The benefits of drinking raw milk on TikTok: more nutritious, less chemical ingredients, easier to digest, etc. Is this true? Nutritionists first remind that if you have not used disinfected raw milk, the benefits may not be harmful.

As for nutrients, Aqualab’s chief food scientist Zachary Cartwright said that raw milk contains natural vitamins and minerals. Some studies have pointed out that high temperature disinfection reduces heat-afraid vitamins such as vitamin C and B. "But milk is not an important source of these vitamins, so the impact of overall nutrition is minimal."

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Nutritionist Mihazik Michalczyk also said that raw milk may have more amino acids, antimicrobials, vitamins, minerals and fatty acids, but whether this is the case must be further studied. "Drinking raw milk may have its nutritional value, but at present I do not recommend that you buy raw milk for a long time."

Martin, a food safety expert and director of seniority at Microbac Laboratories, Martin said that the nutritional value of milk treated by bacteria has not changed much. "Several studies have proved that the protein and fat content of milk that has been disinfected is no different from that of raw milk, and the mineral content is almost unchanged because the mineral quality is still stable at the disinfection temperature. Vitamin C will be slightly reduced, but milk is not an important source of vitamin C." He also pointed out that there is no difference between people with food allergies, lactose intolerance or inability to digest dairy products.

Recently, there have been news about Listeria poisoning. If you are worried about it after reading it, you should pay more attention to what experts say: the danger of drinking raw milk is definitely not as good as eating cooked meat such as liver and kidneys. Martin said that organic microorganisms that are more likely to contain danger in raw milk, such as campylobacter (the most commonly caused by bacterial gastritis), E. coli, Listeria, Salmonella and other bacteria that cause food poisoning. Raw milk may also contain pulmonary nuclei, which is the pathogen of human and bovine nuclei.

Mihazik emphasized that people with weak immunity should be especially careful. Raw breasts may cause food poisoning to such people, and the consequences will be serious. Even if you do not need to be hospitalized, diarrhea or vomiting may last for more than two days.

Mardin said that raw milk may contain O157:H7 type E. coli O157:H7, poisoning in all kidneys, which may develop into severe symptoms such as hemolytic uremic syndrome. There is currently no effective vaccine for prevention. Hemolytic uremic syndrome becomes virulent, which can become kidney failure and can be fatal.

Responsible editor: Gu Zihuan