Sudha Gold Full Cream Milk

Sudha brand is the most selling milk of Bihar and Jharkhand states of India, serving more than 20 million people. It has variety of options, and my favorite is Sudha Gold. I am using this milk since last few years.

Sudha Gold is produced by Bihar State Milk Co - Operative Society at various plants scattered throughout the state. The current price of 1 kg pack is Rs. 48. The price has recently been increased making it little bit costlier than that of raw milk. Sudha Gold is pasteurized full cream milk.

My preference for pasteurized milk started when my oldest son developed lactose intolerance, mainly because of E. Coli bacteria found in the raw milk. Sudha Gold being pasteurized is soft on stomach and none of my family members developed any sort of problem. Sudha Gold is full cream milk. The fat content is quite high. 100 ml of milk contains 6 gm of plain fat and 3.8 gm of unsaturated fat. This is obviously large amount. My wife uses a novel method to keep off the content under safe limit. She adds one glass of water while boiling the milk. That doesn't change the quality of milk. The concentration still remains good.

Moreover, we get enough amount of ghee (clarified butter) with this milk. In the long run, it saves us money. Sudha Gold doesn't contain sugar. But, the taste is quite good. In fact, all my children love drinking it without adding sugar. Sudha Gold contains all necessary minerals and vitamins. However, the most important thing is sufficient amount of Calcium which helps in the optimum production of Vitamin D in the body. As you might know, this is not possible with the raw milk.

The one drawback, I find with Sudha Gold is 16 mg of Cholesterol. This may not be termed as bad cholesterol. But, I ensure that whenever my father comes at my home, I get another variant of Sudha Milk; that is Sudha Shakti which is low fat and cholesterol free option.

One thing that I would like to add here is a recent incident with my cousin. His five year old son is getting treatment for Blood Cancer from Tata Memorial Hospital, Mumbai. The oncologist has asked him to give his baby Sudha Shakti Milk, or any other low fat milk. Sudha Gold has been strictly prohibited. He didn't ask the reason, and just followed the advice. I think one should extend this advice while being in treatment for any serious ailments. Sudha Gold should not be taken during that time. 

The reason is high content of fat. Sudha Gold is definitely worth trying milk, if you have no problem with large amount of fat.