--- title: "HiPP International Junior 3 (HiPP 3 Junior Combiotic)" description: "HiPP International Junior 3: HiPP Austria's English-label milk drink from one year, a 500 g box. Why it matches Kindermilch 1+, and why it is not organic." url: https://milkatlas.com/formula/toddler/hipp-international-junior-3/ language: en dateModified: 2026-10-12 --- Product · International · Junior 3 · From 1 year # HiPP International Junior 3 · HiPP 3 Junior Combiotic, 500 g box Written by [Kseniia P.](https://milkatlas.com/about/kseniia/) and [Tatum G.](https://milkatlas.com/about/tatum/) Written with AI assistance. Published 12 October 2026 Medically reviewed [Dr. Jill Palko](https://milkatlas.com/medical-review/) · MD, FACOG · [Registration NPI 1093033011](https://npiregistry.cms.hhs.gov/provider-view/1093033011) · 12 October 2026 Next review due 12 October 2027 We earn a commission when you buy through links on this page, including from our partner retailer, which sells and ships the order. [How this site is funded →](https://milkatlas.com/disclosure/) ## The answer *Front of the pack* You cannot order this through milkatlas in the United States. The sellers below ship it there. HiPP International Junior 3 is HiPP Austria's English-language export milk drink for children from one year, a growing-up milk served in a cup. Its legal name is a milk-based drink for young children, and on every row both packs print it matches the German Kindermilch 1+, with galacto-oligosaccharides and the culture L. fermentum. Unlike HiPP's International Stage 1 and 2 it is not organic, whatever some sellers say. HiPP recommends two servings a day; the NHS says children aged one to five do not need formula milks. ## Key takeaways - A milk drink for young children from one year, served in a cup, from HiPP Austria's English export range. - It matches the German Kindermilch 1+ on every row both packs print, in a smaller box, and prints four rows the German box leaves out. - Not organic: no organic logo and no organic ingredient, though some sellers call it organic. - The NHS says children from one to five do not need formula milks, and the American Academy of Pediatrics calls toddler formulas unnecessary for most. *Front of the box, from HiPP Estonia* - **Age**: From 1 year - **Size**: 500 g box - **Starch**: None - **HiPP article no.**: AL2097-04 - **Base**: Cow's milk: skimmed milk - **Carbohydrate**: Lactose only - **DHA**: 8.1 mg / 100 ml - **Combiotik**: GOS + L. fermentum - **Organic**: Not organic - **Contains**: Milk, Fish oil ## In this series - [HiPP toddler milks · hub]() - [HiPP Kindermilch 1+product]() - [HiPP International Stage 2 · product]() ## Guides for this pack - [How to prepare HiPP formula · guide]() - [Where to buy HiPP formula · page]() ## Where to buy Not sold by milkatlas in the United States We do not sell this product in the United States. These sellers do; prices are what we saw on the date shown, in the currency each seller quotes. **Sellers, United States** | Seller | Price | Observed | Notes | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | [Formuland](https://formuland.com/products/hipp-stage-3-junior-combiotic-growing-up-milk-500g-from-1-year) | $24.17 | 12 Oct 2026 | Pack of 15 on subscription, per unit | Last checked 12 Oct 2026. Prices change; the seller's page is the price you pay. We earn a commission when you buy through links on this page, including from our partner retailer, which sells and ships the order. [How this site is funded →](https://milkatlas.com/disclosure/) - Other markets: - United States - [Canada]() ## What is in HiPP International Junior 3? The ingredient list starts with skimmed milk and lactose, then palm, rapeseed and sunflower oil, with no whey and no starch, and the box prints gluten-free. No ingredient is marked organic. (Source 4) (Source 3) Fish oil adds DHA at 8.1 mg per 100 ml, and HiPP adds galacto-oligosaccharides from lactose and the culture *Limosilactobacillus fermentum* CECT5716. (Source 4) Evidence · Manufacturer claim The box says vitamins