Is lite milk the same as low fat?

Last updated 17/01/2024

Lite or “light” milk is another name for low fat milk and must contain no more than 1.5% fat content under food law. Reduced fat milk has approximately 2% fat and regular milk has on average 3.5% fat and no less than 3.2% fat.

Lite milk contains all the same nutrients as regular milk and is made by removing part of the fat in regular milk. For the same volume of milk, lite or low fat milk contains slightly more calcium than full fat milk, as when fat is removed the percentage of calcium increases proportionately.

All types of dairy milks (regular full fat, lite or reduced fat milk) are part of the Five Food Groups recommended every day for good health.