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Bobbie Organic Gentle Infant Formula (14.1 oz can)

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Bobbie Organic Gentle Infant Formula (14.1 oz can)

Organic formula with partly broken-down whey for fussy babies that, unlike most “gentle” formulas, keeps lactose as its only sugar. Consumer Reports rated it a top choice; same Bobbie record as the original. Not for milk allergy.

Best for Parents whose pediatrician has suggested a gentle, partially hydrolyzed formula and who want one without corn syrup solids.

Our rating
Good (3.6 of 5)
Price range
Premium
Size
14.1 oz (400 g) can
Made in
Made in the USA by Bobbie, per the maker

approx. $32 for a 14.1 oz can (about $2.27 an ounce); $128 for 4 cans

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Also sold at Walmart ($30 ($29.97 a can)), Target ($32 ($31.99 a can, $2.27 an ounce)), Thrive Market ($32 ($31.99; $27.19 for members)) .

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    How we evaluated it

    How it scores Our rating, metric by metric Good, 3.6 of 5
    1. Ingredients 30% of the rating 4 of 5

      Organic lactose first with no corn syrup solids, maltodextrin or palm oil, unlike many gentle formulas, but the protein is processed (partly hydrolyzed) and the vitamin and mineral list is long.

    2. Independent testing 35% of the rating 4 of 5

      Consumer Reports found no arsenic, cadmium or mercury and 1.5 ppb lead in 2025, and Lead Safe Mama found all four metals not detected in 2026, though Bobbie paid for the second lab; Florida did not test this formula.

    3. Trust 25% of the rating 3 of 5

      Bobbie’s 2019 Class I recall of an older imported formula weighs against it; nothing has been recalled since, and Consumer Reports rates all four Bobbie formulas top choices.

    4. Value 10% of the rating 2 of 5

      About $2.27 an ounce at the maker and $2.13 at Walmart, the dearest Bobbie formula and about three times a store-brand ProCare at $0.76 an ounce.

    The rating, 3.6 of 5, is the weighted average of these scores. See how we rank baby & kids nutrition and our standard.

    Where to buy Stores and the prices we saw 3 stores
    • Walmart (opens in a new tab) approx. $30 ($29.97 a can). Sold and shipped by Walmart.com on 2026-11-02, about $2.13 an ounce.
    • Target (opens in a new tab) approx. $32 ($31.99 a can, $2.27 an ounce). Listed as “Bobbie Organic Gentle Infant Formula”, 14.1 oz, in stock on target.com on 2026-11-03 with no marketplace seller shown.
    • Thrive Market (opens in a new tab) approx. $32 ($31.99; $27.19 for members). 14.1 oz tin, listed in stock on 2026-11-03. Thrive is a membership store; the member price is about $1.93 an ounce.

    Prices as we saw them on November 3, 2026. They change often. These links carry no tracking code and earn us nothing.

    What’s in it Every ingredient, in label order 7 ingredients
    1. Organic lactose
    2. Organic partially hydrolyzed whey protein
    3. Organic high oleic (safflower or sunflower) oil
    4. Organic low erucic acid rapeseed oil
    5. Organic coconut oil
    6. Organic linoleic (safflower or sunflower) oil
    7. Less than 1% of: organic low erucic acid rapeseed lecithin, Mortierella alpina oil (a source of ARA), Schizochytrium sp. oil (a source of DHA), vitamin A palmitate, cholecalciferol (vitamin D), dl-alpha tocopheryl acetate (vitamin E), mixed tocopherols concentrate, phytonadione (vitamin K), ascorbyl palmitate, thiamine hydrochloride (vitamin B1), riboflavin (vitamin B2), pyridoxine hydrochloride (vitamin B6), cyanocobalamin (vitamin B12), niacinamide (vitamin B3), folic acid, calcium pantothenate, biotin, ascorbic acid (vitamin C), choline bitartrate, inositol, L-carnitine, calcium carbonate, calcium chloride, calcium hydroxide, calcium phosphate, ferrous sulfate, zinc sulfate, manganese sulfate, cupric sulfate, magnesium chloride, potassium bicarbonate, potassium chloride, potassium phosphate, potassium hydroxide, potassium iodide, sodium chloride, sodium selenite and sodium citrate. Contains milk.
    Who tested it What each test found, and who paid for it 4 tests
    • Independent Consumer Reports (nonprofit; tested 41 powdered formulas) March 2025

