myth: Skim milk is fat free fact:...

myth: Skim milk is fat free

fact: Although legally permitted to be marketed as "fat free" single cup of skim milk actually contains about 03 grams of saturated fat and 85 calories. That means skim milk furnishes about 3 percent of its total calories from saturated fat. That's low-but not fat liberated And that excludes the plenteous higher content of cholesterol, which is a form of fat.

If "fat free" skim milk has 3 percent saturated fat at calories, how much fat is in "2%" milk? Actually, the denomination "2%" refers to the amount of fat by way of weight. That makes it whole low in fat because chiefly of the weight of milk is water, which supplies no calories. However, there are 29 grams of saturated fat and 120 calories in single in kind cup of 2% milk, which translates into a whopping 22 percent of total calories from saturated fat.

Interestingly enough, despite its high-fat image, buttermilk provides barely 12 percent of its calories from saturated fat.

Regardless, skim milk is your best choice, and it's a rich source of low-fat protein, calcium, magnesium, vitamin D and riboflavin.

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