Skimmed milk
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Skimmed milk (United Kingdom and Canada), or skim milk (United States of America and Australia) is made when all the cream (also called milkfat) is removed from whole milk.[1]
Sometimes only half the cream is removed; this is called semi-skimmed milk.
Skimmed milk is more popular in the United States than Britain.
Skimmed milk contains less fat than whole milk, and as such many[who?] nutritionists and doctors recommend it for people who are trying to lose weight or maintain a healthy weight. On the other hand, some consider skimmed milk to actually be less healthy than whole milk, questioning the extent to which animal fat contributes to weight gain.[2][3]
In the UK, milk is marketed and labelled as follows:
- Whole milk is about 4% fat
- Semi skimmed milk is 1.7% fat
- Skimmed milk is between 0.1-0.3% fat
In the USA, milk is marketed primarily by fat content and available in these varieties:
- Whole Milk is 3.25% fat
- 2% Reduced-Fat Milk
- 1% Lowfat Milk (also called Light Milk)
- 0% Fat-Free Milk (also called skim milk or Nonfat Milk)
Low-fat milk has sufficient milk fat removed to bring the levels between 0.5-2% It also must contain at least 8.25% solids-not-fat. It must contain 2000IU of vitamin A per quart.
Skim milk Also called non fat milk has had sufficient milk-fat removed to bring the level to less than 0.5%.
[edit] References
- ^ http://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/cdrh/cfdocs/cfcfr/CFRSearch.cfm?fr=133.189
- ^ Miller, Donald W. Jr., MD. Health Benefits of a Low-Carbohydrate, High-Saturated-Fat Diet. http://www.lewrockwell.com/miller/miller33.1.html
- ^ Enig, Mary, PhD. The truth about saturated fats. http://www.health-report.co.uk/saturated_fats_health_benefits.htm#1
