Confused about Milk Products?

Confused about Milk Products?

Written by Gloria Tsang, RD
Published in March 2006

percent milk fat %(HealthCastle.com) A mother of an 18-month old toddler wrote to us after reading our recent yogurt comparison article. She is aware that her toddler needs whole milk dairy products. However when she went out to shop for yogurt, she found numerous products labeled "low fat" or "fat-free" but could not find any that labeled "whole milk".


Check % MF (percent Milk Fat) on labels
Milk
% MF

Fat (g)
per cup
Whole
> 3.25 %

8 g
2% (Reduced-fat)
2 %

5 g
1% (Low-fat)
1 %

2.5 g
Skim (Non-fat)
< 0.5 %

< 0.5g



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