Saturday, January 10, 2009

Which milk is the best milk for me?

Help! Our fresh milk is gone from the supermarket. How i know, which milk is the best for me to buy? Milk is one of the healthiest food in the world.

Milk is well known as an excellent source of calcium. Regardless of its fat content, milk provides about 300 milligrams of calcium per serving (8 fluid ounces).A diet that includes three servings of milk (or other comparable dairy foods) each day provides enough calcium and other nutrients that may help reduce the risk of osteoporosis, high blood pressure and colon cancer.It is difficult to obtain enough calcium without consuming milk (or other dairy foods). To help meet calcium requirements, the following number of servings of milk (or its equivalent) is recommended each day:

Children 4 to 8 : 3 servings
Children 9 to 18 : 4 servings
Adults 19 to 50 : 3 servings
Adults 50-plus : 4 servings

Raw milk is milk that has not been pasteurized or homogenized. It come directly from cow. Raw milk contain 3,5 until 4 % milk fat and a little bit more vitamin B and C than the fresh milk. It should be consumed in the first 24 hours after the milking process. Raw milk should be cooked before consumed, drinking raw milk can be dangerous, especially for young children.




Fresh milk is milk that has been pasteurized. Raw milk will be cooked for 15 - 30 secs in 72 - 75 Celsius. It make the milk can be consumable for 10 days. There's low fat (0,5%), reduced fat (1,5%), and full fat (3,5%) fresh milk. Fresh milk is safer to be consumed than raw milk.






Long Life Milk is milk that simply lasts longer. It is milk that has been heat at a high temperature so that you can store it for a longer period if time, before chilling and serving.




Lactose-free milk is real farm fresh milk in which the lactose (sugar) has been broken down. Lactose intolerant people can usually consume lactose-free milk and other lactose-free products if they have trouble digesting regular milk and dairy products.





Concentrated milk is also known as condensed whole milk. It contains a minimum of 7.5% milk fat and 25.5% total milk solids. Concentrated whole milk is used primarily in the confectionery industry.


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