Baby's Only Essentials is properly balanced with the long chain fatty acids, DHA (docosahexaenoic acid) and ARA (arachidonic acid), important for development. These fats are known to concentrate in a baby's brain & eye retina promoting mental development and visual acuity. If breast milk is not available, then a baby requires a dietary source of these fats by synthesizing them from linoleic & alpha-linolenic fatty acids, as found in Baby's Only Organic Toddler Formulas, and/or by supplementing with Baby's Only Essentials DHA & ARA Fatty Acids.

DHA & ARA long chain fatty acids are important for infant development. These fats are known to concentrate in the gray matter of the baby’s brain and eye retina starting in the third trimester of pregnancy. Breast milk continues to provide an abundance of these fatty acids once a baby is born. If breast milk is not available, then a baby requires a dietary source of these fats, either by synthesizing them from precursor fats (linolenic/alpha linoleic fatty acids) as found in Baby’s Only Organic® pediatric formulas; or by supplementing with Baby’s Only® DHA & ARA Fatty Acids which are "preformed" DHA & ARA fatty acids.