      Bobbie Organic Gentle powder: total arsenic not detected, lead 1.5 ppb, cadmium and mercury not detected, aluminum 1,325 ppb; BPA, BPF, BPS and acrylamide not detected. Open ↗ (opens in a new tab)

    • Independent Consumer Reports, best-formulas article March 2026

      Lists Bobbie Organic Gentle among the best sensitive and gentle formulas, with organic lactose as the first ingredient and organic partially hydrolyzed whey protein as the main protein. Open ↗ (opens in a new tab)

    • Maker’s own test Lead Safe Mama (advocacy business; earns Amazon affiliate income; Bobbie paid for the 2024 and 2026 rounds) April 2026

      Retail-bought cans sent blind to a third-party lab: lead, cadmium, arsenic and mercury all not detected, mercury below 2 ppb. Bobbie paid for the testing at Lead Safe Mama’s invitation. The November 2024 round, also paid for by Bobbie, was clean too. Open ↗ (opens in a new tab)

    • Paid certification Clean Label Project (a certification program that brands apply to)

      Its Bobbie brand page lists “Bobbie Organic Gentle Infant Formula Milk-Based Powder with Iron (L75)”, but the certificate button for every Bobbie product reads “Certificate is not available for this product”. We could not see a certificate, its date or what it covers. Open ↗ (opens in a new tab)

    Who paid, and why it matters
    • Independent The tester took no money from the maker for it: a consumer group, a journalist, a university or a regulator.
    • Paid certification An outside lab or certifier tested or listed it, and the maker paid for that.
    • Maker’s own test A lab report or certificate of analysis the maker commissioned and published.

    A certification is a floor, not a verdict: it checks what its program checks and nothing else. We weigh tests by someone with no stake in the result most.

    What people ask Worries raised online and elsewhere, and what we found 6 questions
    Does “gentle” mean the formula is easier to digest?
    That is the maker’s claim, and we found no trial of this formula. Consumer Reports says FDA does not define “gentle” or “sensitive”. Our guide to choosing an infant formula says partially hydrolyzed versions exist for common digestive complaints and to ask your pediatrician before switching types.
    Is it safe for a baby with a milk allergy?
    No, not on its own. The label says it contains milk, and the whey protein is only partly broken down. Consumer Reports says hypoallergenic formula is a separate category and that all of the FDA-registered ones it tested had moderate to high metals; ask your pediatrician.
    Did Florida find mercury in it?
    Florida did not test it. Florida’s January 2026 results table (opens in a new tab) covers two Bobbie formulas: “Bobbie Infant Formula” (pictured as the Whole Milk can), flagged for mercury, and “Bobbie Organic Infant Formula”, not flagged. Food Safety Magazine’s list (opens in a new tab) mislabeled the first as the organic one. Bobbie disputes the result, and Salon (opens in a new tab) reports Florida shared no lab reports or methods. Consumer Reports and Lead Safe Mama found no mercury in this formula.
    Has Bobbie been recalled?
    Once, in 2019: a Class I openFDA record (opens in a new tab) (F-1486-2019) for 306 units of an imported German “companion formula” that did not give some infants adequate nutrition, closed on 28 June 2019. FDA’s alert (opens in a new tab) said its label lacked amounts for required nutrients and that an inspection found the firm out of compliance. Nothing since, including during the 2025 and 2026 formula recalls of other brands; openFDA was last updated 28 October 2026.
    Who paid for the clean results?
    Consumer Reports paid for its own tests. Bobbie paid for Lead Safe Mama’s 2024 and 2026 rounds and arranged the Clean Label Project certification and Light Labs screening. Lead Safe Mama earns Amazon affiliate income.
    Any Prop 65 notices?
    None name Bobbie in the California Attorney General’s search (opens in a new tab), searched 2 and 3 Nov 2026.
    Why we chose it What put it on our list 5 points
    • Lactose is the first ingredient and the only carbohydrate. Consumer Reports’ gentle-formula list shows others using corn syrup solids, corn maltodextrin or glucose syrup; Bobbie’s label has none of those.
    • Consumer Reports’ March 2025 test found total arsenic, cadmium and mercury not detected and 1.5 ppb of lead, and it is on CR’s 2026 list of best gentle formulas. Lead Safe Mama’s 2026 lab, paid for by Bobbie, found lead, cadmium, arsenic and mercury not detected (mercury below 2 ppb).
    • The oils are organic rapeseed, sunflower and coconut. There is no palm oil, and the DHA comes from algae.
    • Florida’s January 2026 testing did not include this formula: its two Bobbie samples were “Bobbie Infant Formula” (the whole-milk can) and “Bobbie Organic Infant Formula”.
    • It is on FDA’s list of infant formulas marketed in the US.
    Trade-offs What to weigh before you buy 5 points
    • “Gentle” has no legal meaning. Consumer Reports notes that FDA does not define it, and that the idea that babies cannot digest lactose is a common misconception. Switch only on your pediatrician’s advice.
    • It still contains milk protein, only partly broken down. It is not a hypoallergenic formula and is not for a baby with a cow’s-milk allergy.
    • It shares Bobbie’s record: a Class I recall in 2019 of an older imported formula, and Florida’s January 2026 mercury flag on Bobbie’s whole-milk formula (disputed). Florida did not test this one.
    • Bobbie paid for Lead Safe Mama’s tests in 2024 and 2026 and arranged the Clean Label Project certification and Light Labs screening. Consumer Reports is the independent check.
    • At about $2.27 an ounce at the maker it is the most expensive Bobbie formula, three times the $0.76 an ounce Consumer Reports listed for Kirkland ProCare.
    What to know Details worth knowing first

