Which milk are you currently drinking (if any) and do you think this video will impact your choice going forward? We'd love to hear your thoughts :) Thanks for watching!
Please do a comparison of main stream "eco-friendly" alternatives! i.e. plastic vs reusable straws and bags. I'm always curious about the energy consumption during the process of making those reusable materials and if they're actually better for the environment in the end.
Plastic is unrecyclable. Seafood eats plastic and dies. This is starting to affect us as well as plastic has been found in humans. Toxic chemicals to make plastics from petrochemicals that come from fossil fuels. Fracking causes earthquakes and poisons the groundwater which can lead to cancer. So plastic is really bad for the environment, the reusable dont even compare. If you use plastic make sure it is reused. Single use plastic is a killer.
@@101yayo There's a study that looked at the impact of reusable bags compared with plastic grocery bags. They looked at not just the environmental impact of the bags themselves but also the manufacturing process. If I recall you need to use the reusable backs something like 6 times as long to break even. Totally still possible but not a slam dunk.
@@BethJoan Yes, some do, let them have their straws. They are less than 1% of the population, having plastic straws or recyclable ones has no impact on the environment if only those who need them use them.
More videos like this, please! I'm always overwhelmed by the options on the shelves at grocery stores (or any store, honestly), and this is a massive help
I was too when I first cut out milk. To get past it I'd just buy a new type of milk every single time I went to the store. Over time I weeded out the ones I did and did not like. So now I always pick up one case of a milk I know I like and one I want to try or forgot if I liked it and want to try again. Within like 2 months you will have tried almost every milk and will know which ones you like. If it helps you remember, start picking up milks from one side of the aisle and work your way over so tha you don't forget where you ended last time.
Actually in India we make our own coconut milk😎🌴 sooo... It's possible. Take a ripe coconut break it open Store the water scrape the pulp with a knife grind it and squeeze it till you get the white milk out of it. Add the coconut water for taste and to increase quantity without ruining taste. dunzo😀🍸 you actually get like 3-4 large glasses of coconut milk
@@bali8068 Alpro oat milk is so tasty. Didn't try others. But it being a replacement for milk-milk is impossible for me. But coffee with oat milk brings also a diffrent kind of joy
Fikri Baihaqi check out if the government subsidizes cow milk. Milk here in Norway would be WAY more expensive but the government gives milk farmers a lot of money 💰
To elaborate on the point about bees and almonds: the bees are shipped to California from across the United States each year while the almond trees are in bloom. This practice started when California's almond orchards were no where near as massive as they are now, but they currently require billions of honey bees to pollinate them each year. There seems to be some contradicting information on the effect that this has on bees, but I've read that it can take weeks or months for hives to recover after being being shipped back (and not all do recover), and that movement and changing directions of the trucks disorients the bees while they're being shipped.
3:25 Coconut water and milk are often confused because they're both popular coconut beverages. However, they're two distinct drinks, as coconut water occurs naturally within the fruit, whereas coconut milk is a processed beverage
not really. you can get coconut water directly when the fruit is still young. It's the kind in which the color of the husk is still green and the meat is soft and sweet. Coconut milk is extracted from mature coconuts(husk is brown and meat is hard). After opening the fruit, the meat is scraped and by then you can squeeze the milk so, -Both still come naturally from fruit -the coconut water you buy from store is also processed bec. fresh coco water spoils easily.
yup came here to say that. Coconut cream/milk would be made from the processing the meat of the mature nuts. I doubt you went through the process by hand to turn some nut into "milk" in this context. Glad to hear some hope that it's much better environmentally.
3:38 you didn’t drink milk out of a coconut I think. The liquid that comes out of a coconut is sometimes called “coconut water”. The Milk is ground coconut flesh mixed with water and squeezed. The stuff that comes out of just squeezed ground is coconut cream. Mix it with water and you have coconut milk. The dry stuff is then made into coconut flour. 4:54 Filberts are marketed as hazelnuts. Edit: for clarity between coconut milk and cream.
@@lakeishameriez2061 as your fellow Islander from the pacific island of Babeldaob in Belau (almost your antipole, actually!), I, too, always made our own coconut milk. Even if it meant an unexpected dish for family was needed the next morning I would have to go into the jungle or beach at night to get a coconut and husk it in the rain. That first couple of grates on the sit-top grater are the best. We call the little foam ball dubech. The whole coconut tree is lius. The water is mengur. The young leaves are meolt. The green leaves are dui. The husk is ulengchidel. The shell is ulekngall. The dried frond is ulach. Coconut syrup is ilaot. Underdeveloped coconut fruit like size of ping pong ball is chesbad. The flower sheath is cheschodu. So many parts. All useful.
