Milk,
like in many countries is commonly use in preparing oatmeal, mixing
with cereals and an alternative for purified drinking water (beverage).
It provides the primary source of nutrition such as: significant amounts
of saturated fat, protein and calcium as well as vitamin C for young
mammals before they are able to digest other types of food and for
adults, too. It is processed in four methods such as:
- Raw (a process that doesn’t use heat before use or in its most natural state).
- Pasteurization (works by heating milk to a specific temperature for a set period of time).
- Microfiltration (a process produces better tasting milk that stays fresher, longer).
- Sterilization (a process subject to a specific temperature or using UHT known as, Ultra High Temperature).
Animal’s
milk is first known to have been used as human food at the beginning of
animal domestication and is extracted in two types: liquid and powder.
It contains a number of nutrients, either naturally or through
fortification process, such as: mg (milligram) of calcium that is good
for muscle contraction, blood vessel expansion and contraction,
secretion of hormones and enzymes, and transmitting impulses throughout
the nervous system and grams of protein that supports the growing of
muscles, hair, nails, skin and internal organs. Though it contains a
number of nutrients for our own health it is still not for everybody. A
person who has a lactose intolerance condition may suffer an unpleasant
abdominal pains including stomach cramps, flatulence and diarrhea.
Like
animal’s milk, soya milk is nutritionally close to cow’s milk. Soya
milk can be made from whole soybeans or full-fat soy flour and is
commonly available in vanilla and chocolate flavour as well as its
original unflavoured form. It contains little saturated fat, vitamin E
and no cholesterol, thus, is safe for people with lactose intolerance or
milk allergy and a preferences for vegans too. However, in 2008, a
study found that men who consume an average of half a portion of soy
products per day are more likely to have a lower concentration of sperm.
Milk,
in any forms can be beneficial as it contains nutrients for our healthy
lifestyle as long as it is processed in a nontoxic method.
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