Milk vs Plant Based Dairy Analogues: Myths and Facts

Abstract

Milk and milk products have been an integral part of human diet since ancient times and currently recognized as a functional foods due to increasing scientific evidences attributing to their health promoting and disease alleviating virtues. ‘White revolution’ transformed the landscape of Indian agriculture, leading not only to self-sufficiency in milk production, but also improved socio-economic scenario across the nation. Dairying is considered as holistic and sustainable solution for livelihood, and nutritional security of India. Even in Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 2030, dairying is directly related with 11 out of 17 action points. Recent Covid-19 pandemic has revitalized the immunomodulatory properties of milk nutrients