Kendamil Organic Stage 2 Follow On Milk - 800 g

What is Kendamil Organic Stage 2 follow-on milk?

Kendamil Organic Stage 2 is a British organic follow-on milk for babies from 6 to 12 months, made from organic whole cow's milk, with no palm oil, no fish oil and no maltodextrin. This listing is a single 800g can — about 209 fl oz of prepared formula, roughly 41 five-ounce bottles.

A follow-on formula is not a different kind of product from a first infant milk; it is the same milk adjusted for a baby who is also eating. From six months your baby's iron stores from birth are running down and solid food is starting to cover part of the day, so the protein and mineral balance shifts. This can is designed to sit alongside two or three small meals a day, not to replace them.

What separates it from most European baby formula at this stage is the starting material. Most formulas begin by skimming the fat out of milk and rebuilding it from vegetable oils. Kendamil starts with organic whole milk and leaves the natural milk fat in place, which is why the milk fat globule membrane (MFGM) survives into the can. The milk comes from grass-fed herds around Kendal, in the English Lake District, and Kendamil is the only British-owned baby milk brand.

Certification here is unusually thorough: the can is certified organic by the Soil Association to the EU-equivalent standard and is additionally Red Tractor assured, a British farm-standards scheme the rest of the Kendamil range does not carry at every stage. Non-GMO, Vegetarian Society, Halal and Kosher approvals apply as well.

This is the middle step of the feeding journey. Before it comes Kendamil Organic Stage 1 for birth to six months; after it, at twelve months, comes Kendamil Organic Stage 3 toddler milk. It can be combined with breastfeeding at any point.

What's in Kendamil Organic Stage 2 per 100ml?

Prepared as directed, every 100ml provides 66 kcal, 3.5g fat, 1.5g protein, 46mg calcium and 16.1mg DHA sourced from microalgae. The prebiotic is GOS, and the carbohydrate is lactose — there is no maltodextrin, starch or added sugar.

Kendamil publishes a calcium figure that varies between retailers for this can, and we quote the lower, better-sourced value. We do not publish a carbohydrate figure here because we cannot source one we trust for this exact SKU — the panel printed on your can is the authority, and we would rather send you to it than print a number we have not verified.

The ingredient deck opens with organic whole milk, organic demineralised whey protein and organic skimmed milk, followed by an organic sunflower, coconut and rapeseed oil blend and organic galacto-oligosaccharides. DHA comes from Schizochytrium microalgae oil and ARA from Mortierella alpina, so there is no fish oil anywhere in the can. Nucleotides, taurine, choline, inositol and the full EU-mandated vitamin and mineral spread complete the recipe. Allergen: milk.

One claim we will not make: HMOs. Kendamil's marketing for this line mentions an HMO, but the ingredient panel published for this can lists galacto-oligosaccharides and no named human milk oligosaccharide. Until that is resolved on the label, we describe this formula as GOS prebiotic only. If HMO fortification is what you are shopping for, Kendamil Bio Nature Stage 2 states it explicitly on its own panel.

Why is Kendamil Organic Stage 2 made from whole milk instead of skimmed milk?

Because the fat is where the milk fat globule membrane lives. Kendamil builds this formula on organic whole milk and keeps its natural milk fat in place, rather than skimming the milk and rebuilding the fat entirely from vegetable oils — which is how most follow-on formula is made.

Skimming is not done to harm anything; it is done because a fat blend you build yourself is easier to standardise than one that arrives in the milk. But the membrane that wraps each natural fat globule — a layer of phospholipids and proteins — does not survive that process. Starting from whole milk is slower and costs more, and it is the clearest single reason to pay a premium for this can over a cheaper organic follow-on milk.

Figures are schematic illustrations of the difference in fat structure, not to scale and not microscopy.

What is not in Kendamil Organic Stage 2?

No palm oil, no fish oil, no soy, no maltodextrin, no starch and no corn syrup. The DHA comes from microalgae rather than fish, which makes the formula suitable for vegetarian families, and the only carbohydrate is lactose. The can is Soil Association organic certified and Red Tractor assured.

• No palm oil
• No fish oil
• No soy
• No maltodextrin
• No starch
• No corn syrup
• Vegetarian friendly
• Whole milk fats

Contains milk. Certified organic to the UK standard, aligned to EU-equivalent organic rules and marketed as EU Organic, plus Red Tractor farm assurance.

How does Kendamil Organic Stage 2 compare to HiPP Stage 2 and Kendamil Bio Nature Stage 2?

All three are certified organic follow-on milks for 6 to 12 months. Kendamil Organic is the only one with Red Tractor assurance on top of organic certification. HiPP is the only one with a live probiotic culture, and Bio Nature is the only one of the three that states HMO fortification on its own panel.

Being straight with you: if HMO fortification is the thing you are shopping for, Kendamil Bio Nature Stage 2 is the honest answer, not this can — Bio Nature names an HMO on its ingredient panel and this one does not, whatever the marketing says. If you want a live probiotic culture and a notably higher calcium figure, HiPP Stage 2 Bio Combiotik beats both Kendamils on those two points, though it contains palm oil, starch and fish-oil DHA. We stock all three. Note the pack sizes differ — 800 g against HiPP's 600 g box — so compare price per prepared ounce rather than price per pack. Kendamil Organic Stage 2's real advantages are the whole-milk base with MFGM, the double Soil Association plus Red Tractor assurance, no palm oil and no starch.

How many cans of formula will my baby need per month?

A formula-fed baby between 6 and 12 months uses roughly 2 to 2.5 cans of Kendamil Organic Stage 2 per month. One 800g can makes about 209 fl oz, or 41 bottles of 5 fl oz each — noticeably fewer cans than the same baby needed at Stage 1, because solid food is now covering part of the day.

That drop is the part parents rarely budget for in advance. Monthly formula use peaks just before six months and falls from there, and it keeps falling through the toddler stage. The bars below show the whole Kendamil Organic ladder so you can see where this can sits.

Estimates for exclusive formula feeding. Every baby feeds differently — use these for planning, not as a target.

How do you prepare Kendamil Organic Stage 2?

Sterilise the bottle, boil fresh water and let it cool to the temperature printed on your can, pour the measured water into the bottle first, then add the number of level 4.3g scoops your can's feeding chart gives for your baby's age, shake to dissolve, cool to body temperature and feed within one hour.

Kendamil Organic Stage 2: frequently asked questions

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• Kendamil Organic Stage 3The toddler milk for 12+ months, the next step after this can.
• Kendamil Organic Stage 1The first infant milk for birth to six months, same organic line.
• Kendamil Bio Nature Stage 2The richer, HMO-fortified sibling — whole milk plus organic cream.
• HiPP Stage 2 Bio CombiotikGerman organic follow-on with a live probiotic culture and more calcium.
• Kendamil Comfort MilkFor colic and constipation, if a standard follow-on is not settling.
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