nutramigen vs alimentum?

It's my understanding that both nutramigen and alimentum are the same types of formula for those with sensitivies and food allergies. Anyone know if there are any real differences between the two?

Is one more expensive than the other? Which company sends out coupons more frequently?

TIA

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I definitely get more enfamil coupons than Similac. As for the difference in the formula, I think that Nutramigen's make-up has less of a milk base than Alimentum, but I am not completely sure about that.


ETA: The amounts of cassein are different, and that is what is derived from cow's milk. Ava is so allergic that even these broken-down milk proteins cause an allergic reaction.

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Here are the ingredients for Alimentum:

INGREDIENTS (Ready To Feed)

87% Water, 4.4% sugar (sucrose), 2.3% casein hydrolysate (enzymatically hydrolyzed), 2.2% modified tapioca starch, 1.5% safflower oil, 1.3% fractionated coconut oil (medium-chain triglycerides), 1.1% soy oil; Less than 1% of: calcium citrate, calcium phosphate, carrageenan, potassium phosphate, ascorbic acid, magnesium chloride, calcium hydroxide, sodium chloride, potassium citrate, L-cystine dihydrochloride, potassium chloride, L-tyrosine, choline chloride, L-tryptophan, ferrous sulfate, taurine, m-inositol, zinc sulfate, alpha-tocopheryl acetate, L-carnitine, niacinamide, calcium pantothenate, cupric sulfate, vitamin A palmitate, thiamine chloride hydrochloride, riboflavin, pyridoxine hydrochloride, folic acid, potassium iodide, phylloquinone, biotin, sodium selenate, vitamin D3 and cyanocobalamin.

Ingredients for Nutramigen:

Ingredients: Ready–To–Use: Water (87%), corn syrup solids (5%), vegetable oil (palm olein, soy, coconut, and high oleic sunflower oils) (3%), casein hydrolysate (2%), modified corn starch (2%), and less than 1%: Mortierella alpina oil*, Crypthecodinium cohnii oil†, acetylated mono–glycerides, carrageenan, vitamin A palmitate, vitamin D3, vitamin E acetate, vitamin K1, thiamin hydrochloride, riboflavin, vitamin B6 hydrochloride, vitamin B12, niacinamide, folic acid, calcium pantothenate, biotin, ascorbic acid, choline chloride, inositol, calcium carbonate, calcium phosphate, magnesium oxide, ferrous sulfate, zinc sulfate, manganese sulfate, cupric sulfate, sodium iodide, sodium selenite, sodium citrate, potassium citrate, potassium chloride, citric acid, taurine, L–cystine, L–tyrosine, L–tryptophan, L–carnitine.

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My cousin's pediatrician told her it's basically coke and pepsi, so...

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Thanks....

Rachel - my dd is severly allergic to milk, so when baby #2 is born she will start off right away on one of these formulas. I'm just not sure which to choose yet....our allergist said either was okay.

Is your daughter on Alimentum?

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thanks ladies.

We're going with the assumption that baby #2 will have the same allergies at my first dd (milk and egg) so we're going right to either of these. I am keeping my fingers crossed that our insurance won't fight tooth and nail to cover, even with our allergist writing a letter to them.

I guess I'll try the cheaper formula first and see how she does with it.

How hard was it to get your insurance companies to cover the neocate/other formula?

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Christopher did better on Nutramigen that Alimentum...but my PED said it was like Coke or Pepsi

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What do you mean it's like Coke or Pepsi?

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I haven't tried alimentum but nutramigen did wonders for DD. We chose nutramigen because she was initially drinking regular Enfamil.

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thanks ladies.


Did your insurance cover these formulas? Was it a huge battle to get them to do so?

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Message edited 1/8/2007 10:56:06 AM.