What Are the Advantages of Various Milk Types?

As of late, all the hype is about A2 milk, a type of cow’s milk that doesn’t contain the A1 beta-casein protein. To compare the varieties, A1 has the amino acid histidine at position 67 in the protein chain, while A2 has the amino acid proline there instead. Despite this small difference, some believe that the body reacts to the two proteins differently, making A1 milk harder to digest. With all the varieties of milk available at your disposal, it’s time to find out how each type may benefit you.

 If we were to talk about advantages of different kinds of milk, you will below read about their quality, fiber, protein, fat amount etc. A type of milk is not necessary to suit everyone, there will be lactose intolerant people, there will be people are allergic to nuts then there are people with taste buds, and the last category we will talk about is the health conscious category. Different types of milks have given us a smoother lifestyle because keeping everything in mind, it just becomes a substitute to other. Health issues being one of them, with the rising health issues and diseases it is great to have such wide variety of milk’s to help everyone live their day normally, while switching from one milk to another and getting protein that they need.

 Various Milk Types, have made it easy for us to go by our lives. With all the allergies and lactose intolerance along with being healthy in our own ways has led to the rise of different milk markets. Recently in milks, a hyped topic was A2 milk, A2 milk is a type of milk that does not contain A1 beta-casein protein, so what different does that make you may wonder right? As this was and still continues to be the hot topic, let’s start off with A2 Milk.

A2 Milk:

A2 Milk is basically an alternative to the regular cow’s milk. But you may wonder what is the difference right?

Most cow’s milk found in  stores had two beta-casein proteins known as A1 and A2. It was not always like this though, In previous days, cows could only produce the A2 protein. Then a mutation occurred, and most of cows started to make the A1 protein as well.

Thankfully there are still cows out there that only produce the A2 protein. They are the ones that make A2 milk possible.

And it is less likely to be associated with digestive discomfort.

As written above states that A2 milk is a type of milk that does not contain A1 beta-casein protein, that sums up the difference between the A2 and A1 Milk.

A one-cup serving of A2 2% milk contains:

Calories: 122

 Protein: 8 grams

 Fat: 5 grams

 Carbohydrates: 12 grams

 Fiber: 0 grams

Sugar: 12 grams

 Regular Cow’s Milk (Which contains A1 & A2):

Cow milk is definitely a good source of calcium, vitamin D, potassium, phosphorous and obviously protein, (without the water added quality obviously). Cow milk does have double amount of protein than there is in soy milk.  Being a good source of nutrients, cow milk is considered a whole meal itself. It has all the nine amino acids essential to maintaining a healthy life. (its where your protein comes from btw)

100 g of cow milk contains:

Calorie: 60

Protein: 3.22 g

Carb: 5.26 g

Fiber: 0 g

Fat: 3.25 g

 Soy Milk:

This milk’s market did shoot up crazy and it became in demand for people who were looking for alternatives other than cow milk because it fit right into the budget. This milk is nutritious dairy-free milk which indeed is close thing to be a complete protein. A lot of people prefer making soy milk at home. It is suitable for a low caloric diet as it is low in sugar and low in fat too.

One cup of unsweetened soy milk has:

about 80 to 100 calories

4 grams of carbohydrates (sweetened varieties have more)

4 grams of fat

7 grams of protein

Almond Milk:

It is indeed one of the healthiest and trending milk on the list, you will see most of the bodybuilders consuming this milk every day. It is obviously made with almonds, which are dried and mixed with fresh water. To give it a twist of taste people do add different sorts of flavors. Unsweetened almond milk is the best as it doesn’t have a rich natural sweetness, and generally, the sweet one contains extra added cane sugar, but again if you are looking for something light this is your friends, it is costlier than others but it has its own perks right?

A cup of almond milk contains:

Calories: 30

Protein: 1g

Carb: 1g

Fiber: <0.7g

Fat: 2.5 g

 Coconut Milk:

Squeezed from the white flesh of a coconut, coconut milk is widely used as an excellent non-dairy milk alternative that is even safe for people with tree nut allergies. Feww, that does help right? Coconut milk is not only consumed as a replacement of milk, but a lot of sweets, soups and recipes are dependent on coconut milk for the flavors. It is again a version for weight loss that people opt to drink and it is one of the most like and delicious drinks with its natural hint of sweetness it is even added in alcoholic drinks.