Surprised to see in this forum post that some people believe that the milk brands with higher prices are better quality products than home brands like Woolworths, Coles or Aldi. This comment makes sense.
What do you believe? If you vote no, leave your explanations in a comment below.
Been using Devondale. No issue so far.
Used to use A2. Stopped
We used to do A2 milk as well, but stopped as its $10 for 3 litres now! FARK
Same here. That cost is way out of our budget. It no longer feels like worth it.
It made you smarter knowing you got sucked in.
Some people are still drinking it hoping to get to the same level of intelligence.
A lot of smaller dairies not owned by big corporations sell in Colesworth. It's good to support those. Obviously region specific.
Don't drink raw milk personally, but apparently there are differences in composition (i.e. protein/fat/sugars/sodium etc), as well as differences in texture and flavour so they're not "all the same": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_mDQgPmq_4A
We do. Obviously not the same. The difference is not in macronutrient composition necessarily, as one can find pasteurised unhomogenised whole fat milk with the exact same composition. The difference is that pasteurisation changes milk proteins, casein especially, twisting them, making them less digestible and less bioavailable. Many people presumed to be "lactose intolerant" have no trouble drinking raw milk. That's bc what they actually don't have is gut bacteria capable of digesting pasteurised casein.
I probably should have clarified don't drink plain milk, instead of raw which has a whole different meaning.
probably should have clarified don't drink plain milk, instead of raw which has a whole different meaning.
Family had a dairy. Raw milk was all we drank. We our made our butter from it.
I've had the second head removed that started to grow.
The Checkout did a series on this ages ago. My memory of it was basically that milk brands need some way to differentiate so they'll make shit up like premium milk or strongly push stuff like A2 milk as being better. End of day though, it's all just milk and there's very little difference.
Pretty much. It is just like the guilty shaming they do to parents of children into buying stuff. I can see the parents who have fallen for the marketing.
Osteoarthritis and Inflammation is a quite common symptom from drinking A1 milk given my own personal experience and others from my extended family.
It definitely helps if you are susceptible which is quite common if your traditional bloodline did not drink milk, e.g. Middle Eastern/Mongolian. For the average Aussie, it's probably not worth paying more though.
Notwithstanding you can come from a country that has a lot of dairy but your family traditionally didn't eat any of it due to costs. That is also a problem for some small minority.
I was previously "allergic to milk" but the doctors were wrong. The science has developed since.
I also found out I can actually eat Jarlsberg cheese. It's expensive but apparently their cows are also the A2 type because that's the European cow. I can't eat Bega or Coon/Cheer… Sad ;-(
woolies milk is made by Dairy Farmers
coles milk is made by Devondale
Coles bottle their own milk direct from farms in former Saputo plants. Devondale previously had a 10 year deal from 2013 in NSW/VIC and even then they were still getting milk direct from farmers 4 years ago. With some regions using Brownes Dairy, Bega and Lactalis.
Region specific basically.
Gross. I want milk made by dairy cows.
They'll be lab 3D printing milk soon. When they get inflation to like $50 per litre.
It's a complex question. Every region in every state has different pastures,feeds etc. All milk varies seasonally .So the milk will be slightly different. Some states import milk.
Then you have whatever shortcuts home brands use, eg adding a % of water. You'd need more than a question on a forum to get a definitive answer and in the real world it will never be definitive.
You either want good milk or cheap milk, and the difference between all the options in each category is massively variable.
Unless you have tasted milk in a dairy ( on a dairy farm) or straight from the cow, you'll never be able to know what (real) milk tastes like.
'You are what you eat' applies more to milk than most ppl would think.
Price 'probably' does denote which milk is closest in taste to what 'real' milk tastes like. Colesworth isn't likely to sell "like for like" cheaper.
Then you have whatever shortcuts home brands use, eg adding a % of water.
Water is never added to Milk anywhere in the processing chain.
Elaborate…
Maybe diluted by stealth, eg taking more fats and solids out and still flogging as whole milk? There was a time when milk was being 'reconstituted' and flogged as dinky di full cream. OP could try the freeze test with various brands. See which one lands with the most "water" component
Before A2 came onto the market. I was drinking small quantities of the homebrand version of the milk to try and cope with my milk intolerance.
Homebrand milk was the only milk I could stomach at the time because it had the somewhat diluted feeling. I don't know what proteins they were removing but whatever it was, it basically turned it into a no-frills version of A2.
I can drink the full creamy version of A2. I still can't drink the full cream Pauls milk though.
I just want milk that tastes like milk.
If you want a consistent milk flavour all year round go for long life. You'll get that UHT taste all year round.
.> milk flavour
.> UHT taste
😂
Milk with a hint of UHT* depending on the brand. I find Australia's Own at Woolworths has a very subtle UHT taste and closer to normal full cream milk.
Spitting Image on UHT Milk
[Thatcher and Mitterrand are seen at a dinner with romantic lighting.]
