Whether a baby can consume olive oil depends on the age of the baby in months. After the addition of complementary foods, babies can eat olive oil in moderation.
Before 6 months of age, babies should be fed with milk powder or breastmilk, and should not add greasy food, because their lipase content is not high enough to digest and absorb exogenous fatty food. Therefore, adding it too early can easily cause diarrhea and gastrointestinal symptoms such as nausea and vomiting.
Olive oil is a yellowish transparent liquid extracted from olives and is rich in vitamins such as vitamin A, vitamin D, vitamin E, vitamin K, vitamin F and other vitamins. And olive oil linolenic acid and linoleic acid ratio and breast milk is similar, and easy to be absorbed, moderate consumption is conducive to the growth and development of infants and young children.
So add complementary foods after the baby can be moderate consumption of olive oil, can effectively supplement the baby’s growth and development of the required nutrients.