Only 12 percent of plant-based milk products had as much or more protein, vitamin D, and calcium as cow’s milk.
“I’m not seriously concerned about this as it’s easy to get these nutrients from other sources, and cow’s milk certainly isn’t perfect and infallible,” said Johnson, who is an assistant professor and associate director of the University of Minnesota School of Public Health Nutrition Coordinating Center in Minneapolis.
“But if a consumer thinks plant-based milks are a one-to-one substitution for dairy, many of them are not,” she added.produced from almonds, coconut, soy, oats, or peanuts is an option for people who can't or don't want to drink traditional dairy milk harvested from cows, sheep, or goats. More and more people in the US are substituting cow milk with plant-based beverages.Although an excellent source of vitamins and minerals, there’s a long-standing myth about dairy milk.
“Dairy milk has cholesterol, has saturated fat, and does not have fiber,” Gardner added. “And when it comes to dairy and calcium, three-quarters of the world is lactose intolerant, and they get their calcium elsewhere.”
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