Who consumes soy-based infant formula?

Modern soy-based infant formulas have been consumed by millions of infants around the world for over 30 years and currently make up approximately 5-6% of the infant formula market in Australia ² . Soy-based infant formula is primarily used in those infants with lactose intolerance, cow's milk protein allergy, rare genetic diseases, or by vegetarians.

Modern soy-based infant formulas produced in Western countries are based on soy protein isolate, a source of high quality, highly digestible protein. In common with all infant formulas, soy-based infant formulas are formulated to provide a nutritionally adequate diet when used as the sole source of nutrition for an infant.