HiPP PUR Stage PRE Organic Infant Formula – 500g German Whole Milk Baby Formula

What is HiPP PRE PUR?

HiPP PRE PUR is a German organic infant formula suitable from birth, made with organic whey and 18% organic whole milk powder, with lactose as its only carbohydrate, no starch and no palm oil. One box is 500 g — about 132 fl oz of prepared formula, roughly 26 bottles of 5 oz, or the 39 bottles of 100 ml HiPP counts on the pack.

PUR is new. HiPP brought it in for 2026 as the replacement for its discontinued HiPP BIO milk line — PRE, 1, 2, 3 and Kindermilch — and it is more than a change of name. HiPP's own description of the recipe, translated from the German pack, is our new infant formula with high-quality milk fat from organic whole milk. Where most European baby formula starts from skimmed milk and adds vegetable fats back in, PUR keeps the fat that arrives with organic whole milk and tops it up with sunflower and rapeseed oil, without palm oil. HiPP says the recipe is concentrated on selected, high-quality ingredients, with a fatty-acid profile modelled on breast milk.

PRE is HiPP's starter tier. The German pack is marked 0+ Monate — from birth — and HiPP states no upper age limit for it, though our house convention is to treat PRE as the 0–6 month box and move to a follow-on milk when solids begin. Its carbohydrate is lactose only, with no starch, and HiPP's own wording is that it can therefore be given on demand, the way breast milk is. It is a from-birth milk for a bottle-fed baby, whether that is every feed or only some of them.

It is fully organic — EU Bio certified, carrying the EU organic leaf, HiPP's own Bio seal and the organic control body code printed on the pack. It is not Demeter certified, and we would rather say so than let you assume it. One more thing worth knowing before you buy: PUR does not replace HiPP Bio Combiotik, which continues as a separate line. PUR carries no prebiotic GOS and no live culture. If those are what you came for, the Combiotik box is the one to buy.

What's in HiPP PRE PUR per 100ml?

Prepared as directed, every 100ml of HiPP PRE PUR provides 272 kJ / 65 kcal, 1.3 g protein, 3.5 g fat and 7.1 g carbohydrate — all of it lactose, with no starch at all. It carries 13 mg DHA from fish oil and 13 mg ARA from Mortierella alpina oil, alongside 50 mg calcium, 0.53 mg iron and 1.5 µg vitamin D. There is no prebiotic GOS and no live culture in this recipe — the Bio Combiotik line is the one that carries those.

Figures are per 100ml of prepared formula, from HiPP's published data for the German 500 g box. Those 13 mg of DHA work out at 20 mg per 100 kcal, which is exactly the minimum the EU has required of every infant formula since 2020 — met, not exceeded, and we would rather tell you that than let the number imply more than it does. This is HiPP's complete average nutrition declaration for this box. Always check the panel on your own box, since manufacturers reformulate.

What does PUR mean in HiPP PRE PUR?

What is not in HiPP PRE PUR?

There is no starch, no maltodextrin and no added sugar in HiPP PRE PUR — the only carbohydrate is lactose, the same sugar that dominates breast milk — and there is no palm oil. Being straight about the other side: it contains soy lecithin as its emulsifier, so soy is a declared allergen on the pack and this is not a soy-free formula; its DHA comes from fish oil rather than algae, so fish is declared too; and unlike HiPP's Bio Combiotik boxes it contains no prebiotic GOS and no live lactic-acid cultures.

• No palm oil
• No starch
• No maltodextrin
• No added sugars
• Lactose-only carbohydrate
• Organic whole-milk fat

Full composition: whey powder product*, vegetable oils* (sunflower oil*, rapeseed oil*), whole milk powder* 18%, lactose*, potassium chloride, fish oil, calcium carbonate, emulsifier lecithins* (soy), sodium citrate, choline, L-tyrosine, Mortierella alpina oil, vitamin C, calcium orthophosphates, magnesium carbonate, L-tryptophan, taurine, ferrous sulfate, zinc sulfate, vitamin E, niacin, pantothenic acid, copper sulfate, potassium citrate, vitamin A, vitamin B1, potassium iodate, vitamin B6, folic acid, vitamin K, sodium selenite, manganese sulfate, vitamin D, D-biotin, vitamin B12. *from organic production. Declared allergens: milk, fish, soy. No gluten-containing ingredient is listed, but gluten-free is not a claim HiPP prints on this pack, so it is not one we will make for it.

How does HiPP PRE PUR compare to HiPP PRE Bio Combiotik and Holle PRE?

HiPP PRE PUR is the only one of the three built on organic whole-milk fat, and the only one with no palm oil. HiPP PRE Bio Combiotik is the only one carrying a GOS prebiotic and a live culture, and it is the largest box of the three at 600 g. Holle PRE is the only one that is Demeter biodynamic certified and the only one whose DHA comes from microalgae rather than fish oil. All three are organic certified, all three are suitable from birth, and all three are lactose-led.

Being straight with you: if the prebiotic fibre and the live culture are what you want, HiPP PRE Bio Combiotik is the better box and you should buy that one — PUR has neither, and Bio Combiotik is a line HiPP is continuing rather than discontinuing. If a stricter-than-organic certificate is what matters to you, Holle PRE is Demeter biodynamic and HiPP is not, and Holle's DHA comes from algae rather than fish. We stock all three. The packs are three different sizes — 500 g here, 600 g for Bio Combiotik, 400 g for Holle — so compare price per prepared ounce, not price per box. PUR's real advantages are narrower than a headline would have you believe, and worth naming plainly: organic whole-milk fat instead of skimmed milk with added fats, no palm oil, and lactose as the only carbohydrate.

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

One 500 g box of HiPP PRE PUR makes about 132 fl oz of prepared formula, roughly 26 bottles of 5 oz, or the 39 bottles of 100 ml HiPP counts on the pack. A baby taking PUR as their only feed works through about 5 boxes a month from birth to three months, and about 6 boxes a month from three to six months.

Those figures assume PUR is doing all the work. If you are breastfeeding and bottling only some of the feeds, a box lasts considerably longer. Buy a few weeks at a time until you know your own baby's pattern, then stock up — and keep the three-week window in mind once a pouch is open. HiPP made this pack 500 g rather than the old 600 g precisely so an opened pouch is finished inside it.

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

How do you prepare HiPP PRE PUR?

Sterilise the bottle, boil fresh water and let it cool to 40–50°C (104–122°F), pour the measured water in first, then add one level scoop (about 4.2 g) for every 30ml of water, shake until the powder has dissolved, cool to about 37°C (98.6°F), test a drop on your wrist, and feed it straight away — HiPP's own instruction is to prepare every bottle fresh before the feed and not to store prepared formula at all.

HiPP prints a feeding table on the box. These are the measures it gives, and they are a guide rather than a target — a baby decides their own feeds.

HiPP PRE PUR: frequently asked questions

Related formulas at Bonpek Baby

• HiPP PRE Bio CombiotikThe same from-birth stage with GOS prebiotic and a live culture, in a 600 g box.
• HiPP Stage 1 (German)The from-birth Stage 1 milk in HiPP's continuing Bio Combiotik line.
• Holle PREThe Demeter biodynamic alternative at the same stage, in a 400 g box.
• HiPP Goat PREHiPP's from-birth starter made with goat milk instead of cow's milk.
• HiPP HA Stage 1HiPP's hydrolysed first milk — discuss it with your paediatrician first.
• All baby formulasBrowse every European formula we stock, by brand and stage.