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According to the New York Times, Similac Organic infant formula represented 36% of all organic formula sales in 2007 — its first full year on the market. Recently, however, the formula has come under scrutiny because it is sweetened with cane sugar (also known as sucrose).
Added sugars in infant formulas help infants digest the protein from cow’s milk or soy. Since the 1950s, sucrose has been gradually replaced by lactose in infant formulas, but it still can be found in all major brands of lactose-free and soy formulas. The FDA says that sucrose is safe and that it doesn’t regulate which type of sugar is used in formulas. Pediatricians worry that sucrose is more likely than other sugars to erode tooth enamel and that its sweeter taste will l…