From the earliest days, mothers always want to find a cool formula milk that helps their children eat well, sleep well, and achieve optimal height growth. Namyang XO milk from Korea is an option not to be missed. Let’s find out with AVAKids whether XO milk is good and whether it helps with weight gain!

About Namyang Brand – South Korea

XO from South Korea is a product line for infants, young children, and expectant mothers from the Namyang Dairy Products Corporation of South Korea. XO milk is made from fresh milk sourced from farms, bypassing storage, and is absolutely safe with 367 rigorous checks.

XO formula milk has the full name Imperial dream XO, where XO stands for Extremely Outstanding. This is the only milk with up to 57 nutritional components, using breast milk as a standard. The formula uses partially hydrolyzed whey protein with a balanced amount and ratio suitable for each stage of a child’s development.

Namyang XO Milk – South Korea

Is XO Milk Good?

Using Modern Hydrolyzed Protein Technology

XO milk uses special hydrolyzed milk protein technology, breaking down protein molecules into smaller ones. This helps babies easily absorb nutrients, strengthening their still-developing digestive systems. The product is suitable even for babies with cow’s milk protein allergy and sensitive digestion.

In XO milk, the Whey:Casein protein ratio is 60:40, the same as in breast milk. Because it uses partially hydrolyzed whey protein as the main ingredient, you may notice that babies rarely spit up, thus maximizing protein absorption during feeding.

Supports a Healthy Digestive System

XO milk is also supplemented with 4 types of advanced high-molecular-weight sugars: raffinose, galactosyllactose, lactulose, and FOS fiber, which help minimize constipation and diarrhea. Simultaneously, the milk formula is modeled similarly to breast milk, resulting in a naturally sweet and mild taste. This helps babies adapt easily and absorb nutrients effectively.

Supports a Healthy Digestive System

Helps Brain Development

Namyang XO milk contains a special formula with essential components such as DHA, ARA, choline, and Sphingomyelin, which help brain and nervous system development. In addition, it supports optimal visual development in early infancy and lays a solid foundation for the baby’s cognition and thinking later on.

Helps Brain Development

Supports Height Growth

XO milk contains a high calcium content along with CPP bioactive peptides, which not only strengthen bones and teeth but also help improve the absorption of iron, zinc, etc. Simultaneously, CPP helps maximize calcium absorption from food to promote superior height growth.

Enhances Immunity

XO contains 6 components: lactoferrin, lactadherin, ganglioside, mucin, beta-carotene, and nucleotides found abundantly in breast milk. These components help create and regulate antibody cells, activate the immune system, and act as antioxidants, thereby increasing resistance to illnesses caused by external agents.

Enhances Immunity

How Many Types of XO Milk Are There?

XO Stage 1

This milk focuses mainly on the immune system, minimizing the risk of infection. The baby’s delicate digestive system is comprehensively protected, helping the body avoid harmful external agents.

XO Stage 1 is formula milk for infants from 0-3 months old, using advanced multi-stage MSD drying technology to create a light and fluffy milk particle structure, making it dissolve quickly in water, aiding easier digestion.

Approximate Price: Around 300,000 VND/400g (updated September 2024).

XO Stage 1

XO Stage 2

This milk is specifically for babies aged 3-6 months, produced with a superior formula using 100% pure milk powder. XO Stage 2 focuses primarily on immunity and digestion, preparing children for the introduction of solid foods.

The nutrients from XO Stage 2 play a crucial role in physical development, helping babies increase height and weight. It also helps brain development, increases intelligence, and perfects the baby’s digestive system.

Approximate Price: Around 278,000 VND/400g (updated September 2024).

XO Stage 2

XO Stage 3

XO Stage 3 is for children aged 6-12 months, providing a high level of proteins and minerals to help build strong bones, preparing them for the stages of walking and teething. With a wide range of nutrients, XO 3 also prevents anemia and malnutrition as babies begin to wean from breast milk.

Approximate Price: Around 505,000 VND/800g (updated September 2024).

