When many of us go to the market or grocery stores to buy our Milk, we buy based on the brands that we like and do not take nutrition into consideration most times. Many of us have the impression that milk is milk and do not know that different manufacturers pack different types of milk for sale. Maybe if we understand that the different milks are not the same in composition and hence have different effect on our health, you would consider looking at that milk container when next you hit the grocery store.

If you have ever bothered to check the containers/labels of milk, I am sure you would have come across terms such as skim or skimmed milk and full cream milk or simply cream milk. They mean different thing and thus have slightly different taste (if you can sense that) and different health benefits.



The Differences Between Skimmed Milk & Full Cream Milk

Okay, let me start by giving a short description of milk. It is a whitish nutritious liquid secreted by the mammary gland of mammals and has a lot of health benefits. All mammals produce milk; however, the most common milk sold commercially is that of the cow. In some parts of the world, milk from sheep and goats are consumed and sold.

Full Cream Milk vs Skimmed Milk

1. Major Difference Between Skimmed Milk & Cream Milk

The full cream milk, also known as whole milk is the milk in the form we get them from animals while skimmed milk is whole milk from dairy cows that has had most of or all of its fat removed. So, if you are looking to burn down fat, you may not want to add to it by consuming more of whole milk.


2. Saturated Fat Contained In Skimmed Milk and Cream Milk

A typical full cream milk would normally contain around 5 grammes of saturated fat per one-cup serving. This is 20 percent of the daily limit. Now consider that you may also eat other fatty foods such as cheese, butter, coconut oil and other foods rich in saturated fat in a single day. This makes it easy for you to overshoot 25 grams per day.

3. Nutritional Composition of roughly 236ml serving of milk

Full cream milk;

Protein: 7.9 g
Carbohydrates: 11 g
Calcium: 276.1 mg
Potassium: 349 mg
Cholesterol: 24 mg
Sodium: 98 mg

Same volume of skim milk:

Protein: 8.7 g
Carbohydrates: 12.3 g
Calcium: 349 mg
Potassium: 419 mg
Cholesterol: 5 mg
Sodium: 130 mg

4. Vitamin Composition of the 2 Milks

Some people prefer to take skimmed milk because it does not contain fat but what they don’t know is that, unlike full cream milk which contains both water soluble and fat soluble vitamins, skimmed milk lacks the fat soluble vitamins (A, D, E, K). This is because the Vitamins have been skimmed alongside with the fat during the production process. It’s simple, they are only soluble in fat, so they are dissolved in the fat. What happens when the fat is removed? The vitamins are removed too.

In conclusion, what you want from milk determines the type of milk that you choose when next you go shopping for milk. By the way, cream milk tastes better than skimmed milk. #JustSaying

Source: http://www.foodsng.com/differences-between-full-cream-milk-and-skimmed-milk/

Full cream milk is more filling, tastier and healthier than skimmed milk

K, noted

Cream.pie

noted

We yin concern poor man with nutritional value? When the milk comes once in a blue moon.

Interesting

Cc: lalasticlala

Nice info

Good to know because I am not ready to have unnecessary fats

I don't have propbls with any so long as it tastes like milk
#ilovemilkforever

OP you 4 give us the correct link to get the skimmed milk na. You no sabi advertise ni.

SUMMARY: If you wanna add weight, FULL CREAM MILK is good for you E.g Peak Milk and if you just wanna take milk in order not to add more fat(Calories), FILLED CREAM MILK is good for you. E.g Three Crown Milk

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Checking my MIKISI MILK
Wow! (instant filled milk)

Hmmmm! Na that 24 mg of Cholesterol dey fear me, because that's my daily favourites milk.
Hope am save.

Needed to know dis..

Don't know the difference before now if not my sister that explained it to me

Learned....

Thanks 4 dis info.. Full cream milk is also cheaper.

smh... all am seein here is nutritional factz.. u no explain anytn jo

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Gbagbe e

Skimmed Milk all the way ni!

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Breast milk nko

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We de talk about money una de tell me milk

yettybaby112:
Good to know because I am not ready to have unnecessary fats

Truly black is biuriful