eli5: why isn’t formula milk just formulated to be better than breastmilk?

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eli5: why isn’t formula milk just formulated to be better than breastmilk?

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Breastmilk is naturally formed to be what each individual baby needs to have at that time. Formula cannot replicate that. It can replicate a “close enough” catch all for what babies overall will need, but breastmilk is different from each individual.

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