For example, one difference between Similac Advance and Enfamil Lipil is that Similac Advance doesn't use
palm olein oil as its source of fat, instead, using soy and coconut oil.
Another point to note is that Similac prides itself in not
using palm olein oil which has been under much debate over its safety to health despite its widespread use.
While the makers of Similac and some studies suggest that
palm olein oil lowers the absorption of calcium and bone mineralization, other formula makers and other studies dispute that claim.
The study, which appears in the May issue of Pediatrics - the official journal of the American Academy of Pediatrics - was conducted at Hutzel Hospital at Wayne State University in Detroit, Michigan in the US and examined the difference in bone mineral content and density in children who had received infant formula
containing palm olein oil as compared to those who received infant formula without the oil.
They include soy oil, coconut oil, palm or
palm olein oil, and high oleic sunflower oil.
Although palm and
palm olein oil is widely used, research has shown that these fats can reduce absorption of fat and calcium.
Another difference is that Similac is made without
palm olein oil as the predominant source of fat, while Enfamil is made with palm olein oil.