C and D support the immune system and calcium the bones, and a side panel on gut flora says most immune cells are found in the gut. Those are HiPP's claims; the American Academy of Pediatrics finds toddler formulas offer most children no benefit over cow's milk. (Source 4) (Source 9) ## Nutrition per 100 ml, prepared **Nutrition per 100 ml** | Nutrient | Per 100 ml | Per 100 kcal | | --- | --- | --- | | Energy, fat, carbohydrate and protein | | | | Energy | 54 kcal | 100 kcal | | Fat | 3.0 g | 5.6 g | | of which saturates | 1.2 g | 2.2 g | | of which monounsaturates | 1.4 g | 2.6 g | | of which polyunsaturates | 0.4 g | 0.74 g | | Carbohydrate | 5.3 g | 9.8 g | | of which sugars | 5.3 g | 9.8 g | | Fibre | 0.7 g | 1.3 g | | Protein | 1.1 g | 2.0 g | | Linoleic acid | 0.34 g | 0.63 g | | DHA | 8.1 mg | 15 mg | | GOS | 0.7 g | 1.3 g | | Minerals | | | | Salt | < 0.05 g | < 0.093 g | | Potassium | 155 mg | 287 mg | | Calcium | 120 mg | 222 mg | | Phosphorus | 61 mg | 113 mg | | Iron | 1.2 mg | 2.2 mg | | Zinc | 0.75 mg | 1.4 mg | | Iodine | 14 µg | 26 µg | | Vitamins | | | | Vitamin A | 60 µg | 111 µg | | Vitamin D | 2.3 µg | 4.3 µg | | Vitamin C | 7.7 mg | 14 mg | | Vitamin B2 | 0.18 mg | 0.33 mg | | Folic acid | 15.0 µg | 28 µg | | Vitamin B12 | 0.38 µg | 0.70 µg | | Biotin | 3.8 µg | 7.0 µg | Values from HiPP's label for its export range, checked 18 September 2026. EU law sets no composition for formula for young children, so there is no range to set it beside. The label prints values per 100 ml only, so the per 100 kcal column is calculated from them. Every value is the one printed on the box for 100 ml, made from 11.3 g of powder in 90 ml of water. The box prints sugars rather than lactose, and says they are almost all lactose. (Source 4) (Source 3) Evidence · Regulation EU law does not define young-child formula, the European Commission says, so there is no range to set these values beside. (Source 11) ## How do you prepare it? Boil fresh drinking water; for a warm drink, let it cool to 40 to 50 °C. Pour it into a cup, add one level scoop (5.7 g) for every 45 ml, stir and check the temperature; use an opened sachet within 3 weeks. (Source 4) **Preparation table** | Water | Scoops | Powder | Feed size | Water temp. | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 45 ml · 2 fl oz | 1 | 5.7 g | 50 ml · 1.7 fl oz | 40 to 50 °C · 104 to 122 °F | | 90 ml · 3 fl oz | 2 | 11.4 g | 100 ml · 3.4 fl oz | 40 to 50 °C · 104 to 122 °F | | 135 ml · 5 fl oz | 3 | 17.1 g | 150 ml · 5.1 fl oz | 40 to 50 °C · 104 to 122 °F | | 180 ml · 6 fl oz | 4 | 22.8 g | 200 ml · 6.8 fl oz | 40 to 50 °C · 104 to 122 °F | | 225 ml · 8 fl oz | 5 | 28.5 g | 250 ml · 8.5 fl oz | 40 to 50 °C · 104 to 122 °F | One scoop is 5.7 g, level, not packed. The feed size column is the volume in the bottle after the powder dissolves. - **HiPP 3 Junior COMBIOTIC® can be prepared with hot or cold water.**: The box allows a cold drink as well as a warm one. - **If you want to prepare cold HiPP 3 Junior COMBIOTIC® please use boiled water that has cooled down.**: For a cold drink, boil the water first and let it cool. - **HiPP 3 Junior COMBIOTIC® is intended for children from 1 year and should be served in a cup.**: It is made in a cup, not a bottle. Evidence · Manufacturer claim The box asks for water that is not too hot, so as not to harm the lactic cultures, and says to use only the scoop in the box. (Source 4) ## How much should a baby drink? **Bottle sizes and scoops** | Made-up bottle | Boiled water | Scoops | | --- | --- | --- | | 150 ml | 135 ml | 3 | The pack gives bottle sizes rather than ages, so this is what it prints and all it prints. How much a child takes varies, and a hungry or sleepy child is a better guide than the table. The pack says a child needs about 2 of these a day. HiPP recommends two servings a day, served for breakfast, with cereal or at dinner. (Source 4) (Source 3) Evidence · Manufacturer claim The servings are HiPP's guide for its own drink; the box says a child need not finish the cup, and