ArticleCurrent developments in nutrition2025
Exploring the Nutritional Profile and Cost of Plant-Based Milk Alternatives Compared with Dairy Milk in the UK with Consideration of Environmental Impact Data.
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- What Is the Role of Plant-Based Alternatives to Animal Foods in the Great Food Transformation: A Narrative Review.The Journal of nutrition · 2026Review
- Ultra-processed Plant Foods: Are They Worse than their Unprocessed Animal-Based Counterparts?Current nutrition reports · 2025Review
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Abstract
Background: Plant-based milk alternatives (PBMA) are increasingly popular, driven by medical, environmental, or moralistic reasons or perceived health benefit. Objectives: This study aimed to compare the nutritional profile, cost, and environmental impact of all PBMA and dairy milk (DM) in the United Kingdom. Methods: Nutritional information, ingredients, and cost of PBMA ( Results: PBMA with a similar fat profile to "semi-skimmed" milk had a significantly lower energy content ( Conclusions: PBMA cannot be recommended as a nutritional replacement for DM, due to varying nutritional profiles. However, some PBMA will be more beneficial than others depending on an individual's health needs. Cow milk is cheaper than PBMA. Further understanding of the potential health impacts of consuming PBMA is warranted. There is a need for robust, primary research on the environmental impacts of foods.
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