What is Milk?
It is the white liquid secreted from mammary glands on females to feed their young. Cow’s milk is most often used in recipes and for general consumption.
There are four primary types of milk used in processing foods:
- Whole Milk: 3.25% milkfat by weight
- Reduced Fat: 2% milkfat by weight
- Low Fat: 1% milkfat by weight
- Skim: Fat-free milk
- Nonfat Dry: Made by removing the water from pasteurized skim milk
Powdered versions of all milks can be made by dehydrating pasteurized milk and can be used as a substitute for fresh milk.
* Pasteurized milk is raw milk that has been heated to a specified temperature and time to kill pathogens that may be found in the raw milk.
Keto Status?
Debatable
Why?
While milk is dense with almost every ingredient our body needs, it is not a low-carb food, coming in at 1 gram of carbohydrate for each gram.
Possible Side Effects From Ingesting Milk?
Some people lose the ability to fully digest lactose (the milk sugar) after childhood, a condition known as lactose intolerant. Lactose intolerance is associated with many unpleasant symptoms, including gas, bloating, abdominal cramps, diarrhea, nausea, and vomiting.
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