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Seriously? Water

Okay, I'm sure some people must have it with water (the Lactose intolerant?). But how many? Is it a big thing in SE Asia maybe??


[Comment in reply] As an Asian-American who grew up drinking Milo in the United States, Texas, I have usually made it with hot water since the mixture already having evaporated makes it decently creamy with just water and since I drink it often (almost daily, in fact, I love the stuff), not having extra milk keeps the levels of sugar and animal-products in my diet under control. Also because it's slightly more convenient to use the hot water spout from the sink than heating up milk. If I feel like having it creamier, I might just add some half and half, whipped cream, marshmallows, or extra milo powder. But overall, it's more or less just my family's hot chocolate mix, and I like to make mine with water.

Marketing and Manufacturing

Really enjoyed this article's details, but can't make sense of the sentence "The evaporatioking them and changing the taste and texture of the product." Cheers

A large amount of malt extract (malt is the grain itself) is made for the food industry, and not just Milo. It is either vacuum dried to 10% water and sold in drums, or spray dried in a heated flu to become a powder. Canterbury Foods (Lion Nathan), Joe White (AWB), and Coopers (SA) manufacture most of the extract. I suspect Milo would buy extract from these suppliers, and then do their own roasting to the desired color and clumping. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 27.33.245.201 (talk) 23:58, 9 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Milo Dinosaur

Haha, I laughed when Milo Dinosaur linked to Dinosaur... Venny85 (talk) 15:34, 31 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]

If you buy Milo in SE Asia, Milo is made in Malaysia. I also recently bought some milo in the Middle East, made in Syria (according to the label). Both have different tastes to the Australian Milo, especially the Syrian made Milo which is very sweet. Comparing the two side by side, it's obviously a different product, the Syrian milo having white/clear particles that look very much like sugar. In addition the Milo is a different colour.

[New author] Milo is also manufactured in Kenya by Nestle, and retains a taste that is similar to the Australian product. Kenyan Milo is widely available in the UK.

--Treebo 15:42, 22 August 2005 (UTC): Milo is also manufactured and sold in Sri Lanka.[reply]

I know some places have Milo McFlurries, at least Australia and I think South Africa. Can anyone expand upon this? [New author] In Colombia there was a limited edition McFlurry made with "Milo Nuggets" which is a very popular snack made with hard chunks of Milo, covered with chocolate.

On a side note, I have Milo from Ghana and from New Zealand (Australia on the label), and they're not alike at all. Ghana's is very coarse and crunchy, while New Zealand's is closer to a fluffy powder, redder in color, and noticeably sweeter with a slightly different flavor. Ghana's makes that nice crunchy topping on milk, but New Zealand's is so full of air it's practically hydrophobic and won't mix in cold at all.

--midorigin 05:47, 29 November 2005 (UTC)[reply]


A few years ago (2001 actually) I used to make cold Milo all the time (in New Zealand) a glass of milk with a goot heaped spoonful of Milo. However one day I opened a new can and did this, only to be shocked to watch all my Milo disolve - instead of the crunchy-topped chocolate-tainted milk I was expecting, I got a chocolate milk. I rang the 0800 number on the can and was informed that Milo has recently ceased to be made in New Zealand, and the can I had was manufactured in Australia. While it tasted the same, it was a finer powder than the formally NZ-made stuff. I was dissapointed. I believe it has become a little grainer again since then.

This bears no relevance to the encyclopedic value of this entry, I just felt like mentioning it.

However, I was curious about this - if anyone has knowledge... In most local Asian supermarkets here you can buy 250mL cans of Milo - they are a sweet watery Milo mixture which is surprisingly nice cold (I've never tried it hot). I believe they come from Malaysia. Anyone know more? Are they popular? --Sycophant 08:53, 11 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Milo outside of Asia

It is basically impossible to find Milo anywhere in North America. I have only ONCE seen milo for sale in an import store. It was only in a very small can (Malaysian origin) and was pretty expensive in comparison to actually buying it in Malaysia. To me, Milo has a slightly similar taste to Carnation Instant Breakfast (Nestle made) and Nesquik (again, Nestle).

I live in Colorado and Milo is sold at the local Safeway and City Market in the Mexican Food section. They have cans of pre-mixed which are marked as energy drinks and cans of powder. --David C.

I live in Vancouver, Canada. Plenty of Malaysian and Jamaican-made Milo in supermarkets. Both Asian and common supermarkets (though I have to say the Asian stores have better pricing... a Malaysian-made tin of 500g goes for about $3.99 CDN). --Eric L.

I think it was Tesco that imports a lot of Australian stuff into their stores, things like TimTams and Shapes, I can't remember if Milo was one of them. Shame they never imported Cherry Ripe, that is one of my favourite chocolate yum yum bars JayKeaton 14:38, 4 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Milo is widely available and used in the Caribbean including the Bahamas. The product is manufactured in Malaysia and imported by Nestle Caribbean with offices in Trinidad and Jamaica. The product is sold in the ubiquitous 500 g metal tin, as well as in 200 g and 400 g refill packets. At one time individual serving packets were available but I haven't seen them in a couple of years. BHSEdit4BHS (talk) 01:21, 29 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Pronunciation of the word "Milo"

I'm interested in hearing how everyone pronounces Milo. As an American-English speaker I'm inclined to use the sound "my" as in "my foot," but most people I've heard in Ghana pronounce it with a "me" as in "me too."

