Hi all,
Was riding the camel and stumbled across this deal. Standard price is $8.60, so it is 66% off RRP. I haven't tried this plant based alternative, but a good price for any vegan Ozbargainers
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I think the normal one has milk solids, which would make it not vegan
Edit: Just realised you were talking about it being labelled as "plant based". Yeh lol idk, maybe added ingredients? But sugar, Malt, barley and rice are already plant based
Just more bs surrounding véganism I suspect.
Apparently most white vegans effluent areas in America.
https://milo.com.au/nutrition/faq
It has milk solids. You can’t have it if you have a dairy allergy or lactose intolerance, unless you want to deliberately have a bad time.
Interesting how the back of this tin says "may contain MILK", unless Amazon never copied the back of the plant based tin and that's still the normal tin.
If it may contain, that's due to potential cross contamination. They'd be made at the same plant, and may not clean all the equipment well enough to prevent remaining traces of dairy, that could affect someone with a high sensitivity.
That being said, the 'May contain' labels are optional and aren't regulated, so they don't provide any indicator of how much may be contained.
Then you add milk and have a good time! Or eat it straight off the spoon and also have a good time… I won't judge
The sugar's always been plant based. Thanks OP. I'll put it in an old tin if the kids notice.
Sounds like you’re panting evidence.
So close!
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Got it malted plantains
Sickkkkk Das some cheap milo
Thanks op
Mmmm brown suuugar
Heard bad things about the plant based but I'm tempted to try anyway..
It doesn't taste exactly like real milo but it's still pretty dang good
That's pleasing to hear because I've already purchased 😂
So… Normal Milo is full of pork lard?
Meant based sugar.
vegan and buying nestle seems a bit incongruous
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Perhaps unsurprisingly, there seems to be even more douchebag omnivores every time a vegan product is posted.
Now need sale on condensed milk, all we're all set!
That was yesterday.
Wait… What is this potential deliciousness that I'm not aware of?
It better be good OP. I got 4
If it sucks then I'm sorry and you'd need to dilute it with normal Milo or add extra sugar until you work though those 4 tins hahah
You can give it to me if you hate it. I got 6 :)
Report back on if it tastes any good
Accidentally bought this once thinking it was the OG milo. Learnt my lesson to read labels properly. Stick to the original peoples
Thanks.. feeding it to kids
I knew their delivery was fast, but damn! ;)
< $1/100g is usually the target for me. I'll give this a go.
My wife will only let me get 2. I said that’s not ozbargain behaviour!
You mean your ex-wife?
what! plant based milo lol. Where is the world heading to …..
FYI not the same taste or texture as regular Milo. YMMV but our household rejected it.
Is that you, John West?
Can't add to cart, sold out?
Horse anus, hooves, and other animal products have to go somewhere. I had no idea that original Milo might have had horse anus, but there you go.
username checks out?
Damn I missed it. Good price!
They've taken out the milk powder and replaced it with "plant based alternatives" in this version of Milo.
Why? Maybe it's because they're listening to the millennials and gen z. Or - maybe it's because they're simply trying to make more $$ by selling it to demographics who will happily hand over the $?
I'd say the latter. Diversifying their products to increase their target market
Exactly.
Might be for the peeps with allergies?
I can’t drink regular Milo due to lactose intolerance, same goes for the estimated 65% of the world’s population that are also lactose intolerant. Nothing to do with wanting to be trendy or whatever.
you're not missing much. it never mixes into the milk properly, it's always just a glass of milk with solid chunks of powder in it.
That’s the best part
I had it a lot growing up since I only developed an intolerance in my 20s. You can only really get it fully incorporated/mixed if you're using hot milk or you pour in a little bit of hot water before mixing in with milk.
@skittlebrau: yeah, but even then it's still more effort spent mixing than if it were just a hot chocolate powder, which in my opinion tastes better than milo. milo seems like a drink that is meant to be cold, at least to me.
Because lactose intolerance is increasingly common these days. It's not just vegans lol.
