Beware of Milk Adulteration

[DesiDieter]

A glass (250ml) of unadulterated whole milk will give around 146 kcals; 8gms of fat and protein with 257mg of calcium. The benefits of drinking milk include strengthening bones, improved cardiovascular and oral health and even relief from PMS.

Adulterants used in Milk: Milk is most commonly diluted with water - this not only reduces its nutritional value, but contaminated water can also cause additional health problems. The other adulterants used are mainly starch, sodium hydroxide (caustic soda), sugar, urea, hydrated lime, sodium carbonate, formalin, and ammonium sulfate.

Adulterated Milk may cause food poisoning, gastrointestinal complications, impairments, heart problems, cancer or even death.

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How to choose good quality MILK (unadulterated)

[Cooper]

What do you mean by adulerated milk?  I know you mean changed, but when do you find this?  I thought milk was milk?

[DesiDieter]

Milk is adulterated using adulterants like water, starch, sodium hydroxide (caustic soda), sugar, urea, hydrated lime, sodium carbonate, formalin, and ammonium sulfate.

Adding adulterants increases the quantity and therefore helps the seller to gain more profit.

[Cooper]

So is it listed in the ingredients, or is it in the milk without us knowing?  Or are you talking about things like chocolate milk, etc.?

[DesiDieter]

Adulterants are mostly unhealthy things and decrease the quality of milk when added to it. These are of course not listed in the ingredients.
Milk chocolate etc are the flavored milks, not the adulterated one.

[electra]

Adulterants used in Milk: Milk is most commonly diluted with water - this not only reduces its nutritional value, but contaminated water can also cause additional health problems. The other adulterants used are mainly starch, sodium hydroxide (caustic soda), sugar, urea, hydrated lime, sodium carbonate, formalin, and ammonium sulfate.