Does it make sense for chocolate milk to have less fat than whole milk?

Nick asked:


My chocolate milk apparently has less fat in it than my whole milk according to the nutrition facts… How can this be?

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6 Responses to “Does it make sense for chocolate milk to have less fat than whole milk?”

  1. amanda h on July 16th, 2009 at 9:28 am

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    If the chocolate milk is made with skim, 1%, or 2%, it makes total sense. Chocolate milk (at least the store-bought kind) is often made with chocolate *flavor,* not real chocolate, and thus the flavor adds very little fat.

  2. misslady233 on July 17th, 2009 at 11:08 am

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    It may use a lower fat milk than whole

  3. practicalwizard on July 18th, 2009 at 8:19 am

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    well, you don’t think they’re flavoring that milk with hershey bars, do you? it might have less fat, but definitely not less sugar. :)

  4. Smarty McSmartypants on July 21st, 2009 at 7:46 am

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    Yes, it makes sense. The “chocolate” part doesn’t have any fat in it, it’s mostly intense flavoring agents (in other words, they don’t melt down a Cadbury and mix it into the milk to make choc milk!). They’re almost certainly using 1% or 2% milk as the base for your tasty beverage.

  5. x on July 21st, 2009 at 5:20 pm

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    chocolate milk might have less fat, but that doesn’t mean it has less calories…
    a bag of sugar for example has virtually no fat, but a lot of calories

    typically chocolate milk will be made from semi-skimmed milk, plus a load of other sweeteners, flavourings and stuff
    it’s fine for you in moderation, but be aware that it is probably laden with sugar

  6. Spacekitty on July 25th, 2009 at 1:51 am

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    it is common for them to use 2% milk for chocolate milk. i like my chocolate milk to be full fat so i always look at the label before buying. IMHO the full fat version tastes more like the chocolate milk from my childhood.

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