XO Stage 3

XO Stage 4

XO Stage 4, for children aged 12-36 months, provides nutrients to support brain development and vision. The child’s language skills begin to develop; this is the stage where they can imitate based on what they see and hear in the outside world.

Approximate Price: Around 545,000 VND/800g (updated September 2024).

XO Kid for Children Aged 1-9

XO Kid formula milk for children aged 1-9 years helps supplement essential components for the body, supporting brain development, height, and building a strong immune system. With nutritional components like Fructo-oligosaccharide, vitamins, minerals, lecithin, Silk peptide Casein Phosphopeptide, DHA, taurine, etc., it provides optimal nutrition for children.

Approximate Price: Around 472,000 VND/660g (updated September 2024).

XO Kid for Children Aged 1-9

XO Kid for Children Aged 2-15

This is a specialized nutritional product with a specially formulated recipe for children with picky eating habits and slow digestion aged 2-15. This helps children catch up and maintain good growth. XO Kid also contains small, balanced nutrient molecule chains for easy digestion and absorption.

XO Kid uses the KI-180 (Plus Kid Calcium) innovation, including seaweed calcium, chlorella extract, colostrum powder, and vegetable oil extract, to promote bone growth. Additionally, the milk contains herbal ingredients, sunflower seed oil, and dried yeast to help prevent allergies in children.

Approximate Price: Around 525,000 VND/800g (updated September 2024).

Overall Assessment of XO Milk

• XO milk is quite easy to drink, refreshing, and not overly sweet: It doesn’t cause nausea and doesn’t lead to constipation in children.
• Steady weight gain, supports increased resistance, so children don’t get sick often: Provides consistent nutrition throughout each developmental stage; health improves from within, so there’s no need to worry about children getting sick frequently or having lower weight than their peers.
• Supports height growth and strong musculoskeletal system: XO milk contains abundant calcium, helping children not only build a strong skeletal system but also achieve superior height growth.

Does XO Milk Help Babies Gain Weight?

According to many mothers’ reviews, XO milk doesn’t help babies gain weight as quickly as other milk products. XO milk focuses on improving children’s physical and intellectual development steadily. As noted, many cases of malnutrition and spitting up have improved significantly after switching to XO.

The excellent benefits of XO milk cannot be denied, depending on each baby’s absorptive capacity for comprehensive development throughout each stage. Therefore, XO is a solution for healthy babies and steady height growth, not a miracle cure for rapid weight gain.

XO Milk Does Not Help Babies Gain Weight as Quickly as Other Milks

Some Notes When Using XO Formula Milk

• Mothers should choose to buy milk from reputable stores to avoid counterfeit products that may harm their children’s health.
• Mix the milk in the amounts specified by the manufacturer.
• Never heat milk in a microwave to avoid damaging or altering the nutrients in the milk.
• Store milk in cool, dry places, away from direct sunlight.

Suggestions for Other Weight-Gain Supporting Milks

Namyang XO milk contains many essential nutrients to help children develop comprehensively in both physical and mental aspects. However, this product is not yet widely available in the Vietnamese market, sometimes making it difficult for mothers to find or even leading to purchasing low-quality counterfeit products.

Therefore, AVAKids wants to introduce some other formula milks containing many good nutrients that support effective weight gain, officially distributed through the AVAKids store system, providing mothers with a wider variety of choices and easier access to purchase, such as:

• Similac Neosure Eye-Q Formula 370g (0-12 months)
• Nutren Junior Vanilla Flavor Formula 850g (1-12 years)
• Nutifood GrowPLUS+ Vanilla Flavor Formula 1.5 kg (from 1 year old)
• PreNAN Formula 400g (infants) for low-weight and premature infants

Namyang XO milk, with a formula similar to breast milk, is a solution to help babies eat well and grow well in height and brain development, rather than a high-energy milk to help them gain weight. If you have any questions, please contact AVAKids via hotline 1900.866.874 (7:30 AM – 10:00 PM) for assistance!