@@AsapSCIENCE I have always hated the taste of milk(all types, even powdered) it always made me want to puke. It never felt right to be drinking a cow’s breast milk, and the person who found out that they could take milk from a cow… what were they doing? I prefer coconut milk, almond milk, and oat milk.
Wtf...Nothing of those alternatives would be bad for you as long as the product contains different ingredients... Soy is healthy, Oat is healthy, nutz are super healthy, rice is like not the best but it's still only rice....dudes....nice video btw!!!
I mean, I don’t think climate should be the one and only factor. It should definitely be one of the factors, but I think we should also consider how healthy the milk is, the local alternatives in comparison to milk that’s from further away, the price, etc.
Yes. I am happy that they also mentioned like abuse of workers, or childwork and also included water use. Thats not so much about the climate, but about oure resources and the environment in general of course.
i think the reason that just focused on overall enviromental impacts is because enviromeltal factors is the only thing that doesn’t change too much regardless of where you are where as local alternatives and cost will vary quite a lot based on what country you’re in or could easily vary a lot from different states
As an animal science student I just wanted to correct one thing: methane produced by cattle is mainly through their digestion process causing them to belch (a.k.a burp) not just through farting. Other than that great video and so glad there are more and more people trying milk alternatives 😊❤️
Kiera Lynn I'm a dairy drinker (sorry to rub it in) but you should try oat milk it tastes amazing - it's the only alternative to "real milk" I'll drink, sometimes I'll grab that instead of normal dairy even! you won't regret it
A2 milk is amazing. I am also lactose intolerant and my mom is dairy free and we have no issues with A2 milk! It’s actually marketed as being great for those who have trouble digesting lactose.
Yeah it really is pretty disgusting i mean seeing the milk coming straight from the utter with all sorts of poop blood and all sorts of shit was enough to turn me off lmao
Almost negligible when dealing with the other factors involved. Shipping produces very little emissions when you view it as a per product basis when comparing products. What milk you choose has a far far greater impact on the environment than where that milk comes from. Maybe if you're using hundreds of thousands of gallons as an individual it would, but if you're just buying it from yourself then where the milk comes from doesn't matter so much.
@@darthvader907 + If people start ordering a specific milk en masse that's shipped from abroad the companies will likely want to reduce transport costs and start growing it locally instead.
As others have said, it is neglible. The are actually a lot of resources on the internet that talk about shipping in the context of food. Packaging and transport are both the least influential parts of food production. For example the vast amount of grain and soy for cow herds is also being shipped from south America to all over the world, and due to trophic levels the transport of grain and soy for animal consumtion is even worse by a per calorie chart on the end product.
ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-mmNcOCwtFeg.html for everyone who is interested, this video by Simon Clark also talks about shipping. But maybe only for 30 seconds, since it is so neglible.
kind of wish they would have covered taste a little for each one. as someone who's never tried the milk alternatives, it would definitely factor in my choices too.
windriel Well, I have tried a lot of different plant milks. In fact, after trying some of them, I stopped consuming dairy milk completely. Not only better for the environment and your health, but also tastes great! I’ll rank the ones I like from best to worst in my opinion. Oat milk is my favourite by far. It is slightly sweet and has a very creamy and rich texture. Almond milk would rank the second for me. It is very mild and has this nice slightly bitter nutty taste of almonds. Cashew milk is really nice. Similar to almond milk, but lacks the slight bitterness and might be more creamy. Rice milk is also pretty good, especially if you like sweetness. It has a lot of naturally occurring sugars, which make it the sweetest out of all milks. Though rice milk is the least creamy from my experience. I like soy milk in terms of texture and initial taste. It’s relatively creamy and the taste is quite neutral, though some soy milks have a bit of an aftertaste that I don’t particularly enjoy. Soy milk is also a bit more difficult to digest, so best not to drink too much at once (but this may only be my experience, as I suspect I might have a soy intolerance).
If you’re new avoid all nut milks because they take some getting used to (they don’t taste very similar to dairy) but soy and oat taste very similar imo they taste better
In my opinion coconut milk has the most similar taste to dairy. Rice milk is the sweetest. Oat is my favorite bc it is sweet but not as much as rice milk and it is quite creamy. Almond and soy milk are good, imo these don't taste like milk at all but I still enjoy them as a drink. I only drink dairy alternatives bc honestly I tried them once and liked how they taste as a drink. I was never a big fan of milk. I wouldn't drink a glass of milk but I definitely enjoy the taste of alternatives.
