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Cows in South America are typically grass-fed. I visited Argentina, Paraguay, and Uruguay, and went to their stores to get milk. The summary, detailed below, is that in Argentina it's harder to find good milk according to Peat standards.
In all these countries they seem to sell milk in two types of containers: Tetra pak and plastic containers. They try to make a good plastic container, I noticed that it's black if you look from the inside, maybe that has some protective properties.
Tetra paks always have ultrapasteurized milk. Plastic containers sometimes have pasteurized, sometimes ultrapasteurized.
I buy pasteurized because it can be used for farmers cheese and it's easier to digest, so I look at plastic bags instead of tetra paks.
Uruguay
Conaprole is the main brand. It's pasteurized in plastic bags and seems like a good product.
Argentina
- Every single store I visited only had ultrapasteurized milk. Regardless of the type of container, all had UHT. I couldn't find simply pasteurized milk.
- All milk products seem to have additives of A and D.
- Some products advertise that they remove saturated fats and add omegas! Crazy stuff. They apparently reduce the fat content 50%, and then add the omegas. The word "DHA" is prominently displayed in one product.
Paraguay
Somewhat surprisingly, when it comes to milk they have the best offers. In almost every grocery store you get to see 7 or 8 brands of milk. Almost all of the milk in plastic bags is pasteurized -not ultrapasteurized-, and most tend to have only added A and D, no added omegas. But if you don't want A or D, you can find a product without them, either whole or fat-free.
In all these countries they seem to sell milk in two types of containers: Tetra pak and plastic containers. They try to make a good plastic container, I noticed that it's black if you look from the inside, maybe that has some protective properties.
Tetra paks always have ultrapasteurized milk. Plastic containers sometimes have pasteurized, sometimes ultrapasteurized.
I buy pasteurized because it can be used for farmers cheese and it's easier to digest, so I look at plastic bags instead of tetra paks.
Uruguay
Conaprole is the main brand. It's pasteurized in plastic bags and seems like a good product.
Argentina
- Every single store I visited only had ultrapasteurized milk. Regardless of the type of container, all had UHT. I couldn't find simply pasteurized milk.
- All milk products seem to have additives of A and D.
- Some products advertise that they remove saturated fats and add omegas! Crazy stuff. They apparently reduce the fat content 50%, and then add the omegas. The word "DHA" is prominently displayed in one product.
Paraguay
Somewhat surprisingly, when it comes to milk they have the best offers. In almost every grocery store you get to see 7 or 8 brands of milk. Almost all of the milk in plastic bags is pasteurized -not ultrapasteurized-, and most tend to have only added A and D, no added omegas. But if you don't want A or D, you can find a product without them, either whole or fat-free.