What is partially hydrolyzed formula?
Proteins that are partially hydrolyzed have been broken down into smaller units, or peptide chains, with lower molecular weights than the intact proteins found in other milk-based formulas. By breaking the intact whey proteins into smaller peptides, hydrolysis facilitates digestion, speeds gastric emptying time (reducing the potential for reflux and spitting up), and helps reduce the potential for developing allergy associated with intact cow’s milk protein formulas. (Clemens et al. 482;Hays and Wood 810-16;von et al.
