Milk Facts

1. Whole milk contains 4% fat, semi-skimmed 1.7% fat and skimmed milk 0.3% fat.
2. A 200ml glass of whole milk contains 243mg of calcium - semi-skimmed and skimmed milks contain more 247mg and 258mg respectively. Skimmed milk has more calcium than both whole milk and semi-skimmed milk, while semi skimmed has more than whole.
3. A Holstein's spots are like fingerprints. No two cows have the same spots.
4. A 200ml glass of semi-skimmed milk contains: 95kcal; 7.2g protein; 9.7g carbohydrate; 3.5g fat; 0.06mg of thiamin (vitamin B1); 0.50mg of riboflavin (vitamin B2); 0.12mg of vitamin B6; 1.9µg of Vitamin B12; 247mg of calcium; 321mg of potassium; 23mg of magnesium; 194mg of phosphorus; 0.8mg of zinc.
5. A 200ml glass of skimmed milk contains: 70kcal; 7.2 g protein, 9.9g carbohydrate; 0.62g of fat; 0.06mg of thiamin (vitamin B1); 0.45mg of riboflavin (vitamin B2); 0.12mg of vitamin B6; 1.6µg of Vitamin B12; 258mg of calcium; 334mg of potassium; 23mg of magnesium; 198mg of phosphorus; 1mg of zinc.
6. Cows have an acute sense of smell - they can smell something up to 6 miles away!
7. A cow gives nearly 200,000 glasses of milk in her lifetime
8. To get the same amount of calcium from a glass of milk, a young person would need to munch their way through more than 11 portions of spinach.
9. Fortified soymilk may contain added calcium, but studies have shown that the calcium may stay at the bottom of the carton. This means your body does not get all the calcium it says it the product contains on the label.
10. A cow doesn't bite the grass that she feeds on; she curls her tongue around it.