Ingredients

Carrington & Finch

Made traceable

Every ingredient. Every amount. Nothing hidden.

The whole list — including the parts most brands would rather you didn't read.

Our formulation is being finalised with our manufacturer and reviewed against Indian nutritional guidance. Exact amounts publish the day it locks — and founders on the reserve list see the full sheet first, before anyone else. What is written below will not change; only the numbers get filled in.

Ninety percent of what is in the pouch

It starts, and mostly ends, with the milk.

Certified-organic A2 milk from farms beside Australia's Great Ocean Road — NASAA-certified organic pasture, grown without synthetic pesticides. Fresh milk, dried once, never rebuilt from year-old imported powder. Most of this pouch is simply very good milk. Everything below is what we carefully added to it.

What we add

A short list. Every one of them earns its place.

We were ruthless about this. If an ingredient was there to look impressive on a label rather than to do a job for an Indian child, it did not go in.

Omega-3 DHA

From algae — grown, not fished

An omega-3 fat that most children's diets are short of, and vegetarian diets especially. Ours comes from algae rather than fish, so it suits vegetarian families and carries no fishy taste. We use a microencapsulated form and protect it with vitamin E, because omega-3 that has gone stale is worse than none at all.

Lactoferrin

A protein that belongs in milk

Lactoferrin occurs naturally in milk, but very little survives ordinary processing. We add it back at a meaningful amount — the level used in published research in young children, not a token sprinkle for the ingredient list. It is one of the more expensive things in the pouch, and one of the least visible.

Prebiotic fibre & live cultures

Fibre, and the cultures it feeds

A prebiotic fibre paired with live cultures. We check the culture count still holds at the end of shelf life, not just on the day it is made — a live culture is only worth listing if it is still alive when your child drinks it.

Whey protein

Australian dairy protein

Added on top of the milk's own protein so a single glass carries a genuine share of a child's day. We are deliberately honest about this: it is a daily nutrition drink, not a protein shake, and we will not pretend otherwise.

Vitamins & minerals

Chosen for Indian children specifically

This is where we stopped copying other formulas and looked at the data. India's national nutrition survey shows children most commonly fall short on a specific handful of nutrients — so those are the ones we top up toward the full daily requirement, including vitamin D, vitamin B12 and iodine. B12 matters especially in vegetarian households, where it is hardest to get. We deliberately keep vitamin A and iron moderate rather than maximal, because more is not better with those.

Chocolate, and a little honey

Taste — the part everyone underestimates

The most carefully formulated drink in the world is worthless if a child will not finish it twice. So there is real chocolate flavour and a small amount of honey. No refined sugar. Honey is a sugar and we declare it as one — we would rather say that plainly than hide behind a clever claim.

And what is not in it.

No refined sugar. No palm oil. No maltodextrin. No artificial colours, flavours, preservatives or sweeteners. No proprietary blends hiding what is inside. No fillers to make the pouch look fuller than it is. And no claims we cannot stand behind — which is why you will not find promises about brains, height or immunity anywhere on this site.

The label promise

Every ingredient named. Every amount printed. And every batch tested to confirm that what is written on the pouch is genuinely inside it — because a number on a label should be a measurement, not a marketing decision.

Allergens & suitability. Contains MILK. Not suitable for children with a milk allergy. Lacto-vegetarian.

For children aged 6 years and above only. NOT for infants under 12 months. Consult your paediatrician before use if your child has known food allergies, medical conditions, or is taking medication.

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Made in Australia. Made with certified-organic Australian A2 milk.
For children aged 6 years and above only · Not for infants under 12 months.