All mothers want to give their babies the best start in life, preferably with breast milk. When breastfeeding is not an option, choosing the best infant formula is key for healthy growth and development. Fats are an essential nutrient for the baby. While mother’s milk fat contains only 3-4% fat, it makes up 50% of a baby’s energy intake. Our fats and oils are essential components for creating infant milk formula products.

Our Betapol portfolio is the ideal choice of fat for infant formula because it mimics the fat composition and unique OPO fat structure that is naturally present in mother’s milk, helping to improve digestion. Our XtraCare range provides a complete portfolio of oils and custom blends for regular infant milk formula. As well as meeting the highest quality and regulatory standards for infant nutrition, our oils achieve the strictest standards for 3-MCPD, glycidyl esters and polyaromatic hydrocarbons.

Bunge is a market leader in infant nutrition. Over 30 years ago, we invented a process that mimics the unique OPO triglyceride structure found in human milk fat. This led to the development of Betapol, which improves fat and calcium absorption in babies, giving them the best start in life.

• In 2019, we revolutionized the market again with Betapol Plus, the next-generation OPO. It's designed to match mothers’ milk fat more closely, by combining the benefits of OPO with the highest OPO/SN-2 palmitate levels available on the market.
• In 2020, we developed Betapol Select, the premium infant lipid solution that closely mimics the natural OPO-OPL balance in Chinese mothers' milk fat.
• In 2021, we launched Betapol Organic, the first Certified Organic OPO in China and EU markets to support manufacturers of Organic Infant Nutrition.