Pura Fresh Australian Milk

1053 days ago

It is time for yet another review on fresh pasteurised milk. Kind of contradictory, don’t you think? How can pasteurised milk be fresh since it has been heated treated and processed...

It is time for yet another review on fresh pasteurised milk. Kind of contradictory, don’t you think? How can pasteurised milk be fresh since it has been heated treated and processed (homogenized) and then packed into a carton? Only raw milk is fresh in my opinion. But of course, this is all marketing. Consumers will be more willing purchase products with the words “Fresh” on the labels. For milk products, I guess having the words like “Australian” and “Pure” on the label would work even better. Preferably in big fonts so that everyone can see them clearly. We do like our dairy products “fresh“, “pure” and from Australia, don’t we?

Anyway, I am here to review the Pura Fresh Australian Milk. From what I read in forums, the cows that “went” into making their milk are all grass fed. Not too sure whether this is true or not. If it is true, then it will probably be the one of the few very healthy milk in our local supermarket shelves. Price wise, slightly higher than most of the common milk brands. But sometimes, they are on offer. That is when I usually purchase them. Just last week when I walked pass Coffee Bean’s kitchen at Century Square, I saw several cartons of the Pura Fresh Australian Milk there. It seems even Coffee Bean uses them to make their coffee stuff creamy. And as you guys know, I don’t use low-fat or no-fat or skim milk anymore. Not only do they taste watery, quite a lot of nutrients are lost when milkfat is removed from the milk itself. You are consuming milk because of the health benefits right?

Okay, we have the photo of the Pura Fresh Australian Milk. In one corner, the side is “edged” slightly. Makes it all more cool.

Check out the number of times they have the words Australia and Fresh. Yes, this milk is pasteurised and homogenised. The milk is indeed imported from Australia. Hopefully, not the cow only. The Greenfield brand of milk comes from Australian cows which have been imported from Australia to Indonesia. So the milk is actually from Indonesia. But again, we have marketing at work there. However, I don’t think Pura sources their milk from cows in Indonesia, seeing that they are based in Australia.

Pura Goodness Every Day! Pura Milk is made from 100% Australian fresh milk. It has a delicious, smooth and creamy taste the whole family will enjoy. Plus it contains all the goodness of milk. Well, I certainly hope so. Our current processed food infested diet, we need all the nutrients and whatever “goodness” milk can provide us. If not, just look at the poor health of Singaporeans, especially the youngsters nowadays.

Here we have the nutrition table. And the ingredients are 100% fresh milk. In order for it to remain “fresh”, please keep it refrigerated at 2-4°C.

Manufactured by National Foods Ltd in Australia. Lets all be happy and smile like there is no tomorrow. No China milk here.

They use Visy Packaging. Cool. For a better world! I really like their slogan.

Hey, the use by date is several days away. Ya, what to do, this is not like those Ultra Heat Treated Milk which can last for months without any refrigeration.  You will need to consume them fast if you want them fresh. I think it is a good trade-off. In Singapore I don’t think we will have any problems with that, we have supermarkets everywhere which makes purchasing stuff convenient. Unlike in other countries where supermarkets are far and few between. In fact, there are even convenient stores located right underneath our flats!

Alpen Raspberry & Yogurt Bars

1054 days ago

Lol, it is inevitable that I will come and review this. I mean, which self-respecting “health” guy doesn’t? Museli bars are all the rage in Singapore. Everyone is buying them by...

Lol, it is inevitable that I will come and review this. I mean, which self-respecting “health” guy doesn’t? Museli bars are all the rage in Singapore. Everyone is buying them by the packs like nobody’s business. It is ironic that the same group of people buying these Museli bars also went and purchase boxes of chocolates, ice cream and other unhealthy snacks. Sadly, it doesn’t work that way. First of all, I have nothing against eating chocolate, sweets or ice cream. However, you have to do that in moderation. Eating tons of sweets and chocolate and thinking that consuming some museli bars on the way is not healthy. It is like eating fatty foods and then believing that eating a piece of lettuce will remove all the fats from your body. If you want those extra calories to go away, you will need to burn them off and the best way to do that is to exercise. You won’t get it by eating some cabbage.

Anyway, this is something which I would consider a guilt reprieve. Just like those ladies drinking “slim” or “no-fat” milk and believing that they will become slim in no time, which is kind of sad. We have this mistaken notion that flashy labels on foodstuff means exactly what they say. Ladies, low fat milk does not make you slim, and most of the nutrients in the milk which makes milk a healthy foodstuff is in the milk fat!

Photo of the Alpen Raspberry & Yogurt. Looks very tempting, doesn’t it? Check out the nice fresh looking raspberries and the healthy looking golden wheat!

Even Tastier! Now with 30% more fruit! Cool!

