Is milk a protein or a carb? If a protein why not advisable on lchf diet?

[ickihun]

Bit confused.
Is milk a protein? Has it got added sugar by the farmers or has it got natural glucose in it? How much carb has it got?

 

[catapillar]

I think it's because of the lactose, which is a carbohydrate. Milk contains natural sugars - it is after all supposed to be supporting growing young who will need something fairly ccarby to grow

 

[Robinredbreast]

Hi ickihun, this could be of help :-
http://milkfacts.info/Nutrition Facts/Nutritional Components.htm

 

[lizf4619]

The answer is both. The sugar in milk is 100% natural product. Lactose is a disaccharide sugar derived from galactose and glucose that is found in milk. Check this link http://www.milkfacts.info/Milk Composition/Protein.htm

 

[ickihun]

Thankyou @catapillar, @Robinredbreast and @lizf4619 .

 

[uart]

Hi ikihun, normal "full fat" milk has somewhat similar quantities of Fat, Protein and Carbs. Typically about 3.5 g/100ml (give or take a bit) for both protein and fat, and usually just under 5g/100ml for carbs (lactose).

Our normal "full fat" milk actually has the fat content standardized (which is code for - they "nick" some of it for making other products) to about 3.5g/100ml during processing. If you can get real whole milk it's closer to 5% fat, so about the same content as carbs.

I'm not lactose intolerant so I still drink some milk most days, just not huge quantities. A 200 ml glass of milk is about 10g of carbs, so I just count it like any other carbs in my diet. Actually I usually add a dash of cream to mine to make it a bit more filling.

 

[tim2000s]

My personal preference on the milk front is the Raw milk we get from the farmer's market. Far better than homogenised, pasteurised milk from supermarkets.

 

[AndBreathe]

@ickihun , the added sugar thing can be a bit confusing, especially when comparing full fat, semi-skimmed and skimmed milk labels.

Unless we're talking about milk products, like milk shake, or flavoured milks, no sugar is added, but the semi and skimmed variants appear to have more sugar, per 100ml due to the processing they have been through.

If you start with 100ml full milk, then take some, or all of the fat out of it, then you are left with fat in one vessel and reduced fat milk in another. Naturally, having taken the fat off, there will be less than 100ml left. So, to make 100ml semi or skimmed milk, it takes more than 100ml full fat product and because all the natural sugars are left behind in the processing, the semi and skimmed variants will have more in, per 100ml.

Does that make sense?

 

[Happy hippy]

Hi I use Lactose free milk it don't is so much sugar x


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[SunnyExpat]

Hi I use Lactose free milk it don't is so much sugar x


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It's only lactose free, as the enzyme is pre-added to start the breakdown of the lactose into glucose. The lactose isn't removed, so check the carb and sugar contents carefully,
Having said that, I prefer the taste of skimmed milk, and even that only has 5g per 100ml or so.