a child eating a varied diet may drink other milk instead. ## Who is it for, and who is it not for? The box says it is for children from one year, served in a cup, and can follow any other follow-on formula, as part of a balanced, varied diet. (Source 4) It is made from cow's milk and contains fish oil, so it is not for a child with a diagnosed cow's milk protein allergy. (Source 4) Evidence · No evidence found The NHS says children aged one to five do not need formula milks and can drink pasteurised whole cow's milk from one year; the American Academy of Pediatrics calls toddler formulas unnecessary for most children, and the European Food Safety Authority found young-child formula no more necessary than a normal diet. (Source 8) (Source 9) (Source 10) Our view For most one-year-olds the family's pasteurised whole milk does the job; if your pediatrician suggests a toddler milk, this box and the German Kindermilch 1+ are the same by their labels, so buy the cheaper per 100 g. ## The same stage in other markets **Same stage, other markets** | Market | Product | Size | Starch | Ships to the United States | Sold by Organic Life Start | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | International | HiPP 3 Junior Combiotic (this page) | 500 g box | No | Yes | No | | Germany | [HiPP Kindermilch Combiotik 1+](https://milkatlas.com/formula/toddler/hipp-kindermilch-1-plus/) | 600 g box | No | Yes | Yes, US and CA | HiPP makes this recipe for Germany and Austria as Kindermilch 1+, in a 600 g box printed in German; HiPP Estonia lists this English box, and HiPP Lithuania still shows an older box with another recipe. (Source 7) (Source 1) (Source 5) (Source 6) ## Questions parents ask ### Does a toddler need HiPP International Junior 3? Most do not. The NHS says children aged one to five do not need formula milks, growing-up milks included, and that pasteurised whole cow's milk can be the main drink from one year. The American Academy of Pediatrics calls toddler formulas unnecessary for most children, and the European Food Safety Authority found young-child formula no more necessary than a normal diet. ### Is HiPP International Junior 3 organic? No. The box has no organic logo and marks no ingredient as organic, unlike HiPP's International Stage 1 and 2; some sellers' listings call it organic, and the box does not support that. ### Is it the same as the German Kindermilch 1+? They match on every row both packs print, though this box prints four rows the German one leaves out, with the same 5.7 g scoop to 45 ml of water. The export box holds 500 g against 600 g, is in English, and uses folic acid where the German box uses Metafolin. ### Is Junior 3 a Stage 3 formula? No. The 3 is its place in HiPP's export range; by its legal name it is a milk drink for young children, not a follow-on formula like HiPP's German and Dutch Stage 3. ### How much should a child drink? HiPP recommends two servings a day, each 150 ml made from 135 ml of water and 3 scoops, from a cup, and says a child need not finish it. ### Can it be made with cold water? Yes. The box says it can be made with hot or cold water; for a cold drink, use water that was boiled and has cooled down, then stir in the powder. ### Why does HiPP Lithuania show a different box? HiPP Lithuania's page still shows an older box, AL2097-03, with another recipe: less energy per 100 ml and a smaller scoop. HiPP Estonia shows the box sold now, AL2097-04, whose values this page records. ### Is it sold in the United States? Not by HiPP. It is made in Germany for HiPP's export range, the seller that offers it in the US imports it, and milkatlas does not sell it. ## Sources How this page was checked - Sources verified · 18 Sept 2026 - External links · opened and read 18 Sept 2026 - Product data · snapshot 2026-09-18 - Editorial review · 19 Sept 2026 - Next scheduled check · 19 Oct 2026 1. [HiPP Estonia, product page for HiPP 3 JUNIOR COMBIOTIC® väikelaste piimasegu (AL2097-04)](https://www.hipp.ee/piimasegud/tooted/hipp-combioticr-piimasegud/hipp-junior-combioticr-vaeikelaste-piimasegu/hipp-3-junior-combioticr-vaeikelaste-piimasegu-al2097-04/) · the product: 'HiPP 3 JUNIOR COMBIOTIC®', a milk drink for young children from the 12th month ('alates 12.elukuust'), 500 g, article number AL2097-04; links the artwork below · fetched 18 September 2026 2. [HiPP Estonia, product image for AL2097-04](https://www.hipp.ee/fileadmin/media/EE/products/product_images/1_milk_formula/AL2097-04.png) · the front of the box as sold now · fetched 18 September 2026 3. [HiPP pack artwork for HiPP 3 Junior Combiotic 500 g, AL2097-04 (English, version 2, September 2023), linked from that page](https://www.hipp.ee/fileadmin/media/EE/products/product_pdfs/AL2097-04.pdf) · an earlier print of the same article: the barcode on the bottom flap, 9062300000037, and every value in the table, the ingredients, scoop, dilution, preparation and serving guide as on the photographed box; the panel’s per 100 ml column is the one recorded, not the per 150 ml portion beside it · fetched 22 September 2026 4. [Formuland's listing for HiPP Stage 3 Junior Organic COMBIOTIC Growing-Up Milk (500g), International (LT Packaging)](https://formuland.com/products/hipp-stage-3-junior-combiotic-growing-up-milk-500g-from-1-year) · the pack photos, the source of every pack value in this record; the seller lists the barcode 9062300000037 · fetched 18 September 2026 5. [HiPP Lithuania, product page for HiPP 3 JUNIOR COMBIOTIC® (500 g), Art. nr. AL2097-03](https://www.hipp.lt/pieno-misiniai/produktai/hipp-combioticr/hipp-junior-combioticr-pieno-gerimai-vaikams/hipp-3-junior-combioticr-misinys-pieno-gerimui-vaikams-paruosti-al2097-03/) · HiPP Lithuania lists the product as a milk drink for children from 1 year, still with the older box, AL2097-03 · fetched 18 September 2026 6. [HiPP pack artwork for HiPP 3 Junior Combiotic 500 g, AL2097-03 (English, file dated August 2021), on HiPP Estonia's server](https://www.hipp.ee/fileadmin/media/EE/products/product_pdfs/AL2097-03.pdf) · the older box HiPP Lithuania still shows, with a different recipe (51 kcal per 100 ml); no value in this record rests on it · fetched 18 September 2026 7. [HiPP pack artwork for HiPP Kindermilch Combiotik 1+ 600 g (Germany and Austria), version 8 (April 2025)](https://cdn.sanity.io/files/2xwg8lcu/production/26e43efc85e593aed4a8cc0e98e26fa2799b2ede.pdf) · the German Kindermilch 1+, for comparison: every value in both columns of the table, the scoop, the dilution and the serving guide match this box; its folate is calcium L-methylfolate, where this box has folic acid · fetched 18 September 2026 8. [NHS, Types of formula](https://www.nhs.uk/baby/breastfeeding-and-bottle-feeding/bottle-feeding/types-of-formula/) · first infant formula through the first year; no benefit in switching to follow-on formula at six months; never under six months; no evidence that babies settle better on formula with more casein; goat, comfort, anti-reflux, hypoallergenic and growing-up milks · fetched 18 September 2026 9. [American Academy of Pediatrics, Most toddlers don't need toddler formula](https://www.healthychildren.org/English/news/Pages/why-most-toddlers-dont-need-toddler-formula.aspx) · toddler formulas are unnecessary for most children; whole cow's milk from 12 months; 20 October 2023 · fetched 18 September 2026 10. [European Food Safety Authority, press release on young-child formula](https://www.efsa.europa.eu/en/press/news/131025) · young-child formula has no unique role and does not bring additional value to a balanced diet; 25 October 2013 · fetched 18 September 2026 11. [European Commission, Report on young-child formulae, COM(2016) 169, 31 March 2016](https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:52016DC0169) · young-child formulae are not defined in EU legislation; EFSA: no unique role, cannot be considered a necessity; general food law sufficient to regulate them · fetched 18 September 2026 **Corrections (0)** None since this page was published. [How we correct mistakes](https://milkatlas.com/corrections/)