Raw Milk vs. Pasteurized Milk. Which is better and why?!
Question: Raw Milk vs!. Pasteurized Milk!. Which is better and why!?
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Answers:
It depends on how sure you can be of your raw milk source!. My grandparents kept milk cows when I was a kid, and we drank raw milk all the time- but they only kept a couple of milkers, and had the vet out twice a year to test them!. They were very careful as far as cleanliness, and we never drank milk more than a day or so old!. If you got your milk from a small dairy that followed the strict health guidelines, you would be fairly safe to drink raw milk!. The larger the dairy becomes though- the greater the likelyhood of there being a problem!. Pasteurizing milk does have an effect on it's overall nutritional value, but it does provide you protection against things like brucellosis and TB, as well as contamination from E!.Coli!. Seeing as milk comes from the dirtier end of the cow- that is a serious concern!. Ideally you would want a medium size dairy producing your raw milk!. Too large or too small raise the risk of something going wrong, either in the milking, storage or packaging for sale!. If you can get your raw milk from a dairy you can trust, it's better nutritionally than pasteurized!. If you want your milk to stick around a few days, or you can't be absolutely certain of the source though- pasteurized is the safest course!. Of course this applies to industrialized countries only!. If you are living in the tropics, or some place like Africa- I highly recommend you stick with the UHT milk!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
Raw Milk is better!.
When milk is pasturized, it is heated just hot enough to kill all the nutrients and vitamins, and the healthy flora that lives in milk (the good bacteria), but not always quite hot enough to kill the really nasty stuff!.
The add vitamin D to milk, but raw milk actually has a LOT more vitamins in it than that!. Plus, raw milk hasn't been sitting around long enough for anything bad to have time to grow in it!. The good bacteria that is in it is strong enough to control the bad!.
But make sure there are no dairy allergies!.!.!.!. then both are bad!. Frequent ear and sinus problems or infections are signs of milk allergies!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
When milk is pasturized, it is heated just hot enough to kill all the nutrients and vitamins, and the healthy flora that lives in milk (the good bacteria), but not always quite hot enough to kill the really nasty stuff!.
The add vitamin D to milk, but raw milk actually has a LOT more vitamins in it than that!. Plus, raw milk hasn't been sitting around long enough for anything bad to have time to grow in it!. The good bacteria that is in it is strong enough to control the bad!.
But make sure there are no dairy allergies!.!.!.!. then both are bad!. Frequent ear and sinus problems or infections are signs of milk allergies!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
Back in the day, we drank a lot of raw milk, living in dairy country, as we do!. We probably still would if we didn't have to watch the fat content!. Plus, we don't know the dairy farmers personally, anymore!. They have all been driven out of business!.I would like to see the barn that my raw milk came out of!. So, I don't think it is a question of which is better, but which is safer in this day and age!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
Pasteurization removes the harmful bacteria found in the raw milk though I do think raw milk is udderly delicious, has to be cold though!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
raw and pasteurized don't have a difference in terms of nourishment!.!. i vote for pasteurized because it's as good as raw but less the bacteria!.!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
The Pasteurized vs!. Raw Milk Debate:
What You Need to Know
by www!.SixWise!.com
While the U!.S!. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) continues to state that drinking raw milk is like playing Russian roulette with your health, increasing numbers of Americans are seeking out this sometimes elusive raw food!.
raw milk
"We're not talking about cocaine or guns we're talking about just milk!. And to criminalize that and think that that's some kinda crime is really quite crazy when you think about it," said Mark McAfee, owner of Organic Pastures Dairy, in response to an FDA investigation into his raw milk!.
Currently, sales of raw milk for human consumption are legal in 28 states!. However, in most of these, the sales can only be made directly from a farm, or through a cow-share program in which members purchase a portion of the cow, and are therefore owners of the milk it produces!.
Raw milk, proponents say, is an outstanding source of beneficial bacteria such as lactobacillus acidolphilus, vitamins, enzmes and calcium!. Further, they say that sickness resulting from raw milk is rare -- instead, it is pasteurized milk that is often implicated in outbreaks of food-borne illness!.
