Milk vs Soy Milk

Cow's milk vs soy milk

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There could be many reasons that one chooses to drink cow’s milk or soy milk. Aside from ethical reason and personal taste preference, we will focus solely on the nutrition and health aspects in this article. Sometimes you don’t need to be an expert to make a choice between soy milk and regular milk; all you need is some common sense, and a little bit research. Let’s just read the labels:

Cow's milk and soy milk side by side nutrition comparison (made by lovesoymilk.com)

Some obvious and undeniable conclusions can be as follows:
1. For calories and fat, you can get your desired amount per serving by picking the right product in both cow’s milk and soy milk;
2. Cow’s milk and soy milk have similar amount of Protein, Calcium;
3. Cow’s milk is high in saturated fats and cholesterol compared with soy milk;
4. Soy milk contains significant amount of Riboflavin (B2) and Vitamin B12 while cow’s milk contains zero amount;

Other health issues you may consider that can not be seen on the labels:
1. Allergy and lactose intolerance;
2. Soy naturally contains isoflavone, which is claimed to be beneficial to health;
3. It is commonly believed that unless a baby shows signs of a dairy allergy, soy milk is not recommended as an infant formula.

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