• Cethin@lemmy.zip
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      6 months ago

      I don’t disagree with your conclusion, but I don’t think they replace anything with sugar. Milk is just high in sugars, because it’s supposed to give energy and nutrients to a growing calf. If you remove the fats then the sugar content is higher as a percentage.

      Milk isn’t all that healthy in general though. It’s liquid for a calf to grow. It’s much better to drink something made for human consumption and dietary needs.

      • AwkwardLookMonkeyPuppet@lemmy.world
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        6 months ago

        Ah, you are correct. I just checked. I always thought that they added extra sugar so that it doesn’t taste terrible. I know they do that with some other non-fat foods. The higher sugar content in skim and nonfat milk is because the removal of fat concentrates the remaining lactose, like you said. Thanks for correcting me!