Milk

Is milk gluten free?  Answer: When we think of gluten we often think of bread or baked goods. Gluten is derived from grains and contains two proteins known as glutenin and gliadin. Gluten is located in grains like wheat, rye, barley, and spelt. If you have ever made homemade bread or pizza dough you are probably familiar with gluten. […]

Question: Does yogurt have milk? Answer: Yes, yogurt does have milk and it is considered a dairy product. Milk is in all dairy-based yogurt types like Greek,  Icelandic (skyr), Bulgarian, Australian-style, and more. However, there are yogurt-like products that are made from ingredients like soy, almonds, or coconut that are not derived from milk. While these yogurt alternatives

Deciding if milk is an acid or base requires us to look at its pH. You can see by the image below that 0 is a strong acid like battery acid while  something like a drain cleaner has a high base pH of 14 on the alkaline side of the scale. Cow’s milk  is close

You may not have even considered water as an ingredient of cow’s milk. However, there is a lot of it in there. Milk consists of approximately 88% water. The remaining approximate contents of milk are lactose (milk sugar)  5%, fat 3.5%, protein 3.2%, and ash less than 1%. The composition of milk depends on the

It is unlikely that most people have thoroughly examined the nutrition facts of milk. Maybe many people have glanced at the calories or protein, but something like sugar is probably not often considered for review. After all, many people probably wouldn’t expect milk to have sugar. But, does milk have sugar? Go take a look

Is vitamin D milk the same as whole milk? There is a lot of confusion surrounding this issue, which is partly due to how milk is marketed. When a product is labeled as vitamin D milk, it has been fortified with vitamin D. The addition of vitamin D to milk began in the 1930’s as

Below we have put together a list of milk brands. The list provides the products that each company provides and the carton sizes (if the information was readily available). Note that the list lumps together organic and non-organic milk. If you are looking for a list of only organic milk, you can click here. You