Analise nutricional do Leite 2% e Leite de coco

Nutritional Analysis of “Milk 2% and Coconut Milk”
Bio1101K, Spring 2013

Abstract

The 2% milk is more consumed than coconut milk. Its greatest popularity usually makes it a healthier option, however after analyze the latter, coconut milk has less calories and less cholesterol concentration, while it can be consumed by people with lactose intolerance. Despite 2% milk has essential nutrients for athletes like me; the coconut milk is a healthier food for the population.

Introduction

Milk is my favorite food because when I was young I loved to drink milk before do anything. When I woke up my breakfast was just milk, in the afternoon I used to drink milk as well, and in the night before going to the bed I loved to drink milk. I used to drink milk at least three times per day. I think milk has a good nutritional value. What can differentiate one type of milk to another is its fat percentage. This project will analyze a cup of milk with 2% fat and will compare it with a cup of coconut milk. Prior to doing any research, I believe that 2% milk is healthier than coconut milk, and that is what I will discuss and analyze in my scientific research paper, and finally I will conclude which of the two types of milk is healthier. When I was younger, I always heard my mother saying that I had to drink milk to make my bones stronger. Much about the nutrients of milk, I knew it would be good for the bones because of the calcium, an important nutrient in these two kinds of milk.

The production of milk in the United States is:

According to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United States, China, India, Pakistan, Russian Federation or United States of America are the countries that consume the most amount of milk in the world.

In the United States the consumption is:

US Milk Consumption (Million Lbs)
Low Fat Milk
Whole Milk
2005
23,913
16,922
2000
23,649
18,646
1995
24,202
19,008
1990
24,509
21,845
1986
21,156