No idea but if you look up the Quorn website they say the following:
"Quorn products are perfectly safe for children and babies but because of the high energy requirements demanded by the rapidly growing child, we do not recommend that Quorn products replace meat totally in the diet of young children and babies (less than 3 years old) because of their low energy densities(number of calories per gram) and satiating (satisfaction of appetite) effects. However as part of a well balanced diet Quorn products are perfectly safe to introduce to young children in small amounts."
The Food Standards Agency say the following about it
"If Quorn™ forms part of your family’s diet, you could introduce it gradually when your baby is nine months old by giving a small amount and checking that it doesn’t cause a reaction. But it should only make up a small part of your baby’s diet.
Quorn™ is a highly processed food containing mycoprotein, which is a type of fungus. It is a good vegetarian source of protein, low in fat, high in fibre and doesn’t contain many calories.
But babies, unlike adults, should generally have foods that provide lots of calories and nutrients in a small amount of food. As Quorn™ isn’t this type of food, it should only make up a small part of your baby’s diet.
And because Quorn™ is high in fibre, it could cause flatulence and make a baby feel uncomfortable. High fibre foods can also fill a baby up so they don’t have enough room to get the wide range of nutrients they need. "
I reckon then that you should really wait till she is 9 months before introducing it, and then only gradually in small amounts but not as a full meat substitute (i.e. occassionally but not all the time instead of meat).
Is there any particular reason that you do not use normal mince ?
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