    Most of the “gentle” or “sensitive” formulas on Consumer Reports’ list get their carbohydrate from corn syrup solids, maltodextrin or glucose syrup. Bobbie’s organic gentle formula does not: organic lactose is first on the label, the protein is partly broken-down organic whey, and the oils are organic rapeseed, sunflower and coconut. That makes it the plainest gentle formula we know of, though the word “gentle” has no legal meaning and we found no trial showing it eases fussiness.

    Consumer Reports found no arsenic, cadmium or mercury and a low 1.5 ppb of lead in 2025, and Lead Safe Mama’s lab found none of the four metals in 2026. Bobbie paid for the second set and arranges its other certificates, which is why we score testing a 4. Its 2019 recall of an older imported formula and a disputed Florida result about another Bobbie formula are on the record too.

    It is not a treatment for milk allergy, and it costs about $32 a can. Our guide to choosing an infant formula says to ask your pediatrician before switching types.

    What we checked Each claim, and how sure we are of it 6 checks
    How Bobbie Organic Gentle Infant Formula (14.1 oz can) measures up against our baby & kids nutrition criteria
    What we checked What we found
    Third-party contaminant testing for this exact product Verified Consumer Reports, March 2025: lead 1.5 ppb, the other metals not detected. Lead Safe Mama, 2026: all four not detected, paid for by Bobbie.
    Clean Label Project certificate Maker’s claim Bobbie says all four formulas are certified. CLP’s page lists the product but shows “Certificate is not available for this product”.
    USDA Organic Maker’s claim Stated on the maker’s and Walmart’s pages. We did not open the USDA Organic Integrity record.
    Lactose as the only carbohydrate, no corn syrup or palm oil Verified Read on the maker’s label on 3 Nov 2026 and in Target’s listing. Consumer Reports’ list of gentle formulas confirms organic lactose is first.
    On FDA’s list of infant formulas marketed in the US Verified FDA’s list names “Bobbie Organic Gentle Infant Formula Milk-Based Powder with Iron” (read 3 Nov 2026). FDA says makers must notify it before selling and that the list is not an endorsement. The iron content is the maker’s: the label shows 1.2 mg per 100 calories and Walmart’s listing says “with 1.2mg Iron”.
    Recalls and notices Verified One Class I recall in 2019 (older imported product), none since in openFDA; no Prop 65 notices; not tested by Florida.
    What the labels mean
    • Verified We opened an independent record that confirms it: a certifier’s listing, a regulator’s list or a lab report. It is linked under Sources.
    • Maker’s claim The maker says so on its own page or label. We read it but found no independent record.
    • Not verified We looked and could not confirm it, or the maker does not say. Treat it as unknown.
    Sources Where our facts come from 17 sources
    1. Bobbie Organic Gentle Infant Formula product page. Maker’s page. $128 for 4 cans ($32 a can), label read 3 Nov 2026. Open ↗ (opens in a new tab)
