Is all milk the same?

goldfishimon

I couldn't find this question anywhere else, but I'm sure many will have asked in the past..

Is all supermarket milk the same?

Is Tesco (regular) milk the same as Waitrose (regular) milk? Surely they all take milk from cows and then use the same process to treat it?

I just wonder why you pay more in some places for milk than others..

I know some supermarkets source more local milk, so Scottish Teso milk might taste slightly different to London Tesco milk (but I supose you would need a pretty good pallete to tell!!).

Surely this isnt the reason? Or are some cows just more wonderful than others???

Thanks

INT1

Same with any other product, one may be cheaper than other.

Farmfoods is best for milk

goldfishimon

Aldo, what do you mean one will be cheaper? That is what I am asking, are they the same product but with different prices on.

The reason I ask is because I have a relative who refuses to drink Tesco milk because they claim it is horrible and they will only drink Waitrose milk. Which is more expensive. 80p per litre (4 pints) compared to Tesco 67p per litre. I would like to know if there really is a difference in taste/product. Milk is Milk to me!

I'm not trying to source the cheapest milk, I'm asking if there is a difference in the product, or, like some other things, are they produced in the same factory and just placed in different branded bottles?

zygurat789

Use the taste test. Three samples of each and see if your relative can spot the difference - you try it too. That should answer your question.

jbro

All milk is not the same. We still get most of our milk delivered from a local dairy (supplied by local farmers) to our doorstep.

It definitely tastes better than the milk from the supermarkets. The downside is that it goes off quicker though.

goldfishimon

zygurat789 wrote: »

Use the taste test. Three samples of each and see if your relative can spot the difference - you try it too. That should answer your question.

Ha Ha.. Sorry, I should have said DIFFICULT relative.. there is no way they would risk taking that test incase they were proved wrong..

It just made me think about all brands of supermarket milk and whether the price difference is all a big con..

davetrousers

jbro wrote: »

All milk is not the same. We still get most of our milk delivered from a local dairy (supplied by local farmers) to our doorstep.

It definitely tastes better than the milk from the supermarkets. The downside is that it goes off quicker though.

This may be because it isn't homogenized. Milk nowadays is often homogenized to make it last longer (which is why it lasts about a week now).

Trouble with homogenization is it makes the fat molecules smaller.

INT1

goldfishimon wrote: »

The reason I ask is because I have a relative who refuses to drink Tesco milk because they claim it is horrible and they will only drink Waitrose milk. Which is more expensive. 80p per litre (4 pints) compared to Tesco 67p per litre.

Just sounds like being snobbish to me. Likewise milk is milk!

Waitrose charge more because they can get away with it. Wonder how much M&S Milk is?!

patchwork_cat

Does homogenization not therefore result in a more creamy milk? Particularly when I can't take the top of the milk for my cereal! According to Waitrose their milk is better - but they would say that! http://www.waitrose.com/food/productranges/dairy/milk.aspx#a02

Queenriderbrekke

I buy from Co-op, Tesco,s, Morrisons, Somerfield's and Sainsbury's depending on who gets my custom that week and I haven't noticed any difference in the taste from any of these!

davetrousers

patchwork_cat wrote: »

Does homogenization not therefore result in a more creamy milk?

In the olden days the cream would rise to the top. With homogenized milk, that cream is homogenized into the milk (iyswim) so in theory the milk should be slightly creamier.