If you go to the store in search of milk, there are a dizzying number of products to choose from.
There's dairy milk, but also plant-based products.
To turn a plant into something resembling milk, it must be either soaked, drained, rinsed, and milled into a thick paste, or dried and milled into flour.
The plant paste or flour is then fortified with vitamins and minerals, flavored and diluted with water.
The result is a barrage of options that share many of the qualities of animal milk.
So which milk is actually best for you?
Let's dive in to some of the most popular milks— dairy, almond, soy, or oat.
A 250-milliliter glass of cow's milk contains 8 grams of protein, 12 grams of carbohydrates, and 2 to 8 grams of fat, depending on if it's skim, reduced fat, or whole.
That's approximately 15% the daily protein an average adult needs, roughly 10% the carbohydrates, and 2-15% the fat.
Most plant-based milks have less carbohydrates than dairy milk.
