The Role Of Milk And Milk Products In Human Menu

Foods derived from animals including milk provides nutrients better and more balanced than the foods of plant origin. Milk provides most of the animal protein consumed by humans in the United States, Canada, almost all countries in Europe, New Zealand, Australia and Uruguay. In developing countries, consumption of animal protein is only 9 grams per capita per day, compared with more than 44 grams per capita per day in a country that has advanced. FAO has launched a program minimum period of consumption 60 grams protein and 10 grams animal protein. Provision of animal protein in some countries are still far below the minimum standard. Based on the needs of Widyakarya NASLIPI 1979 in Indonesia, 50 grams protein and 15 grams of them consisting of animal protein derived from fish 10 grams and 5 grams come from animal. Total consumption of animal protein from cattle five grains is expected to be met from consumption of meat 8.1 kg, 2.2 kg of eggs, milk and 2.2 liters per capita per year.
However, because achieving the above targets is difficult and considered the provision of meat 8.1 kg per capita per year is very damning piece of livestock population growth, then in 1983 in Widyakarya NASLIPI held re-planning targets Indonesia with achievement of the nutrition society cut its consumption of animal protein from cattle of 4 grams per capita per day and charged each one equivalent to the consumption of 4 kg of milk, eggs 4 kg and 6 kg of meat per capita per year. In this world there are more than 3 million cattle and a similar number in poultry. Although 60% of the world's livestock are in developing countries, these countries only producing a quarter of the production of meat, milk and eggs worldwide. The total production of livestock products are actually capable of providing animal protein by 20 grams per capita per day, but the problem is spread to areas that lack. Increased production of the world's animal protein is expected to rise until 1990 after it declined when the population continues to increase.