MYLKING IT

With non-dairy alternatives on the rise, Norco Co-operative – one of Australia’s last 100 per cent farmer-owned dairy co-operatives – has launched its new mylk range.

Words: Danielle McIltrot

This new range features a P2 Pea Protein Mylk and Oat Mylk, allowing customers to buy both dairy and non-dairy products without needing to compromise on nutrition or taste.

Norco’s P2 Pea Protein Mylk is a plant-based milk alternative with the same protein, calcium and creaminess as full cream dairy milk. Designed to deliver the dairy benefits that other plant milks lack, it is free from gluten, soy, nuts and lactose, while also delivering a nutritional punch that is hard to beat.

Nutritionist and food educator

Georgia Barnes gives Norco’s P2 Pea Protein Mylk five stars for its nutritional value, but says it is the taste that will create a new benchmark in the rise of alternative milks.

“It’s got a creamy, sweet and subtle flavour which makes it incredibly versatile,” Georgia says.

Consumers might also enjoy Norco’s Oat Mylk which is just as creamy, delicious and milky-tasting as P2 Pea Protein, but instead uses oat grains. High in calcium, low in sugar and great mixed into your beverage of choice, this Oat Mylk offers a great dairy, nut and soy free option.

Norco’s General Manager of Commercial and Strategy, Ben Menzies says that while plant-based diets are growing in popularity and an increasing number of consumers shop for both dairy and non-dairy items, many of the products in market sadly do not benefit Australian farmers.

Releasing this range of ‘mylk’ allows customers to continue to support local Australian farmers through Norco, while still buying the variety of milk products they are looking for.

“We’ve been making award-winning dairy for 128 years, so we know a thing or two about how award-winning milk should taste. Because no matter how it’s made – or what it’s made from – we want to give Aussie milk-lovers the milk they deserve, even when it doesn’t contain a drop of dairy,” Ben says.

Norco P2 Pea Protein and Oat Mylks are available in one litre bottles in the dairy fridge at select Woolworths across Queensland, New South Wales and Victoria with an RRP of $5.50.