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Milk is a complete food except that it is somewhat deficient in iron, copper and vitamin C. It has a very high nutritive value and gives about 75 to 100 kilo calories per 100 gm. Milk has sufficient quantity of major proteins which are useful in body building and other normal cell functions. The major milk sugar is lactose, whose primary function is to supply energy. Milk is also an excellent source of essential minerals, which are useful in bone formation. These minerals also play very important role in other physiological functions.
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major constituents of milk are water, fat, protein, lactose, ash or
mineral matter. The minor constituents are phospholipids, sterols,
vitamins, enzymes, pigments etc.
Nutrition Comparison
A person would need to eat 7 cups of spinach, 6 cups of red beans, or 3/4rth cup of dry roasted almonds to get the amount of calcium absorbed from a 200ml glass of milk!
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