Milk is one of the products that should never be missing at home. One of the most complete foods, due to its mix of proteins, fats, minerals, vitamins and lactose, is why the Organization of Consumers and Users (OCU) recommends semi-skimmed. With up to 38 different ones, according to their brand, for the institution the one that combines the most quality is typical of Mercadona.
This time it has been milk’s turn to be the focus of the OCU’s analysis. A product that despite all the myths and beliefs behind it, it is proven that you should not stop taking it except intolerances. For this reason, in its different formats, flavors or ingredients, it is convenient to always drink a glass a day.
But fully when it comes to the most consumed, semi-skimmed, with 46.5% of sales within the classic types of milk (whole, semi and skimmed), it has a versatility that consumers like very much. . Neither with much fat nor with very little, the OCU has proceeded to analyze forty of all the options that exist in the market.
Emphasizing that the vast majority are of quality and at a very competitive price, the difference between them all lies in the processing and tasting. For this reason, only 7 of the brands studied can be classified as very good, while others have certain defects that affect quality but not safety for the consumer.
Milk, another success of Hacendado
But already fully in the best, without a doubt, for the OCU the semi-skimmed milk that takes the grand prize is that of Mercadona, with the firm Hacendado. A private label product that is qualified as a “master buy” with a score of 78 out of 100. Sold, its price is 0.58 euros in the size of a 1-liter brick.
Manufactured by , supplier of milk for Hacendado, this company is based in Lugo and has belonged to the COVAP Group since 2018. In addition, since January 2019 it has specialized in the manufacture and marketing of dairy products after purchasing the branch of activity from Leche Celta .
El Buen Pastor, Beyena or Llet Nostra are the great brands unknown to the general public
After this, one of the most expensive of all those studied stands out. El Buen Pastor milk, which is sold in supermarkets such as El Corte Inglés or Carrefour, is priced at 0.90 euros per liter and also reflects its “”, as marked by the OCU. One step below, is Clesa Bienatur, available in Alcampo or SoySuper for a price of 0.75 euros per liter.
The first places are closed by Llet Nostra, made by Catalan cooperatives and with a score of 71 out of 100, the Basque Beyena, the one based in Aranda de Duero (Burgos) by Pascual and the one from Alipende, all of them 70 out of 100. The latter, also with a white label as the best on the market, is classified as a “master purchase”, thanks to its 0.58 euros per litre.
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