Organic milk Vs regular milk

[pazham]

Off late I see a lot of Indians going after organic milk from the regular milk. Organic milk costs twice as much as regular milk. Are there any benefits of using organic milk?

[boca]

Off late I see a lot of Indians going after organic milk from the regular milk. Organic milk costs twice as much as regular milk. Are there any benefits of using organic milk?

There are times when I would like to pay more to ensure that someone making my shoes in a third-world country can afford a better working and living condition. Though it may not be an ideal condition, it still probably affords those workers something better.

Organic milk benefits the cows. They get to graze the pasture for at least 4 months in a year (per FDA regulations). They are not fed their own kind (animal feed, that is) and can be herbivores, as nature has made them be. I pay that extra for their well-being. Beyond that, if there are any benefits to self that can scientifically be stated, so be it.

[Memento Vivere]

Off late I see a lot of Indians going after organic milk from the regular milk. Organic milk costs twice as much as regular milk. Are there any benefits of using organic milk?

In local desi circles, people say that using "regular" milk can lead to 'precocious' puberty, which strangely enough, means earlier than normal, as if puberty is often anything but precocious! Going by the more common meaning of precocious - a child who has too much to say for itself.

I digress, and wholesomely.

The local desi circle says, often in hushed whispers, often at potlucks, often after peering for too long at my refrigerator's inside, that regular milk is not good for adolescent kids. I am not sure. We've imbibed various kinds and brands of milk organic and regular, and well, puberty met menopause, no one permanently scarred, and one thinks the living happily ever after continues. :confused:

[vvishwas]

I am a proponent of Organic milk - for sure.

In a country where cows are loaded with antibiotics and fed meat products to increase milk productivity - it seems logical to understand that what goes into the cow, goes into us.

We have been buying organic milk here in the US for more than a decade now, but I am not going to avoid eating ice-cream at the local street corner ice-cream place because it is not organic!!!

There should be a balance - if economic situation permits.

Now that we are on that topic - how much IS a gallon of Organic milk in Bangalore? Should I set aside a fortune?

Edit: Does Organic milk in India have any regulations to meet? Or are we just calling it Organic and paying a hefty price?

[vizagdesi]

I am a proponent of Organic milk - for sure.

In a country where cows are loaded with antibiotics and fed meat products to increase milk productivity - it seems logical to understand that what goes into the cow, goes into us.

We have been buying organic milk here in the US for more than a decade now, but I am not going to avoid eating ice-cream at the local street corner ice-cream place because it is not organic!!!

There should be a balance - if economic situation permits.

Now that we are on that topic - how much IS a gallon of Organic milk in Bangalore? Should I set aside a fortune?

Edit: Does Organic milk in India have any regulations to meet? Or are we just calling it Organic and paying a hefty price?

Don't know how much it costs in the US. Organic cow milk in India from a quality source costs about ~US$4 per gallon. Are there any implemented, monitored, audited and certified standards? Doubtful but the claims are better than US.

no antibotics; untethered all the time; free access to food and water on the pasture; only non-GMO grass-fed (no Corn or other grains); milk available as raw and pasteurized.

Read these two links:

http://blog.akshayakalpa.org/search?updated-min=2014-01-01T00:00:00%2B05:30&updated-max=2015-01-01T00:00:00%2B05:30&max-results=5

http://www.telegraphindia.com/1140119/jsp/graphiti/17782776.jsp

[layman]

Off late I see a lot of Indians going after organic milk from the regular milk. Organic milk costs twice as much as regular milk. Are there any benefits of using organic milk?

You decide

Organic milk:
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Milk generated by cows the natural way which is going on for thousands or millions of years

Non organic milk:
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Milk from cows

(1) Fed with unnatural meat
(2) Fed with steroids and hormones, traces of which will be absorbed by the milk consumer
(3) Given various antibiotics, traces of which will be absorbed by the milk consumer
(4) Fed with genetically modified grains. Nobody knows the real effect of GMO products. It is a new phenomenon and nobody knows the complete after effects. We know the side effects of asbestos, lead etc after 50 yrs of rampant use. We may come to know the side effects of GMO by the time it is already late?

[sumachechi]

Recently switched over to getting milk fresh from a farm that claims to be feeding them on natural pasture etc etc. THey also deliver homw and the milk tastes better than regular Milma stuff. havent totally stopped the mIlma guy- if this guy 's cows get sick or something, Milma is the only stand-back!

[Veekay]

Is the milk produced from the cows that eat newspaper or paper posters (of famous filmstars or films) organic?

[krlguy]

there is lot of misconceptions of organic milk.. gets misled by picture of happy cows in the milk carton
Most organic milk use UHT processing because of longer shelf life..( 6 to 9 months)...more details http://www.foodrenegade.com/just-say-no-to-uht-milk/

Organic milk also doesn't mean that cows are grass fed.. most of them are not ... I believe there is only brand which claims 100% grass fed
http://www.peta.org/issues/animals-used-for-food/free-range-organic-meat-myth/
http://thekindlife.com/blog/2011/01/why-organic-dairy-is-still-nasty/

[returning_indian]

There are times when I would like to pay more to ensure that someone making my shoes in a third-world country can afford a better working and living condition. Though it may not be an ideal condition, it still probably affords those workers something better.

Organic milk benefits the cows. They get to graze the pasture for at least 4 months in a year (per FDA regulations). They are not fed their own kind (animal feed, that is) and can be herbivores, as nature has made them be. I pay that extra for their well-being. Beyond that, if there are any benefits to self that can scientifically be stated, so be it.

In India milk is made from washing detergent powder and mixed in regular milk supply to make up for supply deficit. Hormones to cows, pesticide laden food cow eats, dirty water adulteration are now the norm of any milk supply. I hope organic milk production will put a stop all these things.

We initially started with organic milk bottles, used tetra pack, amul kind of packets. All of these caused vomiting to our son. Now we are settled on one individual who brings milk directly from his farm. This milk tastes better, yogurt made from this milk also has original flavor and his vomiting is down. For peace of my mind I wish I could send this milk for regular testing as well.

One common thing I have noticed in Indians is we are not ready to pay premium when it comes to agricultural products. Gurgaon has just last week started farmers market where they sell organic produce (supposedly tested by a reputed company). I hope this trend catches on.
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/gurgaon/Gurgaon-gets-first-organic-food-market-minus-middlemen/articleshow/45252764.cms