Which Milk Has The Most Nutrients?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\nFrom a 250ml glass, cow\u2019s milk will contain around 8 grams of protein, 12 grams of carbohydrates, and 2 – 8 grams of fat, depending on if you buy skimmed, reduced-fat, or whole. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
This means one glass of cow’s milk contains 15% of the protein you need for the day, 10% of the carbs, and 2 – 15% of the fat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Using that information as a baseline, we can compare the other milks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
None of the milks have beta-glucans apart from oat milk (as we said before, beta-glucans are great at lowering cholesterol), and soy milk has tons of potassium, which none of the other milks have.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
We can see that almond and oat milk have less protein than cow’s milk, but soy has the same amount. It\u2019s also clear that oat milk has way more carbohydrates than the other plant-based milk, even enough to rival cow\u2019s milk.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Cow\u2019s milk has more vitamin D and calcium naturally, whereas the other milks have to add these in. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
So when it comes to nutrients, cow’s milk has the most.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Which Milk Is Best For Allergies?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\nThe answer to this question depends on your allergy. If you have a milk allergy or are lactose intolerant, then plant-based milks are best for you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
If you have a nut allergy, you should choose from dairy, oat, or soy milk.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Which Milk Is Best For The Environment?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\nWe have touched on this before, but now it\u2019s time to compare the milks to see which one can help us reduce our environmental impact. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Cow\u2019s milk<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nCows both need a place to live and food to be grown for them. This means they have double the amount of land necessary to create their milk. Often, the feed for the cows is grown from deforested lands.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Dairy milk uses the most water to be created. It needs about 120 liters of water per glass.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Cows produce their own greenhouse gases, just like any animal. Because of the animals and the farming equipment, each glass of dairy milk contributes over half a kilogram of greenhouse gas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
This makes cow\u2019s milk one of the most problematic milks for the environment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Almond Milk:<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nAlmond Milk also needs a lot of land to be created, because almonds grow from trees in specific climates.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It also takes second place on the amount of water needed to grow the trees, requiring more than 70 liters per glass.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The greenhouse gasses created to farm the plant-based milks are about 0.1 – 0.2 kilograms per glass. It\u2019s the same for every planet-based milk, so we will be repeating this fact to make it easier to read.<\/p>\n\n\n\n