Is all milk the same?

xanthe

I drink full fat milk. Can't taste the difference between major brands but Cravendale is definitely sweeter.

ailuro2

I know a dairy farmer's son, he reckons buying Co-op milk throughout the UK as they are the only ones who give small farmers a reasonable amount for their milk (and getting up a 5 even on Christmas to go feed and milk the moos);)

I think there would be more of a nasty taste drinking milk sold by the big supermarket who TELL the farmers what they'll pay.:p

dreamteamgirl

I dont actually drink milk, but I have noticed that my 4.5 year old drinks loads more when its Cravendale I am serving him (and he wouldnt know to look at a bottle to see what brand it is)
I also found he was a lot less sicky as a reflux toddler on either cravendale or organic full fat milk - someone told me organic has less mucus in it, but I dont know if that is true?

INT1

Just to resurrect an ol thread!

Well I thought all milk was the same...
It most deffinately is not.

I now buy M&S Organic milk, 2 lots for £3.

The Full fat is so much more creamier and fuller tasting, even the semi skimmed tastes so much better. Anyway when reading the bottle it show "Non Homogenised" where by all the other milk from farmfoods, Tesco, Morrissons etc etc is Homogenised.

So my advise is to try the tasty M&S milk, make sure it's the organic milk though

exel1966

I know cows have lots of numbers and letters sprayed on them, but I've never seen a cow with Tesco/Sainsburys/Waitrose/Aldi/Lidl/Morrisons/M+S/Wiseman etc as if to say what come out of my teets is only for one or the other.

I'm sure there are numerous supermarkets using exactly the same dairy farmers to source their milk.

Regular milk is regular milk regardless of what the label says. Exceptions may be specially treated milk such as Cravendale or organically produced, but that's simply down to a taste preference.

MrsBartolozzi

Not all milk available in the UK is the same. Arla milk for instance is Danish, probably why it's so cheap in the supermarkets. In Denmark cows are kept indoors all year round - so no nice lush pasture for the Arla cows then.

easy

aldo wrote: »

Just to resurrect an ol thread!

Well I thought all milk was the same...
It most deffinately is not.

I now buy M&S Organic milk, 2 lots for £3.

The Full fat is so much more creamier and fuller tasting, even the semi skimmed tastes so much better. Anyway when reading the bottle it show "Non Homogenised" where by all the other milk from farmfoods, Tesco, Morrissons etc etc is Homogenised.

So my advise is to try the tasty M&S milk, make sure it's the organic milk though

Oooooooh thanks for this. I will get some next time I'm in town, as the homogonised stuff has no 'character'. Mind you, I was brought up on Un-pasteurised Milk, which actually tasted of milk.

adsk

Waitrose's own label organic milk is also not homogonised and all the better for it.

Owain_Moneysaver

Confuzzled wrote: »

... cravendale is def a few steps above. however they don't pasteurise instead they use a complex filtering system instead,

Cravendale is pasteurised (it's illegal to sell unpasteurised milk in Scotland)

Cravendale® undergoes a unique filtration process prior to pasteurisation which removes more of the bacteria that can cause milk to turn sour.
Cravendale® keeps fresh in the fridge for up to 25 days and consumers tell us that it has a delicious, fresh and creamy taste. Arla Foods



Personally I wouldn't want to drink almost month-old milk and buy fresh almost every other day.

itsallinthemind

I'm not one to fuss over certain brands. However, I could not be bothered in the cold weather to walk to sainsburys, so popped into marks, as it is a minute away. I now buy their semi-skimmed(but nothing else!) instead. I have never liked milk as a drink, but could drink vats of it. I can't explain why, but after drinking other milk I used to have to drink water to get rid of the milk clinging to the back of my throat. It does have a slightly different taste, but my tastebuds seem to be very sensitive, so maybe thats why someone can tell?