Mitterrand: May I fill your glass?
Thatcher: Please. [Pause] [?]?
Mitterrand: No, no, no. It is UHT milk.
Thatcher: What is… UHT milk?
Mitterrand: UHT milk is [?] corrector fluid, lovingly blended with the choicest [?] from adolescents’ face. [?]. It is carefully mixed with a cheesy [?] smelly bits we French keep between our toes, and finally fermented with slug trail.
Thatcher: Slug trails…
Mitterrand: Yes, [?], slug trails, ripened in the midday sun. Voila. That is UHT milk.
[He pours it into a glass and Thatcher goes to drink it.]
Mitterrand: Not you, woman! You’re not supposed to drink it! You’re supposed to spray it on your cat in the funny season!
Thatcher: Oh.
[Cut to a larger image of the table, revealing Michael Heseltine and several other people.]
Narrator: UHT.
Apparently I’ve offended the UHT supporters.
I just want milk that tastes like milk.
Those days ended many decades ago.
I want milk that tastes like Bourbon and Coke… much cheaper than the real thing.
I buy homebrand milk, I've rated it from best to worst - Aldi , Costco, Woolies, Coles.
Coles home brand is the worst. tastes like very diluted milk. Aldi one still has the creamy taste.
Obviously no comparison to the Farmhouse Gold, but having 2 kids drinking milk, home brand it is lol
I agree with you on order of ranking.
I suspect the following:
Aldi = Kyvalley Dairy
Costco = Lactalis
Woolies = Lactalis
Coles = Coles (Former Devondale).
I suspect that Costco sourced from Devondale prior to Coles buying the Devondale Milk plants, not sure now so I suspect Lactalis, tastes different now too.
Also milk will taste naturally different throughout the year depending on the feed of the cows.
Some milk plants also go through a milk standardisation process I believe, while others don't, or not to the same extent.
https://www.neologicengineers.com/blogs/definitive-guide-to-…
Cows, just like pretty much everything else in life, are garbage in, garbage out. OF COURSE, not all milk is the same; it depends very much on which cows are producing them, what they're being fed, and what environment they live in. Factory farmed cows fed on grain (typically soybeans) produce very different milk from grass fed, pasture raised cows. Now, OF COURSE too, that home brand shit milk is just as shit as brand name shit milk; shit is shit regardless of the label.
Probably the only way to tell is do a blind taste test. Then do a cost/benefit analysis on what to buy.
We buy the Costco stuff and it works for us.
…blind taste test
Can I do the test with some Kahlúa?
If you do you will probably end up pretty blind drunk.
Are they the same as in milk is milk? Absolutely.
However, the origin, gate price, permeate % etc all vary.
So while yes, it's all milk, there are notable differences especially in smaller suppliers (in SA, Golden North and Fleurieu being two obvious ones).
I don’t like woolies own brand milk. I’m fine with coles, Aldi or Norco but to me woollies has a weird taste, slightly sour and can kinda smell the cow smell.
Not sure about this as I can use any home brand milk either Woolies, Coles or Aldi. But I only use milk with cereals and coffee/hot chocolate. So, I don't know the difference of each home brand milk. Sometimes I think all home brand products from the big 3 supermarkets are supplied by the same supplier for each different product such as home brand milk, coffee sachets, tuna/salmon/sardines in tins, ice cream, etc.
I noticed the difference when I was drinking it straight. I get light milk ie 2% fat and can’t drink it straight with the Woolies brand because of the taste and smell. Well at least when I tried in multiple occasions in the past so now I avoid buying it and wouldn’t know if it’s changed. If I’m shopping at Woolies and need milk I get Norco.
I think for many of the foods do use the same supplier but many don’t.
Frozen spinach for example definitely a different product at all three. Personally I think coles has the best own brand frozen veg. Instant coffee is different too, Woolies is better with their own brand. Woolies also has some own brand stuff coles doesn’t.
Same here we don't like Woolies milk, we think it has a strange flavour, Coles and Aldi taste fine
I don't drink milk, nor do I use it in my coffee. But when I did try milk in coffee, the premium milks with higher fat made nicer coffees.
It’s so all confusing
i'm prepared to spend $1.50 extra to get locally produced small dairy product when it comes to milk
Rest of us have been priced out
The home brand breed of cows are cheaper to feed
They are, actually. They're fed cheaper stuff (soybeans), and live in very close quarters (factory farming).
They are, actually. They're fed cheaper stuff (soybeans), and live in very close quarters (factory farming).
Citation needed.
Oh please. Greenie American rubbish on YouTube is not a citation.
Is any of it imported e.g from New Zealand
No. We just buy A2 milk.
Home brand milk smells funny and doesn't taste very good in comparison.
No. We just buy A2 milk.
So that's why you are NUTS
Coles use Norco in SEQ/North NSW
Been drinking Woolies brand milk for ages and never had any dramas.