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Ignore all the fancy labels, there are only three kinds of milk you need to worry about, namely full-cream, low-fat and skim.
The rest, boasting added calcium, vitamin D, A2 proteins, or
omega-3 fatty acids, are unlikely to make any difference to your
health, consumer group Choice has found.
You are also better off buying generic supermarket milk which
delivers the same nutritional benefits but for half the
price.
The research, released on Tuesday, compared up to 100 of the
leading milk brands, including organics.
It found those which marketed low-saturated fats only had a
negligible difference.
The same thing with milks boasting omega-3 fats - you would have to
drink two litres to get the same benefit as eating a 50g portion of
salmon.
The only real difference in milk was the fat content, which is how
full-cream, low-fat and skim are divided.
Full cream milk must have at least 3.2% fat, light milk no more
than 1.5%, while skim contains less than 0.1% fat.
"Despite the profusion of brands and the plethora of claims, the
only really meaningful choice when buying milk is between
full-cream, low-fat and skim," Choice said in its final
verdict.
All the tested milks were a good source of calcium, of between
115mg and 120mg of calcium per 100ml, Choice said.
