{{short description|Sweetened dairy drink}} {{Redirect|Strawberry milk|the K-pop duo|Crayon Pop – Strawberry Milk}} [[File:Binggrae Banana Flavored Milk 03.jpg|thumb|275px|Binggrae milk products in flavors such as banana, strawberry and melon]]'''Flavored milk''' is a sweetened dairy drink made with milk, sugar, flavorings, and sometimes food colorings. It may be sold as a pasteurized, refrigerated product, or as an ultra-high-temperature (UHT) treated product not requiring refrigeration. It may also be made in restaurants or homes by mixing flavorings into milk. thumb|A glass cup of strawberry-flavored milk In New England, milk blended with flavored syrups such as chocolate or strawberry in a milkshake machine, is commonly called a "milkshake"; in other parts of the United States, a milkshake always includes ice cream or thickeners.

==Types==

Common flavourings include chocolate, coffee, malted milk, vanilla, strawberry and banana. Commercial brand flavours include Horlicks, Nesquik and Milo. Bottled spiced (masala) milk is a popular beverage in the Indian subcontinent.

==Consumption==

Australia has the highest consumption of flavoured milk in the world, drinking {{convert|9.5|L|gal|abbr=on}} more than the per capita figure for any other country in 2003.<ref>{{Cite news | url = https://www.theage.com.au/articles/2004/02/11/1076388435970.html | title = Coca-Cola to target flavoured milk market | date = February 12, 2004 | newspaper = The Age | publisher = Fairfax Media | language = en-AU | url-status = live | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20260210182124/https://www.theage.com.au/business/coca-cola-to-target-flavoured-milk-market-20040212-gdxajl.html | archive-date = 10 February 2026 }}</ref> It is particularly popular in the Australian states of South Australia and Western Australia. In the latter state, green-coloured, spearmint-flavoured milk is a local treat.<ref name="abc 2025-11-09">{{Cite news | url = https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11-09/celebration-of-wa-s-food-history/105985950 | title = Spearmint milk and Hawaiian packs included in celebration of WA's food history | date = 9 November 2025 | work = ABC News | last1 = Wynne | first1 = Emma | language = en-AU | url-status = live | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20260427091231/https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11-09/celebration-of-wa-s-food-history/105985950 | archive-date = 27 April 2026 | access-date = 9 November 2025 }}</ref> A 2013 ''Sunday Times'' article reported Western Australia was the "flavoured milk capital of Australia," with a A$220-million industry, average consumption of {{convert|19|L|gal|sp=us}} per person, and more than 40 varieties of iced coffee alone available.<ref>{{Cite news | first = Sonia | last = Kohlbacher | date = 9 November 2013 | url = https://www.perthnow.com.au/news/western-australia/wa-in-a-flavoured-milk-war/story-fnhocxo3-1226756461226?nk=2c86c4814c9ebfd07035a9c1c83beb18 | title = WA in a flavoured milk war | website = PerthNow | publisher = News Corp Australia | access-date = 27 January 2015 | location = Western Australia | language = en-AU }}</ref> Similarly, a 2006 ''Adelaide Advertiser'' reported South Australia consumed {{convert|45000000|L|gal|abbr=on}} of flavoured milk each year, with 82% of market share held by a single brand, Farmers Union. According to Coca-Cola Amatil, one of the largest bottlers in the Asia-Pacific region, South Australia is the only place where sales of flavoured milk outstrip those of cola.<ref>{{Cite news | title = Coke hopes things go better with - milk | url = http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/news/south-australia/coke-hopes-things-go-better-with-milk/story-e6frea83-1111116725305?nk=2c86c4814c9ebfd07035a9c1c83beb18 | date = 24 June 2008 | publisher = News Corp Australia | newspaper = The Advertiser | location = South Australia | access-date = 27 January 2015 | via = AdelaideNow }}</ref>

==Controversy and criticism==

Jamie Oliver, host of ''Jamie Oliver's Food Revolution'', brought attention in the United States to public schools that serve flavored milk in the school cafeterias. Flavored milk advocates claim that many children will avoid the nutrition found in milk unless it has been flavored, with the benefits of milk outweighing a few teaspoons of sugar. Opponents say that with rising levels of obesity and heart disease, flavored milk should be removed from schools and children should be taught to drink plain milk.<ref>{{Cite news | last = Hoag | first = Christina | url = http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/06/15/la-schools-flavored-milk_n_877282.htm | title = Flavored Milk Banned In LA Schools | publisher = Huffington Post | date = 2011-06-15 | access-date = 2011-06-27 }}</ref>

A 2018 analysis of more than 90 popular chilled flavored dairy milks revealed that a carton of flavored milk can contain as much sugar as a can of soft drink, with many of the bestselling brands containing more than a day's worth of added sugar in a single serving.<ref>{{Cite web | last1 = Wiedersehn | first1 = Sarah | title = Warning about high sugar in flavoured milk | url = https://www.adelaidenow.com.au/lifestyle/food/warning-about-high-sugar-in-flavoured-milk/news-story/aebb8562488d81e9a4452d23f21c8f38 | website = The Advertiser | publisher = News Corp | access-date = 9 June 2018 }}</ref>

Recently, there have been limited new regulations introduced to safeguard children's meals. The latest policy, known as the fourth state-level Healthy Beverage Default law (HBD), aims to restrict sugary beverage options in children's meals. However, it has been found ineffective in reducing children's sugar intake. Despite efforts in various U.S. states like Illinois and Delaware to regulate flavored milk and 100% juice, there are still variations in fat content, size restrictions, and calorie limitations for children.<ref>{{Cite journal | first1 = Lisa M. | last1 = Powell | first2 = Aline | last2 = Vandenbroeck | first3 = Julien | last3 = Leider | first4 = Andrea A. | last4 = Pipito | first5 = Alyssa | last5 = Moran | title = Evaluation of Fast-Food Restaurant Kids' Meal Beverage Offerings One-Year Following a State-Level Healthy Beverage Default Policy | date = March 2024 | journal = AJPM Focus | volume = 3 | issue = 3 | article-number = 100226 | doi = 10.1016/j.focus.2024.100226 | issn = 2773-0654 | doi-access = free | pmid = 38654750 | pmc = 11035928 }}</ref>

==See also== * Chocolate milk * Coffee milk * Horlicks * Malted milk * Milkshake * Nesquik * Milo (drink) * Papaya milk

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==External links== *{{Commonscatinline}} *[https://web.archive.org/web/20060925122332/http://www.nationaldairycouncil.org/NationalDairyCouncil/Nutrition/Products/flavoredMilkPage1.htm National Dairy Council-Flavored Milk]

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