Currently there are many diets, but in the vast majority of them milk (of animal origin) is maintained as a staple food. So much so that, according to the OCU, in Spain an average of 74 liters of milk is consumed in Spanish homes, semi-skimmed milk being the most consumed. As a result, they set out to find out which was the best option and bring that information to the attention of consumers.
The Organization of Consumers and Users has decided to analyze up to 38 different brands of semi-skimmed milk that are marketed in Spain. The process was very exhaustive and the result has caught everyone's attention, and so much so, that has won a private label milk that costs less than 60 cents a liter, instead of recognized brands that cost more than 1,50 euros.
Only 7 of 38 milks are considered good
The OCU has chosen the brands of milk most representative semi-skimmed cheeses on the Spanish market to find out what they are like and which is the best. To do this, they bought 6 briks of each brand and lot, and then an independent study was carried out.
In the laboratory they analyzed the nutrients, heat treatment, ageing, acidity, stabilizer content, hygiene and verified that there was no fraud. Apart from that, a group of specialized technicians carried out a tasting of each brand of semi-skimmed milk and evaluated each one of the samples based on their colour, smell, flavor, homogeneity, body and persistence of flavour.
After a while, all the data was collected and that was when the price of each liter of semi-skimmed milk on the market was taken into account and the report was prepared.
To the surprise of many, the results of the ranking were varied, since of all the semi-analyzed milks (38 in total), only 7 could be considered good and the best semi-skimmed milk in the analysis is a brand. Mercadona farmer with a score of 78 out of 100.
Semi-skimmed milk Hacendado
With this ranking in hand, we are left with the conclusion of the OCU, when they say that "The most expensive milk is not always the best."
After the analysis, notable differences in the quality of the products have been discovered between all these brands of milk. The absences come in the flavors and smells, since the group of experts that tested all the brands were dairy experts. Other failures that they noted were acid notes, little creaminess, little consistency (little body), milk with muted tones, etc.
For its part, the laboratory discovered that the overheating in the sterilization process it killed essential amino acids and vitamins. A good example of this was the Auchan brand milk, from Alcampo.
Mercadona's semi-skimmed milk won simply because of its creaminess, its intense flavor, its quality in processing and having all of this for 0,58 cents per literIt is a true marvel.
It should be said that the market price was also an important aspect when carrying out the ranking, solely and exclusively to have a kind of gauge between "good and bad", so that, in the case of Hacendado, his good results come together at its unbeatable price, and get better scores.