2006-11-08 01:15:48 · 7 answers · asked by natalie v 1 in Health ➔ Diet & Fitness
It's really just marketing buzz.They haven't used the skimming process in many years now.Once they cam up with a different process they changed the name.They kept skim milk because so many people are so particular about their choice of milk.
What is the real difference between 1% and 2%.Not much but many people will NOT buy 1% and swear that 2% tastes totally different.There is a subtle difference but it's not fine wine for crying out loud.
Generally fat free will have 1 more gram of casein protein per serving.Again,because of the process.Just the Department of Agriculture pulling a fast one.
2006-11-09 01:36:45 · answer #1 · answered by joecseko 6 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Since I don't get up at 6 a.m. anymore to scurry down to the barn to milk ole Bessie the cow,I now go to the store and buy it. Sure saves a lot of that skimming. The Milk Industry must have taken a cue from my prehistoric age of getting milk and decided not to skim the milk anymore. Thus, fat free and skim milk have no fat and are basically the same. Look at the label on skim milk - it says FAT FREE. So you see, you can't believe everything you read on the internet. A HORSE BY ANY OTHER NAME IS STILL A HORSE & FAT FREE IS FAT FREE.
2015-03-24 16:36:27 · answer #2 · answered by John E. 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In some nations, skim milk is labeled as “fat free” milk, since many labeling laws allow foods with negligible fat contents to be labeled as “fat free”. As a general rule, products labeled as “skim milk” have less than 0.5% fat. Low fat or semi-skimmed milk has a fat percentage ranging between one and two percent. Many dairies label their one and two percent milk separately, giving consumers more options. Whole milk has a fat content of around 3.5%
2016-05-21 21:49:14 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Fat free milk has no fat at all and skimmed milk has a bit which was left after it was skimmed.
2006-11-08 01:27:16 · answer #4 · answered by chere t 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
It's identical. The dairy industry's marketing people discovered that the word 'skim' turned some consumers off, so they went with the consumer-friendly 'fat-free'
2006-11-08 01:23:45 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Fat free is exactly what it says it is- And Skimmed Milk means it has had some (NOT ALL) the fat removed!
2006-11-08 01:18:42 · answer #6 · answered by J. Charles 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I fail to see any difference.
2006-11-08 01:23:55 · answer #7 · answered by robert m 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