milk
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11,000 Litres of Water to Make One Litre of Milk? New Questions About the Freshwater Impact of Dairy Farming
Water scarcity and water pollution are increasingly critical global issues. Water scarcity is driven not only by shortages of water, but also by rendering water unusable through pollution. New Zealand is no exception to these trends. Demand for water has rapidly increased, and New Zealand now has the highest per capita take of water for…
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Impossible Foods Is Now Developing a Plant-Based Alternative to Cow’s Milk
There’s a myriad of reasons to replace cow’s milk with alternatives like nut milks, oat milk, or soy milk, but for those who enjoy the experience of consuming animal-sourced dairy products, the alternatives just aren’t the same. So Impossible Foods, makers of the Impossible Burger and other plant-based meat alternatives, are working on another food…
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The Coronavirus Outbreak Is Making Dairy Farmers Dump Milk, Even As Food Demand Skyrockets
In recent days, social media has been abuzz over photos of large trucks dumping milk, which seems astonishing since the demand for groceries has ballooned in recent weeks due to the coronavirus pandemic. However, the pandemic has disrupted the dairy industry, and is precisely the reason why dairy farmers have to make such a drastic…
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Almond Milk Comes Dead Last In New Ranking Of Milky Fluids
In the land of milk and honey, good old-fashioned dairy is still on top – at least so says a recent review published in the Journal of Food Science and Technology this past November. Researchers at McGill University in Canada compared the nutritional content and health benefits of cow’s milk to four popular and unsweetened…