I'd like to learn more about the impact of various energies (fossil, wind, solar, nuclear, hydrogen, ethanol, geothermal, natural gas, oil, bio-diesel, etc).
Omg, I am Aussie and that accent made me tear up with laughter of how bad it was 🤣🤣. This vid is very informative, didnt know the destruction that dairy has. Thanks 😁
This is the exact thing I needed to see, I wanted to know how good oat milk was, conclusively. Thanks guys, killing it as always, I will continue to drink oat milk with pride and encourage others to do the same using this video as proof!
@Mr Pcup It's kind of a blend.... the nasal tone is very aussie, but saying 'So' like 'Soy' is a thing for SOME kiwis (eg 'Moi name is Soimon Bridges'). Although a lot of kiwis cringe at that accent
I love cashew milk, would love to learn about that impact. Thanks for letting me know about coconut milk though. I will look for fair trade for sure from now on!
I had cashew milk in my smoothie just this morning and it’s by far my favorite milk i've tried. The macros are amazing too! Sad to see it didn't make the video cut
cashew milk is really nice (though i find the taste is very mild) but as far as I know, production of cashew in general is a bit problematic as its fruit is toxic and the 3 main countries where cashew is grown commercially don't provide good labor conditions and necessary protection for farmers, so there are ethical problems with the production of the nut itself. Also because it travels a good amount and local sourcing is almost impossible, its carbon footprint is rather big.
Yeah.. as a fellow Malaysian.. I'm a bit disappointed by this.. but a little bit jelahh.. Indonesia still a neighbor after all.. plus the entire east Malaysia is attached to Indonesia's land.
I've been drinking oat and cashew milks as of a few months ago. I was wondering where cashew milk ranked amongst the other nut milks in environmental impact?
My guess is similar to almond milk, but with somewhat lower land and water usage. If someone says differently and has reliable data, I'd be more inclined to believe them than me though.
I love that this video focuses on environmental impact and I look forward to you making more videos like this to help us make better decisions regarding our families and our overall impact on the world around us.
HI Asap Science! I understand the idea of environmentally friendly milk, their emissions, water usage, and space for growth, but what about the proteins between the different types? You mentioned Soy milk compared to Cow milk, but what about the others. Like do I have to drink two FULL cups of rice milk to obtain the same protein amount of dairy? That should be a BIG factor in choosing environmentally friendly milks!
I dont see why you would focus on milk as your basis for ingesting protein when there are so many more viable sources. Or you could just add a protein powder to your alternative milk to triple the protein regular milk would give you.
One of my uni lecturers who teaches animal science once said "Non-dairy milk does not exist. If you cannot milk an almond, how can you get almond milk?"
i've been drinking soy milk my entire life--as a vegetarian having that extra protein is important, and soy milk is most often fortified with a bunch of important vitamins and minerals as well. i went through a brief almond milk phase for coffee/tea because i liked the nutty flavour, but quickly stopped when i learned about the environmental impact--this video makes me more interested in trying out hazelnut milk for that, though of course i will need to research ethical brands. i have also tried oat milk and don't mind it, but i prefer the taste of soy milk and also it still seems to be the best source of protein and nutrients! ... unfortunately my favourite brand of soy milk (PC Organics) seems to have disappeared from the shelves, but i still check every day in hope before settling on the slightly inferior Natura...
Oh, man, I know that feeling of having to settle for an inferior brand... the only meatballs I know I really like, for example, are newgates, however I have not seen that on the shelf for ages. And my local pound shop used to stock this one brand of noodles I've never seen anywhere else, the main thing I remember is black packaging, but since they were removed permanently, I have not yet found a worthy successor... a couple came close enough, but I do not remember the names.
I always find it weird when people start a discussion about meat with people they know are vegetarians/vegans... Like, what do you want me to say? ‘Oh cool, tell me more about how you eat the animals I want to protect’? Idk, I never understand the thought process behind it... 😳 It’s always uncomfortable...😅
This was a great breakdown! I've always stood by my preference for soy milk through all the arguments that'll it give me cancer and just the general un-trendiness of it these days. Now, I have a little data to back up my favorite. I make my own at home with local beans. Yum
I’d like to cross check that with the health benefits or cons of each, not to say oat is unhealthy, just that I’d like to know so I can balance the 2. Kinda feel like any type of milk really isn’t that great for you, but I love the taste.
Efflorescentey huh, good to know! I asked because I heard almonds are one of the foods high in oxalates, which supposedly aren’t great if you have too much.
