Organic Milk and UHT milk

[Bubblingbrooks]

http://www.foodrenegade.com/just-say-no-to-uht-milk/

Often, heat treatment causes milkfat globule membrane proteins and whey proteins to unfold such that buried sulfhydryl (-SH-) groups, normally masked in the native protein, are exposed to the outer surfaces (Hoffmann and van Mill, 1997). In turn, these processes produce extreme cooked flavors, often attributed to changes in the sulfhydryl and disulfide content of the protein fraction (Swaisgood et al., 1987). Conventional pasteurization methods have long been in place and with the advent of UHT technology, the sterilization of fluid milk was achieved using higher temperature treatments for shorter periods. However, shelf-stable milk has met with limited acceptability by the consumer, especially in the United States, due in part to a high cooked flavor. Several attempts to improve the quality of UHT-treated milk products proved successful to varying degrees. Previously, Swaisgood and coworkers used immobilized sulfhydryl oxidase to reduce the thiol content of UHT-heated skim milk and described an improved flavor after enzymatic oxidation to form protein disulfide bonds (Swaisgood et al., 1987). Other studies have showed that altering UHT processing parameters, such as indirect vs. direct steam injection systems, cooling rates, and long-term storage conditions have a significant impact on sensory attributes (Browning et al., 2001). Most recently, epicatechin, a flavonoid compound, was added to UHT milk prior to heating, and the results revealed partial inhibition of thermally generated cooked aroma (Colahan-Sederstrom and Peterson, 2005).

According to Lee Dexter, microbiologist and owner of White Egret Farm goat dairy in Austin, Texas, ultra-pasteurization is an extremely harmful process to inflict on the fragile components of milk. Dexter explains that milk proteins are complex, three-dimensional molecules, like tinker toys. They are broken down and digested when special enzymes fit into the parts that stick out. Rapid heat treatments like pasteurization, and especially ultra-pasteurization, actually flatten the molecules so the enzymes cannot do their work. If such proteins pass into the bloodstream (a frequent occurrence in those suffering from leaky gut, a condition that can be brought on by drinking processed commercial milk), the body perceives them as foreign proteins and mounts an immune response. That means a chronically overstressed immune system and much less energy available for growth and repair. (source)

Did you know that at least 80% of organic milk in the US is Ultra Pasteurized?

 

[Wifezilla]

Of course. Trying to find milk that hasn't been cooked to death is almost impossible and even the organics proudly display the words ULTRA-PASTEURIZED on the carton.

Looking in to getting a milk share right now so I can avoid this nonsense.

 

[Woodland Woman]

I know! Even though we don't drink milk anymore my dh still does. I have been searching for organic milk for a long time. I tell him I would rather buy regular milk now that they don't use that hormone anymore than ultra-pasteurized. I would love to find raw milk here then maybe we all could have it.

 

[noobiechickenlady]

This is why I buy regular milk that is vat pasturized from a dairy who is located about 40 miles from my home. I can actually drive there and see the cows grazing or being milked. They always have pretty pasture. rBGH free too. The ONLY kind of organic milk around here is UHT.
UHT is the only thing lower income folks can get via the WIC program. That or powdered. Nice.

And furthermore, I cannot WAIT until June when my girl kids

 

[Bubblingbrooks]

The FDA is pushing for all milk to be processed this way.
They have the organics won over so its only a matter of time for the non organic

 

[Bubblingbrooks]

This is why I buy regular milk that is vat pasturized from a dairy who is located about 40 miles from my home. I can actually drive there and see the cows grazing or being milked. They always have pretty pasture. rBGH free too. The ONLY kind of organic milk around here is UHT.
UHT is the only thing lower income folks can get via the WIC program. That or powdered. Nice.

And furthermore, I cannot WAIT until June when my girl kids

There is a sinister purpose in that, I am sure.

 

[mrbstephens]

I'm lucky to find pasteurized organic whole milk in my health food store. The containers for the ultra-pasteurized looks almost exactly the same, so you have to look closely. Same company, but the better stuff comes from a farm in the same state I live in (NY). The other comes from Ohio.

 

[big brown horse]

This infuriates me! Years ago when I didn't have the money to do so, I scraped together what I could or went without something else to buy organic milk. I noticed the long shelf life dates too...I thought it was because the milk was fresher. To me "organic" is almost a bad word these days.

 

[AnnaRaven]

Okay please educate me. I understand why you don't want homogenized milk. But why is pasteurized milk bad?

 

[Bubblingbrooks]

Besides destroying part of the vitamin C contained in raw milk and encouraging growth of harmful bacteria, pasteurization turns the sugar of milk, known as lactose, into beta-lactose which is far more soluble and therefore more rapidly absorbed in the system, with the result that the child soon becomes hungry again.

Probably pasteurization's worst offence is that it makes insoluable the major part of the calcium contained in raw milk. This frequently leads to rickets, bad teeth, and nervous troubles, for sufficient calcium content is vital to children; and with the loss of phosphorus also associated with calcium, bone and breain formation suffer serious setbacks.Pasteurization also destroys 20 percent of the iodine present in raw milk, causes constipation and generally takes from the milk its most vital qualities.

http://www.realmilk.com/rawvpasteur.html
http://www.realmilk.com/pasteurization-harms-milk.html

And then a nice visual... http://thebovine.wordpress.com/2010...-one-calf-got-raw-milk-the-other-pasteurized/
Many poopoo this small study, for being too small, but regardless, it is worth looking at.