Okay, this is a mixed cereal bar with apple and raspberry, dipped and drizzled with a yogurt flavour coating. What does it mean when they say “yogurt flavour coating”? Why not just state that it is yogurt? Probably means that there is significantly less “yogurt” in the white coloured coating then what you expect. Yes, the rest of the ingredients for the coating should be sugar or some sweetener. The net weight for each bar is 29g. Yes, very little.

Oh, store your bars in a cool dry and odourless place. Err…like your handbag.

Hehehehe, these delicious, moist and chewy Alpen bars provide a tasty snack at any time of the day. With six tempting flavours to choose from, you are spolit for choice. Yes indeed. Just go to any of our local supermarkets and you will be greeted with a wide range of such cereal/museli bars to choice from. Sometimes, I just get so confused that I never bother to even read the labels.

And check out the big green tick at the bottom! It must mean something good.

Here we have the nutrition table.

Here we have the ingredients list. Cereals (33% – Rice, Whole Oats, Whole Wheat), Glucose Syrup, Sugar, Vegetable Oil, Fruit Juice Concentrates (Grape, Raspberry (0.8%)), Dried Apple pieces (4.5%), Humectant – Glycerol, Milk Lactose, Milk Yogurt Powder (2.5%), Dextrose, Wheat Gluten, Freeze Dried Raspberry (0.8%), Skimmed Milk Powder, Maize Starch, Malted Barley Extract, Milk Whey Powder, Emulsifier: Soya Lechithin, Defatted Wheat Germ, Flavourings, Salt, Acidity Regulator: Malic Acid, Antioxidant: Topcopherols. Confusing? Hell yes. Good? Maybe not. Too much skim milk and defatted stuff. In other words, too many processed ingredients.

Oh, before I forgot, this product contains wheat, barley, oats, milk, soya and sulphites and may contain traces of nuts. So if you are allergic to these kind of food, stay away!

Okay, now we have one bar of this Alpen Raspberry and Yogurt cereal bar. Again, it looks heavenly.

Once you open the shiny pack, you will find the cereal bar, all ready for you to consume. I find it a bit sweet tasting to me. In fact, all the Alpen cereal bars seemed a little too sweet. But overall, I do find it pretty delicious.

Dutch Lady Fresh Milk

1055 days ago

Hoooray, I am back with yet another one of those super interesting fresh milk review. Well, this is not exactly fresh milk but pasteurised milk which have been heated treated and...

Hoooray, I am back with yet another one of those super interesting fresh milk review. Well, this is not exactly fresh milk but pasteurised milk which have been heated treated and packed. Of course, this does not mean that pasteurised milk is actually healthier for you than let’s say raw milk. Raw milk is definitely the best milk for you, but we can’t find it in Singapore. Since we have no choice in the matter, pasteurised milk is the next best option. The UHT (Ultra Heat Treated) milk is like “dead milk” in which quite a lot of the nutrients and vitamins present in milk have been destroyed by the high heat process. It is sad that a lot of Singaporeans believe that UHT milk is just as good as the pasteurised milk. I have seen people buying them in the cartons, most likely for their kids or for themselves.

Anyway, I am here to review the Dutch Lady Fresh Milk. I no longer consume low fat or skim milk anymore as we all know that a lot of the nutrients in milk is in the milk “fat”. So getting rid of the milk “fat” in milk is pointless, in my opinion. Might as well don’t drink milk. It is also good to know that the longer the milk have been kept in the shelves, the lower the amounts of nutrients in the milk. This is inevitable as the nutrients will “escape” from the milk.

Check it out – Dutch Lady Fresh Milk. Don’t worry, the milk inside this milk box is not green in colour. The label on the box is misleading. The milk is pure white in order to make the milk appealing to consumers, as all pasteurised milk are. Raw milk is slightly yellowish in colour, which is what milk should be.

Pasteurised “Fresh” Milk!

100% Fresh Malaysian Milk! Ya! I am surprised that Malaysia has quite a big dairy industry. In fact, even Indonesia and Thailand both have big dairy industries, but they are not very popular in Singapore. We usually get Australian or New Zealand dairy products here, which I think is okay. No offense to our neighbours, but when it comes to dairy products, I trust Australia and New Zealand more.

Here we have the nutrition table. Nothing too impressive.

For maximum freshness, store pack between 0°C and 4°C. Once opened, keep refrigerated. Wait a minute, won’t the milk freeze when subjected to 0°C environments?

Yup, manufactured in Malaysia! Dutch Lady is a brand of friesland foods.

Nothing special about this brand of Malaysia. I normally use milk to make Kefir or yogurt, so in the end, the taste doesn’t matter. I am more interested in the nutritional value of the milk, which for most milk in Singapore, is not good. Commercial milk manufacturers seemed more interested in making money than producing good quality milk, which could be the main reason why Singaporeans and a lot of other people in other countries are suffering from poor health.

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