What the ‘fish milk’? Prabowo’s free meals for Indonesian students’ proposed milk substitute sparks controversy

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The item has some heath advantages over cow’s milk, according to Ms. Puji Lestari, an agricultural expert at the National Research and Innovation Agency.

If you are intolerant to lactose, the advantage over regular cow’s milk is that it does not have allergens. So, it is safe for people with lactose intolerance, because fish does not contain lactose”, Ms Puji told the Antara news agency on Wednesday ( Sep 11 ).

According to Ms Puji, “fish cheese” has both necessary and nonessential amino acids, as well as proteins that are great for the body’s resistance. The product, which is made from fatty fish, may contain omega-3 fatty acids and is easy to digest. &nbsp,

” I do acknowledge that the phrase’ milk’ might not be best. However, this item can be a growth of protein-rich items to substitute cow’s milk, Ms. Puji said, considering its health benefits and its huge potential to get developed in Indonesia as a coastal nation.

She added:” Mainly since we still cannot make enough cow’s milk internally”.

An expert from the Department of Community Nutrition at IPB University, Professor Hardinsyah, who like many Indonesians goes by one name, said the concept of “milk” may become clarified.

” But,’ fish milk’ is more properly called’ fish remove’ or ‘ analogue fish milk'”, said Prof Hardinsyah on Wednesday, as quoted by Kompas.

According to local media shop Tribun, CEO of” Milk fish” manufacturer Berikan Protein Initiative, Maqbulatin Nuha, on Tuesday stated that the nutritional value of one glass of fish butter is comparable to two glasses of cow’s milk.

But Prof Hardinsyah, who is also key of the Association of Indonesian Higher-Education Institutions for Nutrition, said that while the company’s nutrient may be able to remove the nutrient found in cow’s cheese, its micronutrient information may be unique.

Carbohydrates are nutrients needed in larger quantities, like as&nbsp, large, protein and carbohydrates. Most macronutrients are vitamins and minerals, and they are typically consumed in extremely small quantities.

A medical practitioner for nourishment at Cipto Mangunkusumo General Hospital, which is also the University of Indonesia’s Faculty of Medicine, Nurul Ratna Mutu Manikam, said that milk is simply comparable to one’s nutrient intake.

She added that a balanced nutritional intake from whole foods like chicken, meat, and eggs is more effective and useful for meeting children’s diet needs.

Prof. Hardinsyah questioned the viability of fish collect products because a lot of fish is needed to produce the required amount of fish extract.

” It should n’t be the case that the price of fish on the market is affected because a lot of fish are used. If the price of fish becomes cheap, it does reduce people’s purchasing power for that fish consumption may also lower in the community”, he said.

According to Dr. Nurul,” consuming fish directly as a whole is also better and more practical than having to be processed into milk,” as reported by Kompas on Wednesday.

The most recent controversy has cast doubt on the effectiveness of the free meals program.

With all the talk of milk, eggs, and fish milk, X user @catlover17081,” I’d respect it if they admitted their planning mistake,” he said.” Rather than trying to salvage the program by hook or by crook and making it look really forced,” he said.

Sufmi Dasco Ahmad, a member of Mr. Prabowo’s Gerindra party, claimed the idea to replace cow’s milk with “fish milk” was a revolutionary idea and that the trial phase of the policy is still pending.

Therefore, these alternatives are aspirations from the community or the outcomes of already-proposed trials that are not definitive,” so, according to Mr. Dasco on Thursday.