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Old 14-11-2016, 23:32
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Bit of a crazy post but just bought some milk and it tastes sugary...This is standard Asda semi-skimmed. Do you notice differences in supermarket milks? Think will get Aldi milk next time.
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Old 15-11-2016, 00:08
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You're correct in your first assessment.
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Old 15-11-2016, 00:12
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It's not something I'd ever noticed when I used to drink milk.
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Old 15-11-2016, 00:12
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Cravendale is nice
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Old 15-11-2016, 09:42
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Ummm, Cravendale is good, very creamy.
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Old 15-11-2016, 10:37
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....milk, lemonade, chocolate round the corner
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Old 15-11-2016, 10:42
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Bit of a crazy post but just bought some milk and it tastes sugary...This is standard Asda semi-skimmed. Do you notice differences in supermarket milks? Think will get Aldi milk next time.
Milk varies in taste throughout the year.
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Old 15-11-2016, 10:58
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Milk varies in taste throughout the year.
Does it? Never heard or noticed that before.

I hate milk! Specially that full fat stuff, eugh, disgusting cow pus!!
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Old 15-11-2016, 14:32
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Milk varies in taste throughout the year.
Not as much as it used to do. When cows got most of their nutrition from grazing the milk varied over the seasons, but much of their feed is not grass these days - some cows never see the stuff.

As cows aren't bred to produce skimmed/semi-skimmed all of the milk has the fat taken off and then reintroduced in the correct proportion for the type of milk wanted. At the same time it will be analysed to give the correct values as printed on the carton -

typical SS per 100ml -
Fat 1.8g
Saturates 1.1g
Carbohydrate 4.8g
Sugars 4.8g
Fibre 0g
Protein 3.6g
Salt 0.1g

The sugars mentioned aren't added but are natural.

Standard supermarket milk tastes the same to me, no matter where I get it from. Though some types stay fresh for longer after opening - maybe due to longer pasteurisation?
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Old 15-11-2016, 21:09
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This is curious this milk definitely tastes different, almost as if the milk came from a diabetic cow or something.
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Old 15-11-2016, 21:54
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No I notice that milk tastes different at different times and from different places. Not hugely but enough to notice.
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Old 15-11-2016, 22:18
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organic milk the best, I only drink organic milk
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Old 15-11-2016, 22:32
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I find it can be salty rather than sweet.
I only buy organic milk but will drink whatever outside of home
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Old 15-11-2016, 23:14
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The natural sugar that is found in milk is called lactose.

Lactation is the secretion of milk by a female, whilst the suffiix -ose is used for different types of sugar, e.g. sucrose, glucose, fructose.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lactose
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Old 16-11-2016, 08:55
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I buy local milk, i do not normally buy supermarket milk.,
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Old 18-11-2016, 22:15
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I prefer Sainsbury's milk to some others such as Asda. Although it can be a bit cheaper elsewhere, I am happy to pay £1 for 4 pints at Sainsbury's. It is also one of few Sainsbury's items not to be more expensive at Sainsbury's Local than main stores.
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Old 19-11-2016, 11:30
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We usually use tesco milk and always notice how sweet other milks are. Sainsburys always has a very different taste much less creamy.

I do like cravendale but it's quite expensive to use everyday.

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Old 22-11-2016, 11:21
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We usually use tesco milk and always notice how sweet other milks are. Sainsburys always has a very different taste much less creamy.
Yet they come from the same place on the same lorry, I unload milk at at work and there is Lidls, Aldis, Tesco and Sainsburys all on the same lorry.
I do like cravendale but it's quite expensive to use everyday.
I find that lacks taste, must be the filtering that does it.
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Old 27-11-2016, 14:50
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Standard supermarket milk tastes the same to me, no matter where I get it from. Though some types stay fresh for longer after opening - maybe due to longer pasteurisation?
Nowadays I use coffee machine that has a whisk for frothing milk. I find that the frother is quite fussy about the milk I use. Sometimes milk which I'd consider fine for cereal won't froth. That happens if I know the milk is very old - I have found 2 week old milk to be drinkable but not frothable. I have also seen it in new milk. I don't know why that is but I suspect it's the cow's diet again. It's got so that I buy milk in smaller quantities in case I get another bad batch.
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