child's still-developing organs due to excessive activity, ultimately resulting in constipation and loss of appetite.
• Prone to stomach ache and diarrhea when switching formula milk: Many mothers are using imported powdered milk then realizing the cost exceeds the budget, they want to switch to domestic powdered milk for savings. However, when starting to use Optimum Gold milk for their child, the child experiences stomach pain and diarrhea. This phenomenon not only occurs with Optimum Gold milk alone but is commonly encountered when mothers switch to different formula milk for their child, and the child's stomach is not accustomed to the new milk. According to many experts, for milk digestion to occur, the digestive tract must have milk digestive enzymes. To have these enzymes, the body must maintain a regular milk drinking regimen. If not, the body will not maintain these enzyme levels, so when suddenly drinking milk, there won't be enough enzymes to digest the milk, resulting in diarrhea or difficult digestion as mentioned above.

In this case, mothers should monitor how the baby's stomach ache and diarrhea are affected by the new formula milk. If after 5-7 days the baby's stomach still hasn't adjusted to the new milk, mothers should revert to the previous milk formula.

Above are the pros and cons of Vinamilk Optimum Gold milk mothers need to know before deciding whether to buy and use it for their baby or not. Hopefully, the useful information provided by Mytour.vn will be helpful to mothers! Thank you for reading our article!