The most digestible milk is already on the Spanish market. Galician farmers who have isolated cows with genotype A2 have made it a reality. The genotype called A2 is the one that identifies cows that only produce betacasein A2 protein and that makes this milk more digestible. This milk with betacasein A2 is associated with some health benefits compared to the conventional one with betacasein A1.
Delight A2A2
The ranchers of Leite Noso have followed in the wake of the dairy industry in New Zealand, Australia and the United States. In these countries, this type of milk has been marketed for some years due to its benefits compared to conventional milk.
To get to produce A2 milk, more than four years of selection have been invested. By means of DNA analysis, the cows that produce this type of protein have been isolated and they have been isolated from the conventional cows that produce protein betacasein A1 and betacasein A2. The result has been that 35% of the cows have the A2 genotype.
According to some studies cows produce this betacasein A1 by a mutation that occurred about 10.000 years ago. In this way, cow's milk was differentiated from other mammals such as sheep, goats, and mother's milk.
The problems with betacasein A1
When digested, betacasein A1 protein releases compounds in the body that cause digestion problems in some people. It is also associated with problems of inflammation, mucus. diabetes and allergies as well as cardiovascular problems in some people.
According to data from the European Food Safety Agency (EFSA), these problems caused by betacasin A1 arrive a affect 34% of the Spanish population.
A bet for the genuine
Unlike its competitors, Leite Noso has opted not to add any additives to the milk and to produce milk of the best quality. Delight A2A2 is the result of obtaining a milk free of betacasein A1 and that being the same product is more beneficial for the body.
The company will commercialize the product for the moment in the Galician community and will progressively extend it to the rest of the territories. It does so in the format of whole, semi-skimmed and skimmed milk.
The Leite Noso society was born in 2016 and is owned exclusively by farmers with the aim of marketing milk without intermediaries. They currently market the Delite brands, which will become Deleite A2A2, and the Muu brand, which will market conventional milk.
