Ifu y'amata ya soya ifasha abana mu buryo bwinshi: itanga poroteyine iva ku bimera, vitamini z'ingenzi, n’imyunyungugu ikenewe mu gukura, igashyigikira ubuzima bw’amagufa, kandi ikaba idafite lactose, bityo ikaba ikwiriye ku bafite ikibazo cyo kutihanganira lactose cyangwa abafite allergie ku mata.