Flavoured milk

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1 Basics
2 Flavours
3 History of Milk-flavoured milk
4 See also

Basics

Banana, strawberry, caramel and lime flavoured milk in a New Zealand supermarket.

Flavoured milk is milk that has sugar, colourings and (mostly inexpensive artificial) flavourings added to make it more appetising, especially to children. It can be sold as a powder to be added to plain milk, such as Nesquik, or bought pre-mixed alongside other milk products. Some flavoured milk products are designed as dietary supplements, such as Horlicks, Nestlé Milo and Ovaltine. Many others are nothing but sweetened milk. Bottled spiced (masala) milk is a popular beverage in the subcontinent.

Flavours

It comes in a variety of flavours, such as apple, banana, caramel, chocolate, cookies 'n cream, lime, malt, mango, papaya, strawberry, tropical fruits, vanilla, and vanilla crème with a few more exotic flavours available. Many of these flavors are artificial. It is not known if the sugar outwieghs the benefits in drinking milk that has been flavored.

History of Milk-flavoured milk

During the early 1990s, the sale of milk in New Zealand was restricted to dairies and supermarkets. However there were no restrictions on the sale of flavoured milk, which could be sold anywhere. One store, Woolworths in Whangarei, decided they could get around the restrictions by advertising “Milk-flavoured milk", which had added milk powder. The appropriate authorities were not amused and quickly stopped them. However, when the story appeared in the media it caused so much mirth and mockery that the restrictions became untenable and were soon rescinded.

Flavoured milk

Basics

Flavours

History of Milk-flavoured milk

See also