Is it me or does organic milk taste amazingly better than regular milk?!

Is it me or does organic milk taste amazingly better than regular milk?

I've drinken regular milk all my life and absolutely hated because not only did it taste funny and nasty, it gave me stomach problems. Today I tasted some organic milk called Horizon. I was skeptical at first because I didn't think spending an extra few dollars on something that might be exactly the same thing would make a difference. When I tasted it...good lord. It was the most delicious thing I've ever drank. What in the world happens in the organic process that makes it taste so good?

14 hours ago
lol, wow what a loaded question. I've tried generic whole milk and then I tried this Horizon organic brand and it tasted so incredibly different that I couldn't even recognize it. Obviously people are drinking the wrong brand, or this over-processing actually makes the milk taste better. Or it could be MSG. That makes everything taste better.

19 minutes ago
roseleah: YESSS I bought an organic gallon of milk from Nature Valley. It had that SAME disgusting bland generic taste. Afterwards, my stomach acted up even more than it does with regular milk. That really pissed me off. If there are any other brands that taste good, feel free to suggest them!

I don't usually speak up and answer questions, but when I read the replies posted so far I was very surprised and disappointed that no one knew the answer. I've heard the very comments you made countless times during my years with the OTA. Organic milk does taste better. People who try it for the first time often remark that it's delicious, especially when they don't ordinarily like milk. So beleive me, you're not alone in noticing the difference.

Here's the reason. You see, the government allows a significant percentage of powdered milk to be rehydrated and included in bottles/cartons of "fresh" fluid milk. These mixtures are sold at the grocer without any labeling requirement to inform the consumer. It doesn't seem fair but it has been that way for a long time, and percentages of reconstituted powdered milk allowed was once tightly controlled. Sadly, that is no longer the case. More and more of it is yucky tasting powdered milk mixed with a bit of fresh milk.

For anyone who has ever had to drink canned or powdered milk, you know it tastes cooked, and gummy; nothing like fresh fluid milk. The difference in taste can be compared to drinking instant coffee versus an expertly brewed cup of goumet coffee. It's little wonder that children these days gag in protest when a mother tries to make them drink their milk.

Reputable organic brands such as Horizon and Organic Valley always use fresh fluid milk. We can only hope it stays that way. It's extremely difficult for them to be price competive. Powdered milk obviously doesn't have the high costs of refrigeration, transportation, and waste if it spoils before it's sold. It's simply stored and reconstituted as needed. "Real" organic companies would have never used such unwholesome means to sell their product. But, buyer beware. My son went to grocery store recently and bought a gallon of the grocery store house brand USDA certified organic milk after seeing it was half the price of what we usually buy. Everyone in my family recognized the "cooked" taste and odor right away. Since the stuff was undrinkable I used it for baking rather than throwing it out, but it really made me mad that it was a USDA Cert Org product - proving their standards are as low as many of us feared they would be when the program was announced.

I hope that answers your question. As for drinking raw unpasturized milk, oh, I wouldn't touch that hot topic with a ten foot pole!