Stop! The milk you often drink may be "fake milk", which is not only a waste of money but also lacks nutrition

There are more and more "dairy products" on the market now, which makes people dizzy. Whenever seeing reconstituted milk on supermarket shelves, many people will have a question mark in their minds:

Is reconstituted milk “fake milk”?

Is reconstituted milk nutritious?

What is “fake milk” in life?

What should you pay attention to when buying milk?

Don’t worry! We’ll show you how to do it!

1

Is reconstituted milk “fake milk”?

Answer: No

Reconstituted milk, also known as reconstituted milk or reconstituted milk, refers to milk that has been concentrated and processed into concentrated milk or milk powder, to which an appropriate amount of water is added to dilute it into an emulsion with a water-solid ratio equivalent to that of fresh milk. There are two ways to process reconstituted milk: one is to add milk powder in varying proportions to fresh milk; the other is to use milk powder as the raw material and add water.

According to national regulations, yogurt, sterilized milk and other dairy products can use reconstituted milk as raw materials, but pasteurized milk cannot use reconstituted milk as raw materials . That is, pure milk sold in supermarket freezers cannot use milk powder as raw materials; while room temperature milk, yogurt and various formula milks can use milk powder as raw materials.

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However, products using reconstituted milk as raw material should be labeled with the words “reconstituted milk” and the ingredients should truthfully indicate the raw materials and proportions contained in the reconstituted milk or milk powder.

In order to cater to consumers' tastes, some manufacturers may add sugar and oil to reconstituted milk to make it more delicious. When purchasing, you can pay attention to the nutrition facts table and ingredient list, and try to choose products without additional sugar and oil . If sugar and oil are added to the ingredient list, it is also recommended to choose products with these ingredients at the end. Although reconstituted milk with added sugar and oil tastes good, it is not wise to drink it for a long time, but this is not the fault of reconstituted milk, and it should not be blamed.

2

Is the nutritional value of reconstituted milk very low?

Answer: No

The nutritional value of reconstituted milk is not lost much, because dairy products mainly provide calcium and high-quality protein. Calcium is an inorganic salt, and heating does not affect its content.

Some people may worry that heating will cause protein denaturation, but even without heating, the protein we consume must be digested and broken down into amino acids before it can be absorbed and utilized by the human body. Therefore, heating denaturation will not only not reduce its nutritional value, but will help digestion and absorption .

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Heating does cause some vitamin loss in reconstituted milk, but the loss is not much. Because milk contains few vitamins to begin with, and we don't expect to drink milk to supplement vitamins, so there is no need to worry too much about such loss.

3

This is fake milk

Not only a waste of money but also no nutrition

Answer: Milk beverages

The national standard GB/T21732-2008 "Milk Beverages" stipulates: "Milk beverages are beverage products made from milk or dairy products, with water and appropriate amounts of auxiliary materials added and prepared or fermented." It can be seen from this that milk beverages are actually a type of beverage, not a dairy product .

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In the ingredients of milk drinks, water is usually ranked first, and white sugar is ranked second, second only to water. In addition, a large amount of sugar and various flavors are added. From the ingredient list, we can see that the protein content of milk drinks is very different from that of pure milk, and the nutritional value cannot be compared with that of pure milk.

Long-term drinking not only fails to provide high-quality nutrients, but may also increase the risk of diseases such as dental caries, obesity, picky eating, and partial eating, and affect children's growth and development .

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Before buying milk, it is best to check these points

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We usually drink milk to supplement high-quality protein and calcium. In fresh milk, the protein content is required to be greater than or equal to 2.9g . Therefore, the main thing to look at is the protein content.

In addition, the higher the non-fat milk solids content, the better the milk quality, and you can choose fresh milk with a shelf life of 3 to 9 days . If you don’t have time to purchase frequently, you can choose room temperature milk, which has less protein and calcium loss.

When buying dairy products, the simpler the better. The most common pasteurized milk retains the most nutrients and is the first choice .

Secondly, choose milk with certain characteristics according to your own situation. Generally healthy people can drink whole milk directly, but if you are obese or have high blood lipids, you can consider choosing low-fat milk or skim milk.

Health Guide

1. Reconstituted milk is not “fake milk”.

2. The nutritional value of reconstituted milk is not lost much

3. Milk-containing beverages are "fake milk", try to drink less

4. The most important thing to look at when buying milk is the protein content

5. The most common pasteurized milk is the first choice

Expert of this article: Yue Hong, Associate Researcher, Beijing Institute of Nutritional Resources

Source: CCTV Life Circle

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