Does skimmed milk have less protein than the full-fat stuff?
No, in fact skimmed milk contains marginally more protein that whole milk, 20g per pint compared with 19g in a pint of whole milk. The same applies to calcium and most of the other vitamins and minerals found in milk such as magnesium, potassium, phosphorus and B vitamins. Removing the fat only affects the levels of fat soluble vitamins, in particular vitamin A. A pint of whole milk contains 325 micrograms of vitamin A, whereas a pint of skimmed milk only contains 6 micrograms. There are plenty of other good sources of vitamin A in the diet, so changing to a lower fat milk is unlikely to affect overall vitamin A intake but can help decrease intake of saturates.