-- midorigin 06:23, 29 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]

In New Zealand I've never ever heard the first pronounciation. Lisiate 04:36, 9 February 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Personally I pronounce it the same: "My-Low" --211.28.114.3 09:01, 28 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]

In Australia it is always pronounced me-low, as per a couple of other comments. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 49.183.202.117 (talk) 12:24, 29 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Portuguese influence in Ghana would lead to I being pronounced in the more Latin tongue of 'mi' and not 'my'. In Australia, if you called it anything other than 'me-low' you'd get some seriously strange looks. :P 211.30.71.59 11:52, 3 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Malay-speaking people would normally pronounce the word as "Mee-low" as well, as that's how Milo would sound as a Malay word. Some would even drag the pronunciation to "May-low". 219.74.164.34 (talk) 07:18, 19 May 2010 (UTC) singapotter[reply]

In Malaysia they usually say "Mee-Low" except if they work with tourists when they say "My-Low". As a German my pronunciation would be closer to the Malay version. (also since Nestle is a French Swiss company I assumed the pronunciation would be more French and less English. I didn't know about. the Australian history of it) On the other hand we have no Milo in Germany.

60.50.22.107 (talk) 03:30, 24 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

I've lived in New Zealand and Malaysia. In New Zealand, it's "my-lo". In Malaysia, it's "mee-lo".

Who are these Australians who think it's pronounced "Mee-low" here?! It's always been "My-low". Here's a 1988 TV ad that clearly states the pronunciation in the jingle. Pureriviera (talk) 04:32, 1 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Milo and Yoghurt

I sometimes eat milo one top of chocolate yoghurt or mousse. How much people do it?

Eewww. Casliber (talk · contribs) 14:45, 8 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

I love Milo on Farmer's Union Greek-style yoghurt (sort of like natural yoghurt, for those outside South Australia). DavidMRoberts (talk) 07:26, 13 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Other Milo products

Maybe there should be a section on the other Milo products, eg cereal, chocolate bar, ice cream, etc, available. I would do it, but I'm a bit a wiki-novice and don't want to screw anything up. Thanks, --Colourblind 03:53, 5 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Condensed Milk variation

when the article mentions 'milk', i presume it's normal milk and not condensed milk? in Singapore at least, mixing it with condensed milk is quite the norm; maybe the article could reflect this. Chensiyuan 03:39, 26 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Fine

This chocolate drink intruiges me. I wish i could get a box of it. Although we have chocolate milk in Serbia. RocketMaster (talk) 15:45, 19 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Malaysians drink the most Milo

Hi, this newspaper article (http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2009/2/24/nation/3333128&sec=nation) claims that Malaysians drink the most Milo. I would put this in, but I don't know how to do the references.

"Tak Kieu"??

"One can order Milo in Singapore or Malaysia's Kopi tiams by placing an order for "Tak Kieu" ("Kick ball" in Hokkien), referring to the fact that the company has been sponsoring soccer events in the region, especially in Singapore, and has been using pictures showing soccer players." I personally have never heard in Malaysia that you can order Milo by saying "tak kieu". I'm going to remove it as it sounds like someone posted it as a joke. If anyone can verify this, accept my apologies and revert the edit.Senaiboy (talk) 12:15, 27 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Milo in Colombia

Although several chocolate drinks are marketed in Colombia, I seriously doubt that Milo will ever be displaced from the #1 spot. It's the most traditional chocolate drink in this country (and the best, in my opinion). It's pronounced like "me" instead of "my". Alvabass (talk) 18:22, 12 March 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Energy Content

This is one of the most ridicculous things i've ever read: 

"The high calorie content means Milo can be useful for preventing weight loss."

While being factually correct this phrase tries to turn the potentially unhealthy high sugar content into something good. The solution for a problem that doesn't exist in reality 77.11.216.120 (talk) 07:12, 18 March 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Addictive?

The article quotes a source that Milo contains theobromine, and addictive substance. Read the reference. It is for the Nigerian brand made from cocoa. Does malted barley contain this substance? Is it really addictive? Was this bit added by an Ovaltiner? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 27.33.245.201 (talk) 23:49, 9 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]

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Milo in Colombia

I suggest Colombia be added to Milo's main markets, it's a really popular drink in Colombia and there are loads of derivative products.

Milo biscuits: http://www.corporativa.nestle.com.co/brands/galletas/milosandwich

Milo chocolate bar: http://www.corporativa.nestle.com.co/media/pressreleases/2009_milochocoabrra

Milo nuggets: http://www.exito.com/products/0000490661744556/Milo+Nuggets

Milo cereal: http://www.corporativa.nestle.com.co/brands/cerealesdesayuno/MILO

Milo tetra pak: http://www.portafolio.co/negocios/empresas/milo-llega-loncheras-35124

Milo special edition w/James Rodriguez on it: http://www.exito.com/images/products/154/0001904632463154/0001904633151202_lrg_a.jpg

And so on. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Dougwash (talk • contribs) 17:54, 8 May 2016 (UTC)[reply]

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