HUMAN NUTRITION

Detailed explanation-1: -Milk has been known as nature’s most complete food [1] for millennia, playing currently an important role in the diet of over 6 billion people in the world [2, 3, 4].

Detailed explanation-2: -Protein: Milk is a complete food in itself as it contains a lot of important nutrients, including a few that most people don’t get enough of like protein. For vegetarians, milk is the only source of complete protein (except soy, as the protein that we get from pulses and dal is incomplete protein).

Detailed explanation-3: -Food items containing all the necessary nutrients is called complete food. For example, milk is regarded as a complete food. It contains protein, fat, carbohydrates, vitamins, minerals, etc. which are considered essential for sustaining life and maintaining health.

Detailed explanation-4: -The fat portion of the milk contains fat soluble vitamins. The solids other than fat include proteins, carbohydrates, water soluble vitamins, and minerals. These nutrients in milk help make it nature’s most nearly perfect food.

Detailed explanation-5: -Milk is called a “complete food” because it has a lot of protein, fat, carbs, all known vitamins, healthy fats, antioxidants, and many essential minerals that are needed for growth and good health.