People around the world,
today, are more conscious regarding their health and overall
well-being. This includes taking care of the kind of food they
consume, in what amount, the source of produce, the hygiene standards
followed while manufacturing, packing, and transporting the food
products, and so forth. Besides, the controversy of dairy produce is
taking away the attention. Since years, people have put forth their
opinions, indulged into debates, and quite a lot of research has been
done on the dairy products to find out if they’re really safe
enough to be consumed or not? There’s so much hype surrounding this
controversial topic due to a plenty of ideologies, facts, and myths
flowing into the consumer market almost every other day. Thanks to
the advancement in technology, diverse dairy equipment and milk collection software are being accepted widely across millions of
dairy farms for easy and profitable dairy farming. This has been
largely used, but also, raised questions on its credibility to the
milk industry.
While the researchers
conducting analysis and generating statistics conclude that there’s
absolutely no harm in consuming the dairy products, provided they’re
produced maintaining the highest standards of production. At the same
time, it’s equally essential to talk to dairy farmers to learn real
facts about dairy farming. Many airy theories are spouted about dairy
foods over the internet; scary enough to provoke the consumers to go
vegan and inhibit the consumption of any milk product. Here’re a
few of such myths which must be demystified for the benefit of the
consumers.
Organic milk is better
than non-organic milk.
Organic milk is produced
by the cows who haven’t been treated with antibiotics and hormones.
While the conventional milk doesn’t necessarily follow such strict
guidelines. However, both the types of milk are equally nutritious
with mere differences in the price. Antibiotics are given to the cows
to prevent or treat mastitis. The farmers ensure that the cows are
well taken care of as the healthy and happy cows produce more milk
which is in the best interest of the farmers. When the milk is
supplied, it is tested multiple times, both at the farm and the dairy
processing plant to discard any probability of antibiotic residue.
So, even the non-organic milk is as safe as the organic.
Presence of blood/pus
in milk.
The milk supplied by the
dairy farms is tested many times to ensure its quality and sterility
before it reaches the table. If the milk is found to be free of
germs, antibiotics or any other undesirable residues, it is further
sent for processing and packaging. Therefore, these tests eradicate
any potential of pus or blood in milk. The Somatic Cell Count (SCC)
is an indicator of milk quality to determine the number of white
blood cells per milliliter of milk. Its low likeliness confirms high
milk safety.
Pasteurization kills
nutrients in milk.
If the studies are to be
believed, pasteurization doesn’t significantly lower the nutrition
level in milk. The procedure only destroys the harmful bacteria in
milk to make it safe for consumption. Indeed, the process adds nine
vital nutrients like Vitamin A and D amongst others to boost up the
nutritional value of milk. FDA and CDC, the leading institutes who
administer food and disease control, caution people to avoid
consumption of raw milk due to associated foodborne ailments.
Dairy foods are bad
for health.
It is a fact there’re
certain people who are allergic to dairy foods just like how the
others are sensitive to nuts. But, these people constitute less than
even 1% of the global populace. Dairy, in fact, is power-packed with
essential nutrients like protein and carbs. It is also a great source
of vitamins like A, D, B12, niacin, riboflavin, etc. and minerals
like calcium, potassium, phosphorous, to list a few.
The Final Word
The ill rumours about the
dairy foods do the rounds almost every other day and many people fall
prey to them easily. In parallel, the strength of the dairy farms
today has outnumbered the count of previous years. As the population
is increasing, the demand for the dairy food products is also rising.
The numbers bust all the myths. Be assured, take a seat and have a
big glass of milk for a happy and healthy morning!
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