Wolli Creek Woolworths - 2L Homebrand Lite/Full Milk $0.80 - 3L $1.20

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Mungulz on 18/10/2012 - 22:44 files.ozbargain.com.au (262 clicks)
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Saw this today..

Lite and fullcream varieties available.

Expiry dates were a bit sus, some as soon as 4 days away, I got two which were dated 27oct though.

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PROBABLY SPECIFIC TO WOLLI CREEK ON PRINCES HIGHWAY SYDNEY

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  huey on 18/10/2012 - 22:46

  Got milk?

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    Mungulz on 18/10/2012 - 22:48

    Yes

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      kabigon on 18/10/2012 - 22:55

      So does this person

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  Balls on 18/10/2012 - 23:28

  i got my milk

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  spy on 19/10/2012 - 01:03

  -1

  Woolies milk is very watery and loaded with permeate, but for the price you can't go wrong.

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    BugsBunnyAUS on 19/10/2012 - 01:10

    Considering what it is, yes you can go wrong.

    Nothing like quality milk.

    Little worse than shite milk.

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    GreatWhiteHunter on 19/10/2012 - 01:52

    +3

    Spy

    I wasn't sure of of your facts here so I did a little research.

    My Woolworths milk say it contains 100% homogenised and pasturised full cream milk.
    No mention of permeate. I was starting to wonder if this permeate thing is a myth….

    http://www.smh.com.au/lifestyle/cuisine/cheese-waste-in-up-t…
    http://www.smh.com.au/news/national/creamed-off-by-milk-comp…
    http://www.dairyaustralia.com.au/Dairy-food-and-recipes/Dair…

    So permeate is a by-product of filtering milk, most often for cheese production - it comes from milk but isn't actually milk.

    Permeate is a lot cheaper than whole milk, hence the economic incentive for milk processors to add permeate to their product.

    Some milk you buy has up to 16% permeate. Permeate is found in branded milk including Pura, Big M and Dairy Farmers

    It is also found in both Woolworths and Coles brand milk.

    All of the above mentioned brands are made by the same company, in the same milk processing plants.

    It isn't clear that Woolworths or Coles milk has any more permeate than say Pura or Dairy Farmers. Its quite likely that often Dairy Farmers, Coles, Woolworths and Pura branded milks are all exactly the same milk…

    Permeate usage isn't disclosed on the label for the milk you buy (unless it is permeate free and the vendor wants to highlight that) because the law in Australia does not require permeate to be disclosed. In theory, as long as the "milk" meets the minimum fat and protein levels stipulated by the government, you could hypothetically end up with a situation where your "milk" is 50% permeate and 50% whole milk.

    I must say I'd prefer the government change the law and force milk producers to state exactly how much permeate they are adding to the mix….

    What it doesn't explain is why the cost of permeate free milk is so much higher than the Coles and Woolies budget milk?
    If permeate free was in huge demand, Coles or Woolies could ask National Foods (their milk processor) for it, and it shouldn't cost Coles or Woolies any more than 20% more than their current milk does….

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      BugsBunnyAUS on 19/10/2012 - 02:35

      And that 20% would make all the difference on their budget brand milk……

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      xuqi on 19/10/2012 - 10:22

      They are the same. See my comment below for a more detailed explanation.

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    rjblakel on 19/10/2012 - 17:29

    I find the premeate free Pura Light Start (yellow branded carton) to be far more watery than the Coles/Woolies light milk. Fact is, I love the Coles/Woolies light milk…can't get enough of it. I think it's actually creamy.

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  VBO on 19/10/2012 - 09:48

  Its quite likely that often Dairy Farmers, Coles, Woolworths and Pura branded milks are all exactly the same milk…

  You are right with that GreatWhiteHunter. The are exactly the same milk. If do a blind taste most people will certainly fail to tell the difference.

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    xuqi on 19/10/2012 - 10:20

    My brother-in-law is a manager at a bottling plant in Adelaide. Most brands are the same, and all bottled from the same batch. According to him though, every once-in-a-while a regulator kicks up a fuss about the pricing difference, and some products are modified. For example, last year the ACCC asked why there was such a difference between brand x full cream, and others. So they ended up increasing its fat content of it by 0.2% to differentiate it.

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    tron07 on 19/10/2012 - 10:39

    I have tried buying coles and brand like Dairy Farmers or Pura (couldnt remember which one) milk back to back and tried doing the taste test. Taste the same to me and I think its the same as well, so I just buy the home brand.

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      khaz0r on 19/10/2012 - 14:01

      You probably don't have tastebuds or need to try the test again remembering to rinse out your mouth with water in between the different milks.

      You should be able to tell the difference between the private label milks compared to Dairy Farmers and Pura (I think both are owned by National Foods). The private labels feel more watery and less creamy.

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        spy on 08/11/2012 - 22:25

        Precisely. Honestly Woolworths Home Brand tastes watery as.