    2. Bobbie formula safety page. Maker’s page. 2,000+ checks, monthly Light Labs screening, Clean Label Project claims, SQF audit. Open ↗ (opens in a new tab)
    3. Consumer Reports: baby formula test results, March 2025 (PDF). Test report. Per-formula numbers in parts per billion. Open ↗ (opens in a new tab)
    4. Consumer Reports: Best Baby Formulas From Our Tests (March 2026). Test report. Gentle-formula list, hypoallergenic note and prices per ounce. Open ↗ (opens in a new tab)
    5. Lead Safe Mama: Bobbie Organic Gentle Infant Formula (April 2026). Test report. Bobbie paid for the test; says the November 2024 test was clean. Open ↗ (opens in a new tab)
    6. Lead Safe Mama: comparative test results for four Bobbie formulas (April 2026). Test report. Also discusses Florida’s results. Open ↗ (opens in a new tab)
    7. Clean Label Project: Bobbie brand page. Certifier or regulator listing. Lists this formula; every Bobbie product shows “Certificate is not available for this product”. Open ↗ (opens in a new tab)
    8. Florida Healthy Florida First: infant formula results table (January 2026, PDF). Test report. 24 products; the only Bobbie entries are “Bobbie Infant Formula” and “Bobbie Organic Infant Formula”. Still online, no longer linked from Florida’s page. Open ↗ (opens in a new tab)
    9. Food Safety Magazine: Florida launches food contaminant testing program (January 2026). Test report. Lists the products Florida flagged; its Bobbie line carries the organic name. Open ↗ (opens in a new tab)
    10. Salon: Healthy Florida First’s toxic baby formula dilemma (March 2026). Independent source. Bobbie’s account of the batch numbers and the mismatched graphic. Open ↗ (opens in a new tab)
    11. openFDA food enforcement reports, recalling firm “Bobbie”. Certifier or regulator listing. One record, from 2019; database last updated 28 Oct 2026, read 3 Nov 2026. Open ↗ (opens in a new tab)
    12. FDA: Advises consumers to stop using infant formula from Bobbie Baby Inc. (June 2019, archived copy). Certifier or regulator listing. Companion formula made in Germany; missing label nutrients; inspection finding; recall terminated 28 June 2019. Open ↗ (opens in a new tab)
    13. FDA: Infant formulas marketed in the U.S.. Certifier or regulator listing. Lists all four Bobbie formulas as non-exempt infant formulas; read 3 Nov 2026. Open ↗ (opens in a new tab)
    14. California Attorney General: Prop 65 60-day notice search, defendant “Bobbie”. Certifier or regulator listing. No results on 2 and 3 Nov 2026. Open ↗ (opens in a new tab)
    15. Walmart: Bobbie Organic Gentle Infant Formula, 14.1 oz. Independent source. $29.97, sold and shipped by Walmart.com, read 2 Nov 2026. Open ↗ (opens in a new tab)
    16. Target: Bobbie Organic Gentle Infant Formula, 14.1 oz. Independent source. $31.99, in stock, read 3 Nov 2026. Open ↗ (opens in a new tab)
    17. Thrive Market: Bobbie Organic Gentle Infant Formula, 14.1 oz tin. Independent source. $31.99 list, $27.19 for members, in stock, read 3 Nov 2026. Open ↗ (opens in a new tab)
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