Oatmeal milk is healthier? FDA drafting requires plant milk products to be clearly marked with nutrients

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In recent years, more and more plant milk companies focus on "environmental protection", "health" and "milk substitute", successfully stepping on the point of "health", "morality" and "environmental protection" of generation Z young people.

Vegetable milk leads the trend when buyers and sellers hit it off. With the popularity of dairy substitutes, vegetable milk is used more frequently, especially oat milk.

In the coffee industry, plant milk seems to be an indispensable choice. Many customers who go to coffee shops will be the first to ask if they have a choice of oatmeal milk. If you do not provide such a choice, people will always ask why plant milk is not provided, which is obviously healthier and more nutritious!

The demand for plant milk is increasing, and some medical doctors say that more and more people's demand for plant milk is not because of lactose intolerance, but more because of following the trend. In fact, people do not know the nutrients and whether they are healthy or not.

Therefore, it is considered that the packaging of vegetable milk needs to provide clear labels to provide consumers with the information they need so that they can make informed nutrition and purchase decisions for the products they and their families buy.

To that end, on February 22nd the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) released draft industry recommendations for the naming of plant-based foods marketed and sold as milk substitutes.

It is mentioned in the draft that the term "milk substitute" is often used in the vegetable milk industry, but its nutritional composition is different from that of milk. According to the Food and Nutrition Service liquid Milk substitute Nutrition Standard of the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), the comparison of this product with milk should be indicated on the packaging of vegetable milk. For example, the label could read, "Vitamin D and calcium are lower than milk."

Dairy products, including milk, are recommended as part of a healthy diet because milk provides a variety of key nutrients, including protein and vitamins An and Bmur12, as well as current inadequate intake of calcium, potassium and vitamin D. Food guidelines include only fortified soy drinks in the dairy group because their nutrients are similar to those of milk.

On the other hand, other plant milk (including plant drinks such as nuts, coconuts, oats and soy milk other than soybeans) contains very different nutrients from milk because it cannot be used as a "milk substitute".

FDA, MD, said: "getting adequate nutrients from milk and fortified soy drinks is particularly important to help children grow and develop, and parents and caregivers should know that many plant-based alternatives contain different nutrients from milk.

Therefore, it is very necessary to clearly mark the nutrients in plant milk and compare it with others. Labels provide consumers with valuable information to help them choose healthier foods.

Is vegetable milk really healthier than milk? At present, the vast majority of plant milk packaging, only marked on the packaging fat, protein, fiber and sugar content, these information can not directly reflect the nutritional composition of plant milk.

Vegetable milk is usually made with vegetable oil and sugar on the market to improve the smooth taste and taste of the product. With the same intake, vegetable oils and fructose are more likely to cause obesity and cardiovascular disease than cream and lactose in animal milk.

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