Mike Manning wow, maybe I will have to look into it. I’m a cashew or coconut girl myself. In my experience, the general community will favour anything with less fat no matter what other nasties it has 🙄😂
Thank you "soy" much for the video💕 It came just in the moment where I was thinking of drinking another milk than dairy 💚🌱 U guys are amazing, you're videos are just incredible, both of you are incredible.
@@grassgg9358 my bad. I guess I misinterpreted your comment. I took that as a dig against soy milk. As in all of the rumors of high estrogen from soy products make you a soy boy.
Another factor is the transportation. The further the source is, the more fuel and energy were used for its transportation, which means any product produced in far away countries are less environmentally friendly to boot.
But oat milk is bad for you tho....IDK WHY THEY DIDNT TALK ABOUT THAT.... It increases heart attacks and strokes... Plus soy milk won 2/3 compared to oat milk...and its RIGHT THERE IN THERE OWN CHARTS ... So I'm pretty sure this was a paid promotion for oat milk
Trent the gamer guy yea thats fine if you have an allergy but the amount of people who drink almond ‘milk’ or oat ‘milk’ because of the ‘environmental issues’ is just 🤯
This was fantastic- so informative. I actually have a deadly milk allergy so I was pushed into the alternatives as they became available in my area. Was surprised cashew wasn't mentioned (it actually is really good for protein), but glad that the milk I've settled on for now is the winner!
I'm so happy about oatmilk. It's my favourite and tastes like biscuits 😁 I want to like soy milk but not keen. I love hazelnut milk too when I can find it at a ok price.
soy milk is super easy to get in Asia, whereas other imported milks such as nut and dairy can be expensive especially if you buy the fresh, non-UHT sort. Keeping in mind that consuming imported milk increases the carbon footprint, I'd say it also depends on where you get your milk and how far it has to travel. Sadly, living in a country that depends very much on imports to stay alive both in the food and economical sense, this is a cost we are kinda stuck with for now.
YESSSS, please do an environmental series. I already knew that oat and soy were the preferable choices but this video provided so much more information and detail than the other graphics and info tidbits I'd found online.
I love this type of content (also the editing was great!). Not sure if you've covered this before but maybe something on fast fashion? Like if you do have to buy, what materials are best/worst? Keep up the good work!
I almost only drink oat milk in my home. So i win. Im the bestest🙄🤷🏻♂️😅 What about breast milk? Its natural, organic and we have like 3 billion possible ... wait nvm i regret this idea in so many levels.
I gonna also regret, but I started to think that how convenient because we have obesity problem in many countries and creating breast milk burns many calories, two birds with one stone.... Okay, I must stop now
I often use oat milk for cereal, sometimes almond milk, and sometimes dairy, because I haven't found an alternative to use in coffee. I think I at least tried oat, almond, and rice milk with coffee but I don't like the taste.
Excellent! I'm only thinking that by now, these shouldn't be the alternatives' to milk. They are better, greener, and can easily be swapped in dishes with other plantbased foods. Time to rerank the order, shall we?
pboy lincoln Except that eating good vegan food is expensive and inconvenient. If there was a widespread fast food restaurant that sold tasty vegan food, I’m sure it would be immensely popular, even more so if it was cheap!
@@kindredkate8940 it is very easy to be vegan on a small budget! Depending on where you live of course. I believe if you live in a first world country you should eat vegan often and eventually go vegan. Or eat more green!
LOOMBEAST100 The cost isn’t the main factor for me, although it is for other people. My family consists of two set of twins and two parents that are doctors. My family doesn’t even eat meals together because we’re so busy. We don’t cook or go to the grocery store on a regular basis. Groceries are usually ordered by a person for themself through an app every couple of weeks. Vegan food spoils easily, too. It’s just not practical...
My Daughter has some allergies and sinus problems. Most nuts, she's allergic to. So she can't have most nut milks. We found that cow's milk, if taken in regular-large doses, would worsen the severity of her problems; so to help reduce them, we tried an alternative milk - goat's milk... She used to get an upset stomach and head, before we gave her the goat's milk. Now, she doesn't get as many problems from milk consumption. Since then, we've also tried lactose free milks, rice milk, soy milk and coconut milk. Now, when she drinks them, she has no stomach problems. This even applies to yoghurt, cheese and ice creams. You didn't mention goat's milk? On a similar note, regarding ice-creams; sorbets are a good alternative, for her. And she can still have dairy; just in small amounts, and on-occasion.
It is important to look at nutrition too. From all of the most well known plant milks (the ones in the chart + coconut milk), soy milk is the one that has a composition on macronutrients closer to cows milk (higher in protein, and a complete protein), and is one of the more environmentally friendly :) When choosing, it is essential to look at the ingredient list, because some brands add a lot of sugar.
