What is the nutritional value of whole milk? The difference between skim milk and whole milk

Skim milk is also called low-cholesterol milk because cholesterol is a fat-soluble substance that mainly exists in milk fat. Whole milk is milk that has not been skimmed, and its fat content is about 3%-4%. What is the difference between skim milk and whole milk? What is the nutritional value of whole milk? The following article introduces it, I hope it is useful.

Contents of this article

1. What is the nutritional value of whole milk?

2. The difference between skim milk and whole milk

3. Will drinking whole milk make you fat?

What is the nutritional value of whole milk?

1. From the perspective of calcium supplementation, whole milk, which is the ordinary milk we commonly see, has a protein content of about 3%, a fat content of about 3%, a calcium content of about 120 mg/100 ml, and contains fat-soluble vitamin K, vitamin A, vitamin E, etc. It is one of the best foods for us to supplement calcium.

2. Whole milk is the most perfect food. The calcium it contains is one of the best sources of calcium for the human body. Moreover, it has native nutritional properties that cannot be matched by any artificial nutritional products.

3. The proteins in whole milk are mainly casein, albumin, globulin, lactoprotein, etc. Among the more than 20 kinds of amino acids it contains, 8 are essential amino acids for the human body. Milk protein is a complete protein and its digestibility is as high as 98%.

4. Milk fat is high-quality fat with the best quality. Its digestibility is over 95%, and it contains a lot of fat-soluble vitamins. The lactose in whole milk is galactose and lactose, which are the most easily digested and absorbed sugars. The minerals and trace elements in milk are all dissolved, and the content ratio of various minerals, especially the ratio of calcium and phosphorus, is relatively appropriate, which is easy to digest and absorb.

Difference Between Skim Milk and Whole Milk

Calories, vitamins and cholesterol are the main differences between skim milk and whole milk. Skim milk has lower calories and cholesterol because a large amount of milk fat is removed, but the various vitamins and carotene in skim milk are also removed, so the nutritional content is relatively low compared to whole milk.

The difference in calories is one of the differences between skim milk and whole milk. The fat content in skim milk is generally below 1%, while the fat content in whole milk is usually around 3%. Therefore, the calories generated by skim milk are usually 45% to 60% lower than those of whole milk.

Whole milk contains a large amount of vitamins A, D, E and fat-soluble substances such as carotene. After the milk fat in skimmed milk is removed, the content of fat-soluble substances such as vitamins and carotene will be greatly reduced, or even completely absent.

Skim milk is also called low-cholesterol milk because cholesterol is a fat-soluble substance. It mainly exists in milk fat. When the milk fat content of milk decreases, the cholesterol content in the milk will also decrease. Usually, the cholesterol content of skim milk is about 70% lower than that of whole milk.

Will drinking whole milk make you fat?

Obesity is mainly caused by excessive energy intake, which is greater than the energy the body normally consumes. Excess energy will be stored in the body and converted into fat, which will lead to obesity in the long run. Whole milk is milk that has not been skimmed. The fat content is about 3%-4%. A normal person consumes half a pound to one pound of milk every day, and the fat content does not exceed the standard, because the normal human body needs to consume some fat. However, if the patient has a fat reduction requirement, or has a lipid content restriction, he can choose semi-skimmed milk or fat-free milk.