And also over exagérâtes and more commonly cured by their parents not having milk.
Seems we’re creating an intolerant society
The lactase enzyme naturally decreases as we grow older. My parents gave me a glass of milk every night and I had cereal with milk almost every day. Still developed a lactose intolerance.
From an evolutionary perspective, the lactose tolerant are actually the mutation.
@pennypincher98: Spent 8 years growing up on a farm and drank 2 litres plus milk daily.
I still drink easily 1/2 litre a day of milk and/or milk based products (between breakfast, coffees, ice cream, etc).
I’m now over 1/2 century old and don’t have a trace of milk allergy.
So frankly, I’m calling bs on your logic here.
Please provide some credible evidence other than your single testimonial for me to take it serious.
other than your single testimonial
You provided a single testimonial too.
From an evolutionary perspective, the lactose tolerant are actually the mutation.
You are the mutation.
Clearly those lactase genes came at the expense of others.
You provided a single testimonial too.
Very mature of you.
I’m not the one claiming otherwise.
From an evolutionary perspective, the lactose tolerant are actually the mutation.
20,000 years isn’t considered a long period of evolution.
Pandas have evolved from carnivores, to herbivores..
Clearly at the expense of their species.
You can speculate a lot here, but frankly.. you could also say that as a species we may not have survived if we didn’t develop a lactose intolerance tbh.
Very mature of you.
I’m not the one claiming otherwise.
Thank you, I find giving facts much more mature than twisting people's responses out of context.
Find me where I said "people will be lactose intolerant if they drink milk". Instead I said, dairy consumers can still become lactose intolerant. Obviously those who don't consume any dairy will have a higher chance because of naturally declining lactase levels. Really didn't think I had to spell that out… Do you need me to clarify what a tolerance is too?
It's not speculation, it's science but yes you are correct. You can and do speculate a lot here.
@pennypincher98: Lol.
Facts.
You just gave your opinion.
Wow.
Such assumptions to.
No point debating with you, as you don’t listen to others it appears.
@FredAstair: Lactase declines naturally with age. Fact.
Mutations have allowed people to digest lactose later in life than they would've. Fact.
Dairy consumers can become lactose intolerant. Fact.
"We might not have survived as a species if we didn't develop a lactose intolerance". Opinion.
Guess which one is by you?
You just can't handle the fact you don't know what you're talking about because your entire sample size of 1 hasn't become lactose intolerant.
No point debating with you
The first sensible thing you've said.
I’m now over 1/2 century old and don’t have a trace of milk allergy.
FYI, milk/dairy allergy and lactose intolerance are completely different things.
Milk/dairy allergy results in symptoms typical of other food based allergies. Eg. hives/rash, tingling sensations, swelling, vomiting, coughing etc.
Intolerance just means you don't produce enough (or none) of the enzyme lactase to process lactose, so you feel bloated, gassy, have abdominal discomfort and/or diarrhoea.
I used to drink full cream milk every day (I loved the unhomogenised milk that used to get delivered) and I developed intolerance in my 20s. Since I'm of SE Asian descent, the genetic lottery of lactose intolerance was never going to be in my favour.
It's definitely not as good as the original. It's not bad, just has a different after taste and a less sweet (from memory - it's been a while since I've had regular Milo)
But my 'Milo' consists of 10 heaped teaspoons and a splash of milk, if you follow the instructions maybe you'll have a better time.
If you need a plant based alternative you will be happy, if you don't then you'll probably just end up giving it to your kids or eating it out of spite.
I find it’s pretty similar to regular Milo.
Biggest difference apart from taste is that it dissolves a bit quicker than normal milo.
I actually like this as there’s still enough to scoop off the top but the milk/liquid gets more chocolatey than normal milo does. Cold that is as I always found warm milo mixes better.
Not from what I’ve heard.
Tried it a while ago. Wasn't nearly as tasty as regular Milo for me.
Isn’t Milo just malt?