Why is there no UHT milk in the US?

[Narz]

I can respect you disagree IronDuck but I'm entitled to my opinion. I wonder if you are of critical of "convential wisdom" as you are of anything that runs counter to it. I'm withdrawing now since I'm straying a bit off topic. People are free to believe whatever they wish, that's the beauty of life and freedom, me personally I'm not interested in the results the average person is getting so I choose different alternatives. If you feel the USDA and Surgeon General know best and have your best interests at heart you can feel free to ignore whatever evidence is outside of that box. You can feed your cats and your children whatever you wish. It's all good.

 

[ironduck]

I don't live in the US so I don't pay all that much attention to the USDA nor the US Surgeon General.

If you don't think I'm critical of conventional wisdom you haven't been paying attention - however, I'm even more critical of alarmist statements from dubious sources, not least when they contradict observed reality.

 

[jameson]

Just to add my $0.02 cents to the debate, I drank a litre of pasteurized milk every day over breakfast while growing up (I''m more of a coffee person now) and grew to a healthy 6'5".

I also wonder why UHT/sterilized milk is sold anywhere; it's good for cooking and making chocolate milk at best.

 

[CruddyLeper]

It's almost impossible to get fresh, unpasteurised milk anywhere.

Except a cow.

Those who have posted that it's obviously a conspiracy overlook the fact that Europe overproduces milk by a factor of over 2.

We throw away more than we drink. That's before it's even processed.

UHT is OK on breakfast cereals but not very good if coffee or, of course, TEA.

 

[Narz]

Just to add my $0.02 cents to the debate, I drank a litre of pasteurized milk every day over breakfast while growing up (I''m more of a coffee person now) and grew to a healthy 6'5".

I also wonder why UHT/sterilized milk is sold anywhere; it's good for cooking and making chocolate milk at best.

I also grew up drinking typical American pastuerized milk and made it to 6'3". I still don't think it's ideal though.

It's almost impossible to get fresh, unpasteurised milk anywhere.

Except a cow.

Or certain health food stores in California and Conneticut (also online). Oh and don't forget goats - goat's produce a majority of the world's milk and many people have an easily time digesting it.

 

[Masquerouge]

Simple, if it tastes worse, than thats why.

I also wonder why UHT/sterilized milk is sold anywhere; it's good for cooking and making chocolate milk at best.

UHT milk tastes like crap your missing nothing, seriously if the price of not drinking that s**t is spoilt milk, then I wont be crying over it

I'd like some of that milk...but I'd think it doesn't taste as good

UHT = Bad, Fresh Milk = Good (taste that is, IMHO)

Excuse me if I find food pickiness weird coming from Brits and Americans... I would rather worry about vegetables that can still look good after up to three weeks in the fridge, or processed meat, or beef jerky.

But again, as I posted before, our main use of milk is to pour in cereals. So frankly I don't give a darn about getting that perfect off-the-cow taste, but I do care if I have to throw away food, something I always hate to do.

 

[CruddyLeper]

Or certain health food stores in California and Conneticut (also online). Oh and don't forget goats - goat's produce a majority of the world's milk and many people have an easily time digesting it.

I would never have guessed the FDA would allow that anywhere in the US, impressive... and goat's milk is most excellent on cereals.

A bit fatty in hot drinks though.

 

[Ukas]

The cost of producing such milk might be the most important factor. Does US produce all the milk it needs or is it even surplus product?
There might lie your answer.

In Finland they use the UHT-method for all commercially distributed milk or at least I think it's so.

No we get Pasteurized and fresh and delactosed UHT has been on the shelves for 15-20 years, and is sweeter than "normal" milk. Now that I moved to country I have a chance to buy milk straight from the cow's tit.