Karihome Formula Milk is produced by Dairy Goat Cooperative (DGC), established from the amalgamation of small goat milk co-operatives around New Zealand. DGC has end to end production facilities on its site in Hamilton, New Zealand.

Milk is collected from their farms and delivered directly to the production facility. Great care is taken to ensure a consistently lower temperature at all times by insulating their milk trucks. This helps maintain the nutritional integrity of the goat milk at all times during transit.

When the whole goat milk is delivered to the site it is checked again for quality before it is processed.

The milk that enters the DGC facility leaves as goat milk formula, in the can that is then sold to Karihome customers. To ensure the safest possible production system, every element of the production is managed within a single site.

The DGC plant is purpose-built solely to be a world class facility for manufacturing goat milk formula. Combined with the cooperative farm model, there is full control in the entire process from milking to distribution. So milk that comes into the plant leaves as a completed product.

The result is a safer, cleaner manufacturing process with no third parties.

It is not recommended that children aged less than 12 months be fed unmodified goat milk. Neither should they be fed unmodified cow milk. Unmodified milk is not suitable for infants younger than 12 months as the high mineral and protein content may place undue stress on the infant’s kidneys. Unmodified milk also lacks an adequate amount of various nutrients to support an infant’s nutritional requirements.

For this reason, goat milk formula is manufactured using fresh goat milk and is formulated to meet internationally accepted formula standards for babies and young children. Goat formula has extra lactose, essential fatty acids, vitamins such as folate, minerals such as iron and other nutrients such as taurine to meet the nutritional needs of young children. 

No, goat milk is not heaty. Goat milk is very easy to digest and absorb. The natural oligosaccharides in goat milk promote the growth of good bacteria in the body, which may help in bowel movement.

The transition from breast milk or formula to solid foods is one of the most common times for toddlers to have hard stools because the digestive system needs time to adapt. 

As every toddler’s stool texture and pattern is different. What may seem regular for your toddler may be different from another toddler. 

It is important for toddlers to drink enough fluids to keep their bodies properly hydrated and bowels moving regularly. When increasing the amount of fiber in your toddler’s diet, it is important to keep increasing the amount of water to help process the added fiber.

Fresh goat milk is rich in short-chain fatty acids that cause a strong gamey taste. Goat milk may smell of goats if the milk fat is damaged. Dairy Goat Cooperative (DGC) has developed ways to reduce any damage to the milk fat to prevent any goat smell from developing. This includes strict guidelines for what animals are fed (Goats in New Zealand graze in a natural environment with high quality pastures to produce high quality milk), how they are milked and rapid cooling of milk until it is processed.

In addition, the formula making process has also been designed to prevent damage to the goat milk fat in the formula. Karihome Goat Milk formulas from New Zealand tastes smooth and is easy to drink. Most babies adapt well to Karihome Goat Milk formulas as the gamey taste has been reduced by special production techniques.


 

No sucrose is added in Karihome goat milk  formulas. The source of sugar is the natural lactose inherent in goat milk. Rest assured the consumption of Karihome formulas will not cause sugar addition. 

There is no palm oil in Karihome products.

The fat content of formula must be modified to include several essential fatty acids. Many formulas are based on skim milk where the milk fat is replaced by vegetable oils, including palm oil.1

DGC has adopted an alternative approach, using whole goat milk to retain milk fat. Vegetable oils are still added to top up the essential unsaturated fatty acids in goat milk, but it is not necessary to use palm oil if milk fat is included in the formula.

Our research has also shown that there is also no need to use highly modified ingredients such as OPO.2

Yes, your child can consume Karihome formulas at ease. Our formulas do not contain gluten cereal ingredients (e.g wheat, rye, barley, oat) or ingredients derived from gluten cereal ingredients. 

To keep the milk powder fresh, our manufacturer – Dairy Goat Co-Operative adds nitrogen and carbon dioxide inside the tin. When the gas filling is too full and the aluminum foil will protrude, please be assured this will not affect the quality.

Yes he can! Rest assured that none of the ingredients used in Karihome Goat Milk formulas contain eggs or are derived from eggs.

When transporting the milk powder, the movement causes friction and the milk powder will generate static electricity, which makes the milk powder form into tiny balls. You may see milk powder agglomerated when you open the can. Please rest assured these are not lumps, and there is no need to worry. Just use a spoon to push it gently, the milk powder will be back to fine and smooth again. It doesn't affect its nutrition content, and it is safe to consume.

When the milk powder is stored properly within the expiry date, it should not have any lumps. After opening, keep airtight and continue to store in a cool dry place. Contents should be consumed within 4 weeks. When the milk powder is stored in different environments, three types of lumps may form. Respectively, these are:

1. Crystallization of lactose (fake lumps in milk powder, quality normal)
   
   Canned milk powder is susceptible to high temperatures, which leads to the formation of fine lactose crystals. Once the crystallization happens, more crystals will form, and this is called lactose crystallization.
    
2. Agglomeration (fake lumps in milk powder, quality normal)

The agglomeration happens when lactose crystallization makes milk powder particles shrink, which increases the contact area of the shrunk milk powder particles and decreases the fluidity of the milk powders particles. Then the overall volume of the milk powder decreases.

1. 
   ◎ If the milk powder is stored in a high-temperature environment after being opened, the following situations will occur, and finally, a solid agglomerate will form.

   When the temperature rises (temperature changes), the water on the surface of the milk powder particles evaporates, causing the particles to concentrate into a sticky state.
   
   ◎ The concentrated particles will further promote the crystallization of lactose.
   
   ◎ Milk fat in milk powder will show a high degree of liquefaction at high temperature, which will increase the viscosity of milk powder particles.

2. Maillard reaction (clumps, do not suggest for consumption)
   
   When a milk powder is stored in a high-temperature environment, it may cause a Maillard reaction. It is a reaction between lactose and protein molecules in the milk powder and make the milk powder appear brownish (or discolored) and agglomerate. This is more common in opened milk powder.

To sum up, the point 1 and 2 are fake lumps, which doesn't affect the milk powder quality and nutrition value.

* Note 1. To prevent the formation of lumps in the Maillard reaction: After being opened, milk powder should be stored at normal room temperature and in a dry environment. The lid must be tightly closed after use. If you find a little lump, but the milk powder looks, smells, and tastes normal, then it is recommended to use appropriate tools (like a spoon) or a sieve to crush the lumps and sieve them well before preparing them. That will be easier to dissolve and mix.

* Note 2. If you notice a lot of lumps with obvious color change, smell and taste strange, and difficult to mix well when you open a new tin of milk powder. In this case, a Maillard reaction may have happened, and impacted on the milk powder quality and nutrition values. Please stop consuming & dispose the particular can of milk formula. 

*Note 3. Store unopened cans in a cool dry place. After opening, keep airtight & continue to store in a cool dry place. Use contents within 4 weeks & use by expiry date.