Everything I have read says don't feed your child ultrapasteurized milk if you don't have to. It should tell you something when milk can be left on the shelf instead of the fridge, and it doesn't spoil. It has been so cooked to death that some of the calcium is depleted, the protein is denatured, and a portion of the vitamins and minerals are lost as well. You can't even make yogurt out of it because all the probiotics (which your immune system needs for good health) are killed from the high heat. It is not as nutritious as low-temp pasteurized milk. It also has a "cooked" or processed taste to it compared to regular milk, which sometimes turns people off, so your child may not like milk or want to drink as much as they need.
Regular temp. pasteurized milk is heated to 165, while ultra-pasteurized milk is heated to 280.
If you have the choice, go with milk that does not say ultra-pasteurized.
Last edited by daisymommy; 02-18-2011 at 02:56 PM.
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