Forum: cooking.stackexchange.com
Tags: <milk><low-carb>
Title: What kinds of milk are low in carbs?
Question: What kinds of milk are low in carbs? I have heard about coconut milk but I'm not sure what's best.  PS: I am from India, maybe someone might want this info:-)

Answers:
sents: text: Cows, goat, soy, almond, and coconut milk have around the same carbohydrate levels, so there is not enough difference to make the effort to rework recipes etc.
text: Also coconut milk has more than 20% fat compared to milk having 1% to 5%.
text: A normal human body can use fats as efficiently as sugars, so total energy of coconut milk will be very high Approximate carbohydrate %, and kJ per 100 g of milk Skim Cow
text: ..... 5%, 150 Full Cow ....... 7%, 260 Almond
text: ........
text: 4%, 275 Coconut
text: ....... 5%, 880 Goat
text: .............
text: 4%, 290 Human
text: ......... 7%, 290 Soy .............. 6%, 190 Each country, recipe, and supplier will have different figures, these are standardised with Wolfram Alpha, a recognised accurate source, and a neutral source, as they are not involved in the food or dietary industry
text: In many countries, "standard" milk is homogenised half fat milk, so about half way between skim and full cow milk figures
answer_details: author: cooking.stackexchange.com/users/3203/TFD
score: 10
sents: text: Non-sweetened almond milk is probably what most people on low carb diets drink, when they drink it.
text: It has < 1g of carb per cup.
text: Personally, I completely stopped drinking milk because of carbs years ago
text: and I don't look back.
text: I only drink a little bit of half and half with coffee, and even though it still has carbs, it's so little that it makes little difference.
answer_details: author: cooking.stackexchange.com/users/7313/Eduardo Scoz
score: 3
sents: text: [Unsweetened Almond Milk] - 2g Carb in 1cup (240g), 1g from sugar and 1g from fiber and fiber should be subtracted from your carb count due to how your body processes it.
text: Because fiber doesn't absorb like other carbohydrates, don't count it in your overall intake of carbohydrate.
text: So this would be a NET of
text: 1g Carb in 240g.
text: Considering TFD's Almond milk has 4% in 100g leads me to believe that almond milk is sweetened.
answer_details: author: cooking.stackexchange.com/users/33827/spacebread
score: 3
sents: text: If you're on a low carb diet then the unsweetened almond milk is obviously the way to go.
text: For those of us looking to add our low carb protein powder to something other than water or regular cows milk, almond milk is a nice solution.
text: Stay low carb, maintain ketosis ;)
answer_details: author: cooking.stackexchange.com/users/44104/Lynds
score: 1
sents: text: Unsweetened Soya alternative to milk has 0.2g per 100g.
text: Though I wish someone would come up with a way to separate the carbohydrate (sugar) out of cow's milk...
answer_details: author: cooking.stackexchange.com/users/46152/Neil
score: 1
sents: text: Silk unsweetened Almond Milk is 1 carb .per
text: 1/2 cup .
text: I use the, Silk almond milk with my 1 carb mocha high protein powder by Vega and some ice in blender and with a cup or two of water and make a big chocolate mocha shake that is 2 carbs.
text: I try to keep my carbs at 10 a day.
answer_details: author: cooking.stackexchange.com/users/55524/Grace
score: 0
sents: text: Carbmaster milk is milk that has been put through a filtration process which removes most of the sugar (the carbohydrate in milk is all a form of sugar).
text: It has one quarter the sugar of regular milk (3 g per cup) and is fat free.
text: I prefer some fat content, so I just add a little heavy cream (adds no sugar).
text: With this addition, Carbmaster tastes as good as any regular 2 percent milk I've ever had.
text: It is a product of the Kroger company, which sells it in its supermarkets, and also in a regional chain called Harris Teeter, found mainly in the Carolinas.
text: (Kroger stores are found in many states across the country).
answer_details: author: cooking.stackexchange.com/users/73588/Allen
score: 0

Summary of the answers:
Cow, goat and coconut milk have similar carb levels, but non-sweetened almond milk or soya milk are better options. Carbs in milk are all forms of sugar, but Carbmaster milk has been put through a filtration process which removes most of this.
Almond milk is considered the best replacement for milk if you are looking to cut carbohydrate intake. Other options include soy milk and Carbmaster milk.