Do you know the whole truth about milk?

2024 Author: James Gerald | [email protected]. Last modified: 2024-01-12 17:37

Undoubtedly, when we drink milk, we do not even think about interesting facts and myths associated with this unique product. Just as we do not suspect, how many legends and beliefs it gave rise to! Especially for you, we have selected the most interesting milk legends and facts and placed them in this publication.

• Apparently, humans first began to eat animal milk in the 9th – 8th millennium BC, when the peoples inhabiting the Middle East managed to domesticate sheep and goats. In the 7th millennium, in the territory of modern Turkey, people began to graze cows, thus receiving one of the most popular modern products in their diet.
• According to archaeological data, during the Neolithic period, people could not yet drink animal milk - their bodies lacked a gene necessary for the assimilation of lactose. This ability came to our ancestors later, due to a genetic mutation, but even now, relatively many people lose the ability to assimilate milk in adulthood.
• The second wife of Nero Poppaeus, who was reputed to be a great beauty, always took 500 donkeys with her on the journey in order to be able to take milk baths that improve the skin.
• Cow's milk is the most consumed type of milk - its annual production exceeds 400 million tons!
• For the production of UHT milk, only premium milk is used. Any other lower quality will curl up during processing.
• The ancient omen, indicating that milk sour faster in a thunderstorm, is still valid now, when the conditions for the production and storage of milk have changed dramatically. Biochemists believe that long-wave electromagnetic pulses are to blame, but the reasons for this phenomenon have not yet been studied.

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  The fattest types of milk are seal milk (the fat content in it exceeds 50%) and whale milk (up to 50% fat). Donkeys and mares give the least fatty milk.

• Soybeans are used to produce soy milk, which is eaten or used in cooking in the same way as cow's milk. It contains healthy amino acids, vitamins and minerals, but it is low in calcium. In this regard, manufacturers often saturate soy milk with calcium salts, but it should be remembered that the body absorbs 25% less calcium from soy milk than from cow's milk.
• Of all plant proteins, almond protein is the closest to that of mother's milk, and therefore it is often used for the production of infant formula. The donkey is a domestic animal whose milk composition is closest to that of a human.
• It is no coincidence that milk is recommended to be included in the daily diet: it delivers calcium, phosphorus, riboflavin (vitamin B2), vitamins A, D and B12, as well as pantothenic acid (vitamin B3) to our body. In addition, consuming dairy products reduces the risk of osteoporosis, colon cancer, high blood pressure, and type 2 diabetes. However, there are studies proving that the health benefits of milk are highly controversial …
• 250 ml of milk contains 300 mg of calcium. That's as much as 7 sardines (including bones), 2.5 cups of raw broccoli, 3 cups of peanuts, or 4 cups of black beans.

Now you are a real "milk guru" and you can easily answer the questions of a unique quiz about milk - "Milk Show". Take part soon and win valuable prizes!

The quiz "Milk Show" is held until April 30, 2012