Nido is a milk substitute powder and milk powder brand manufactured by Nestlé. It was introduced in 1944 in Switzerland.[1] The range claims to offer "nutrition solutions for each stage of childhood".[2]
Overview
The different varieties include instant dried whole milk with Vitamins A & D, and Nido Kinder 1+.
Nido is fortified with additional nutrients to those found in milk. Nido Kinder 1+ is non-fat powdered milk that is fortified with Prebio 1, a prebiotic fibre that benefits a child’s digestive system.[2][3]
Nestlé says that Nido products are not suitable for children of under 1 year of age.[4] Although there is no age recommendation apart from the minimum age restriction of 1 year,[5] marketing is featured around children over three years of age with the tagline "Nutritious Milk for Growing Kids".
Nido Fortificada contains: whole milk, soy lecithin, vitamins A (as acetate), C, and D3, iron (as ferric pyrophosphate), and zinc sulfate.
Nido Kinder 1+ contains: nonfat milk, vegetable oils (corn, canola, palm), sugar, maltodextrin, lactose, milk fat, honey, prebiotics oligofructose and inulin, less than 2% calcium carbonate, soy lecithin, vitamins B6, C, D3, and K, vitamins A and E as acetate, taurine, ferrous sulfate, zinc sulfate, niacinamide, thiamine mononitrate, folic acid, biotin, calcium pantothenate, and sodium selenate.[6]
Nido is available in Mexico, Asia (except Indonesia, where this milk is named "Dancow"), Middle East, most of Africa, most of South America, the UK, Portugal and some parts of the United States, particularly New York City. In some regions, the product is sold under the name "Nespray".
A report by Public Eye, a Swiss-based sustainability NGO, found that for Nestlé-brand breast milk substitutes such as Cerelac and Nido, a higher quantity of added sugar was found in low and medium-income countries. [9] Countries such as Indonesia were found to have added sugar contents of up to 6 grams per portion, while Switzerland itself had no added sugar for the same given wheat-based product.
1 Currently manufactured by General Mills in the U.S. and Canada. Produced by Cereal Partners under the Nestlé brand elsewhere. 2 Brand owned by General Mills; U.S. and Canadian production rights controlled by Nestlé under license. 3 U.S. production rights owned by The Hershey Company. 4 U.S. rights and production owned by the Smarties Candy Company with a different product. 5 U.S. rights and specific trade dress owned by Nestlé; rights elsewhere owned by Associated British Foods. 6 Produced by Cereal Partners, branded as Nestlé. 7 Produced by Cereal Partners and branded as Nestlé in the U.K. and Ireland. Produced by Post Foods elsewhere. 8 Philippine production rights owned by Alaska Milk Corporation. 9 Singaporean, Malaysian and Thai production rights owned by Fraser and Neave. 10 Used only in Indonesia, Thailand, and Cambodia. 11 Used only in the Philippines. 12 U.S. production rights owned by the Ferrara Candy Company. 13NA rights and specific trade dress to all packaged coffee and other products under the Starbucks brand owned by Nestlé since 2019. 14 Brand owned by Mars, sold by Nestlé in Canada. 15 Produced by Froneri in the U.S. since 2020.
