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Wednesday, 23 August 2023 14:55

Fake milk

Written by  Milking It

OPINION: The plant-based milk industry is booming, and new milks are appearing all over the place.

But few of these alternatives compare to cow's milk in terms of nutrition, according to data presented on July 24 at the American Society for Nutrition Conference in Boston. The data has not yet been published.

Scientists analysed the nutrition label for 237 plant-based milk products from 23 different manufacturers. Only 28 of those beverages were comparable or better than dairy milk when it came to vitamin D, calcium and protein.

Cow's milk is more nutrient dense than most plant-based alternatives.

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