What is the nutritional content of acidophilus milk?
One brand example: Purity Dairy's 1% acidophilus milk lists 110 calories, 2.5 g fat, 12 g sugars (0 g added), 8 g protein and 300 mg calcium per 1 cup (240 mL). It is lowfat milk with added live cultures including Lactobacillus acidophilus. Other brands differ, so read your carton.
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What is acidophilus milk?
Brands sell it as milk with added live cultures. Purity Dairy’s 1% version lists lowfat milk, four cultures (Streptococcus thermophilus, Lactobacillus bulgaricus, Lactobacillus acidophilus and Bifidobacterium lactis), vitamin A palmitate and vitamin D3. The page marks the cultures as not found in regular milk.
Nutrition facts per cup
| Purity 1% acidophilus, 1 cup (240 mL) | Amount |
|---|---|
| Calories | 110 |
| Total fat | 2.5 g |
| Saturated fat | 1.5 g |
| Carbohydrate / sugars | 13 g / 12 g (0 g added) |
| Protein | 8 g |
| Calcium | 300 mg (25% DV) |
| Sodium | 130 mg |
This is one product. Fat level, brand and added ingredients change the numbers.
Does it have health benefits?
The US National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH) says probiotics are live microorganisms intended to have health benefits, that results vary by condition, and that different probiotics may have different effects. Its page does not mention L. acidophilus or milk specifically, so we cannot say acidophilus milk has a proven benefit.
Who should be careful?
NCCIH says the risk of harmful effects from probiotics is greater in people with severe illnesses or weakened immune systems, and that severe infections have been reported in premature infants given probiotics. Ask a doctor or pharmacist first if this applies to you.
What is sweet acidophilus milk?
Sweet acidophilus milk is pasteurized milk with Lactobacillus acidophilus added to it. University of Kentucky Extension explains that plain acidophilus milk has a harsh acid taste that consumers did not accept, so sweet acidophilus milk was developed. Its bacteria are grown separately and then added to pasteurized milk.
How is it different from regular acidophilus milk?
Kentucky Extension says sweet acidophilus milk can be made from milk of any fat content but is usually made from lowfat (1 percent) milk, and that it looks and tastes like regular lowfat milk and has the same nutritional value as lowfat milk. That matches the Purity Dairy 1% label above: the numbers are those of 1% milk, plus added cultures.
How should it be stored?
The same source says it must be stored at 40 degrees F so the bacteria stay inactive. Keep it in the coldest part of the refrigerator and follow the date on the carton. Kentucky Extension describes health effects of acidophilus milk only in general terms; for probiotics in general, see the NCCIH points above and ask a doctor or pharmacist if you have a weakened immune system.
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What is acidophilus milk?
Milk with added live cultures. Purity Dairy's 1% version lists Lactobacillus acidophilus among four cultures added to lowfat milk.
What are the benefits of acidophilus milk?
NCCIH says probiotic effects vary by condition and strain, and its page does not name L. acidophilus or milk. We found no official source stating a proven benefit for acidophilus milk.
How many calories are in a cup of acidophilus milk?
Purity Dairy's 1% acidophilus milk lists 110 calories per cup (240 mL). Other brands and fat levels differ.
What is sweet acidophilus milk?
Pasteurized milk with separately grown Lactobacillus acidophilus added, so it tastes like regular milk, according to University of Kentucky Extension.
Does sweet acidophilus milk taste different?
Kentucky Extension says it looks and tastes like regular lowfat milk and has the same nutritional value as lowfat milk.
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