There are many kinds of milk on the market now, and their names are varied. According to the different treatment methods, it is generally divided into the following categories:
Pasteurized pure milk: This kind of milk has a short shelf life, usually about seven days, and most of it is sold in bags. This kind of milk is basically local milk.
Milk with some trace elements added: What kind of high-calcium milk, soothing milk and so on are there on the market now? These additives add more flavor to milk, and also make up for the lack of nutrition in milk.
Milk with different fat standards: milk can be divided into high-fat milk and low-fat milk after special processing methods to remove fat.
What milk is the most nutritious and healthy in the market?
First, the factors affecting the quality of milk
Cow breed: Cows with good breeds have high milk yield and good quality, which is why many dairy companies have to mention what kind of cows produce milk in their advertisements.
Scale of processing enterprises: Small dairy processing enterprises, machinery and equipment, and technical strength naturally cannot be compared with large dairy enterprises.
How to raise cows: If cows are raised in natural pastures, the quality of milk produced in captivity is naturally higher.
Outer packaging of milk: If milk is exposed to the sun for too long, it is easy to deteriorate, so the outer packaging of milk also has a great influence on the quality of milk.
Sterilization method: sterilization may also kill beneficial bacteria in milk, so the nutritional value of milk with long shelf life may not be high.
Mode of transportation: The fresher the milk, the better, so the nutritional value of fresh milk transported by cold chain will definitely be higher.
Shelf life: The milk with a long shelf life may add some substances to extend the shelf life, so the quality of this milk will naturally be greatly reduced.
Second, choose milk with high nutritional value through the ingredient list of milk.
The first item in the ingredient list of milk will indicate the protein contained in every 100ml of milk, which is an important indicator to observe whether the quality of milk is super good. Generally, the quality of milk with protein content of 3.5g/100ml is very good.
This kind of milk contains gellan gum, and it is clearly marked as modified milk, which is naturally much worse.
In the ingredient list, milk is not added except raw milk, and it is clearly stipulated that milk should be stored at low temperature. And some milk that can be preserved at room temperature and added with other substances can not be called nutritious milk, but can only be regarded as milk beverage. Some kinds of fruit-flavored milk can only be counted as milk drinks containing milk ingredients, but not as milk.
The milk I usually buy at home is pure milk, which has a short shelf life and needs to be refrigerated at low temperature. There are many kinds of this kind of milk on the market. You can find and try it according to your own preferences, and naturally you can choose the milk that will satisfy you.