According to Mark McAfee, founder of Organic Pastures Dairy, which produces a full line of raw organic dairy products for retail sale, "During the period 2000 through 2004 there were several listeria-related food recalls in California associated with pasteurized milk products and ice cream!. During this same period more than 12 million servings of Organic Pastures products were consumed and not one person complained of illness and not one pathogen was ever found either by the state, FDA or Organic Pastures!."
Organic Pastures then hired a laboratory to perform an experiment!. The lab added 10 million counts of pathogens to one-milliliter samples of organic raw milk and found that the pathogens not only would not grow but they also died off!. The lab concluded: " !.!.!. Organic raw milk and colostrum do not appear to support the growth of pathogens !.!.!. "
Alive in 5: Raw Gourmet Meals in Five Minutes
Raw milk is only one aspect of the growing raw food movement!. Alive in 5: Raw Gourmet Meals in Five Minutes is the perfect cooking companion for anyone who wants to explore more raw foods, or simply get more fresh, healthy and great-tasting foods into their diet -- but doesn't have a lot of time to do it!.
What's Wrong With Pasteurization!?
Pasteurization, says the FDA, kills any dangerous bacteria while also destroying bacteria that can cause milk to spoil, thereby extending shelf life and increasing milk safety!. According to the FDA, pasteurization can help prevent:
*
Tuberculosis
*
Diphtheria
*
Polio
*
Salmonellosis
*
Strep throat
*
Scarlet fever
*
Typhoid fever
Raw milk proponents, however, say that milk from healthy cows, raised on pasture, rarely contains any dangerous bacteria!. Further, according to the Weston A!. Price Foundation:
"Pasteurization destroys enzymes, diminishes vitamin content, denatures fragile milk proteins, destroys vitamins C, B12 and B6, kills beneficial bacteria, promotes pathogens and is associated with allergies, increased tooth decay, colic in infants, growth problems in children, osteoporosis, arthritis, heart disease and cancer!. Calves fed pasteurized milk do poorly and many die before maturity!. Raw milk sours naturally but pasteurized milk turns putrid; processors must remove slime and pus from pasteurized milk by a process of centrifugal clarification!."
raw milk
Raw milk proponents say they drink raw milk for its health benefits and taste!.
The Raw Milk Debate is Heating Up
Organic Patures and Claravale Farm, another raw milk producers in California, are currently fighting a new California law, AB1735!. The law would limit levels of coliform bacteria (a type of beneficial bacteria) in bottled raw milk to just 10 per milliliter, which is the same level required of pasteurized milk!. However, keeping levels this low is nearly impossible in raw milk, which means the law would all but put raw milk producers out of business!.
After a two-month battle, a Superior Court Judge issued a "temporary restraining order" that is keeping California from enforcing the coliform limit in raw milk, and a new hearing -- that could spell either victory or defeat for sales of raw milk in California -- will occur in six to eight weeks!.
In the meantime, the FDA has been investigating Organic Pastures -- including asking two employees to "wear a wire" and suggesting it would be made worth their while to do so -- to find out whether the dairy has been illegally selling raw milk out of state!.
For more information on the fight for raw milk, visit the Campaign for Real Milk Web site!.
Recommended Reading
Eating Raw: The Advantages and Disadvantages According to Various Experts
The FDA Says Cloned Milk & Meat are A-Ok !.!.!. How Soon Before You'll be Eating It (Without Knowing It)!?Www@Answer-Health@Com
What You Need to Know
by www!.SixWise!.com
While the U!.S!. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) continues to state that drinking raw milk is like playing Russian roulette with your health, increasing numbers of Americans are seeking out this sometimes elusive raw food!.
raw milk
"We're not talking about cocaine or guns we're talking about just milk!. And to criminalize that and think that that's some kinda crime is really quite crazy when you think about it," said Mark McAfee, owner of Organic Pastures Dairy, in response to an FDA investigation into his raw milk!.
