Nature's best gift to mankind other than water is milk.
Do you know what is in your Milk?
Learn more about a2 Milk

      The National Bureau of Animal Genetic Research has recently demonstrated the superior milk quality of Indian cattle breeds. After scanning 22 cattle breeds, scientists concluded that in five high milk-yielding native breeds – Red Sindhi, Sahiwal, Tharparkar, Rathi and Gir – the status of a2 Beta - Casein gene was 100 percent. In other Indian breeds it was around 94 percent, compared to only 60 percent in exotic breeds like Jersey and HF.

What is a2 Milk?

      a2 Milk is 100% natural fresh desi cow’s milk which you may find easier to digest than regular cow’s milk. Here’s why : Cows’ milk contains different types of proteins – including the ones called a1 and a2. These two proteins digest quite differently from each other and, for some people, the presence of a1 protein can result in discomfort after drinking milk. It is thanks to Dr. Corran Mclachlan back in 1997, that the impact of this difference in proteins was discovered and the importance of it came into the picture.

Love Milk? But Milk doesn’t love you?

      Do you experience digestive issues when drinking milk? You may feel bloated and uncomfortable after breakfast, or get indigestion when you have milk in your tea? Lots of people feel the same and many of them assume that they may be lactose intolerant. For millions of people this may not actually be the case. Instead, they may be reacting to intolerance to the a1 protein – found in most milk sold in India today.

How can a2 Milk help…

      The cows make all the difference! At the SVS Farms our Desi cows are carefully selected because they naturally produce milk containing only the a2 protein and no a1 protein. We work with many herds of these lovely, naturally a2 milk producing cows every day. So, if you also have experienced digestive issues as a result of a1 protein intolerance, by switching to SVS Milk you too can now enjoy the nutritional benefits of a2 Milk.

The a1 & a2 Difference

      During digestion, proteins in milk are broken down into peptides. Most of the peptides are converted into amino acids to be absorbed by the blood stream. But all peptides do not get broken down into amino acids. Some are excreted in our stools and some manage to get through the leaks in the gut wall into the blood stream while still in peptide form. a1 milk releases a peptide called BCM 7 ( BetaCaso – Morphine 7). This peptide is not broken down into amino acids, making it impossible to digest and has been associated with a very large number of diseases. Thus this BCM 7 is the “Devil in Milk” Which is not present in SVS Milk.

Milk in Detail :

• Milk consists of about 80% of water.
• The remaining 15% is Fat, Minerals, Proteins and Sugar Lactose.
• 80 % Protein is Casein and 20 % Whey.
• Beta Casein is 30% of total Protein content in cow milk.

What is BCM 7?

BCM 7 is a peptide, released in a1 milk.

How did it form?

• Originally all cows produce a2 Beta-Casein, since they were first domesticated over 10,000 years ago.
• Some time ago, in the past few thousand years, a natural mutation occurred in some European dairy herds that changed the Beta-Casein they produced.
• The Gene encoding Beta-Casein such that , the 67th amino acid in the 209 amino acid chain , i.e. the Beta – Casein protein was switched from Proline to Histidine.
• This new type of Beta – Casein that was created is known as a1 Beta – Casein.
• The cause of concern with milk containing a1 Beta – Casein is that, 67th amino acid switch from Proloine to Histidine readily allows an enzyme to cut out a 7 amino acid segment of the protein immediately adjacent to that histidine. The amino acid that is separated from a1 Beta – Casein is Known as Beta – Casomorphine 7 ( BCM – 7 ).

BCM 7, is the “Real Devil in the Milk”, It is an Exogenous opioid which does not occur naturally with human body and interacts with human digestive system, internal organs and brain stem.

Milk Nutrition

      Milk is one of the richest food sources of calcium, which helps build strong bones and healthy teeth. According to the Dairy Council, a 200ml glass of cow milk can provide over half (55%) of a child’s daily calcium requirement and over one third (35%) for an adult. As calcium is present only in very small amounts in most common foods, it may be difficult for individuals who are restricted in their intake of milk and milk products to obtain the recommended amount.

      Milk is naturally full of other essential vitamins and minerals. A 189 ml serving of milk is a source of B6, Folate, Biotin and Zinc and is packed in protein riboflavin (B2), B12, calcium, potassium, phosphorus and iodine.

Milk proteins

      The two main types of milk protein are the casein and the whey proteins. These make up about 80% and 20% of the total protein content of cow’ milk respectively. Beta-casein makes up about one third of the total protein content in milk.

      All cows make beta-casein – but it is the type of beta-casein that matters. There are two types of beta-casein: a1 and a2. They differ by only one amino acid. Such a small difference can have a big impact on people who are a1 milk protein intolerant.

Feeling the difference with a2 Milk

      Most fresh milk today contains both the a1 and a2 type beta-casein proteins.a2 Milk comes from SVS Desi cows that are specially selected to produce a2 beta-casein protein to the exclusion of a1 beta-casein protein.

      These differences in protein composition between a2 Milk and other milk varieties mean that you may feel the difference after drinking a2 Milk and find that your body prefers it.