Currently, sales of raw milk for human consumption are legal in 28 states!. However, in most of these, the sales can only be made directly from a farm, or through a cow-share program in which members purchase a portion of the cow, and are therefore owners of the milk it produces!.
Raw milk, proponents say, is an outstanding source of beneficial bacteria such as lactobacillus acidolphilus, vitamins, enzmes and calcium!. Further, they say that sickness resulting from raw milk is rare -- instead, it is pasteurized milk that is often implicated in outbreaks of food-borne illness!.
According to Mark McAfee, founder of Organic Pastures Dairy, which produces a full line of raw organic dairy products for retail sale, "During the period 2000 through 2004 there were several listeria-related food recalls in California associated with pasteurized milk products and ice cream!. During this same period more than 12 million servings of Organic Pastures products were consumed and not one person complained of illness and not one pathogen was ever found either by the state, FDA or Organic Pastures!."
Organic Pastures then hired a laboratory to perform an experiment!. The lab added 10 million counts of pathogens to one-milliliter samples of organic raw milk and found that the pathogens not only would not grow but they also died off!. The lab concluded: " !.!.!. Organic raw milk and colostrum do not appear to support the growth of pathogens !.!.!. "
Alive in 5: Raw Gourmet Meals in Five Minutes
Raw milk is only one aspect of the growing raw food movement!. Alive in 5: Raw Gourmet Meals in Five Minutes is the perfect cooking companion for anyone who wants to explore more raw foods, or simply get more fresh, healthy and great-tasting foods into their diet -- but doesn't have a lot of time to do it!.
What's Wrong With Pasteurization!?
Pasteurization, says the FDA, kills any dangerous bacteria while also destroying bacteria that can cause milk to spoil, thereby extending shelf life and increasing milk safety!. According to the FDA, pasteurization can help prevent:
*
Tuberculosis
*
Diphtheria
*
Polio
*
Salmonellosis
*
Strep throat
*
Scarlet fever
*
Typhoid fever
Raw milk proponents, however, say that milk from healthy cows, raised on pasture, rarely contains any dangerous bacteria!. Further, according to the Weston A!. Price Foundation:
"Pasteurization destroys enzymes, diminishes vitamin content, denatures fragile milk proteins, destroys vitamins C, B12 and B6, kills beneficial bacteria, promotes pathogens and is associated with allergies, increased tooth decay, colic in infants, growth problems in children, osteoporosis, arthritis, heart disease and cancer!. Calves fed pasteurized milk do poorly and many die before maturity!. Raw milk sours naturally but pasteurized milk turns putrid; processors must remove slime and pus from pasteurized milk by a process of centrifugal clarification!."
raw milk
Raw milk proponents say they drink raw milk for its health benefits and taste!.
The Raw Milk Debate is Heating Up
Organic Patures and Claravale Farm, another raw milk producers in California, are currently fighting a new California law, AB1735!. The law would limit levels of coliform bacteria (a type of beneficial bacteria) in bottled raw milk to just 10 per milliliter, which is the same level required of pasteurized milk!. However, keeping levels this low is nearly impossible in raw milk, which means the law would all but put raw milk producers out of business!.
After a two-month battle, a Superior Court Judge issued a "temporary restraining order" that is keeping California from enforcing the coliform limit in raw milk, and a new hearing -- that could spell either victory or defeat for sales of raw milk in California -- will occur in six to eight weeks!.
In the meantime, the FDA has been investigating Organic Pastures -- including asking two employees to "wear a wire" and suggesting it would be made worth their while to do so -- to find out whether the dairy has been illegally selling raw milk out of state!.
For more information on the fight for raw milk, visit the Campaign for Real Milk Web site!.
Recommended Reading
Eating Raw: The Advantages and Disadvantages According to Various Experts
The FDA Says Cloned Milk & Meat are A-Ok !.!.!. How Soon Before You'll be Eating It (Without Knowing It)!?Www@Answer-Health@Com