Sweet acidophilus is a variety of
milk which I
grew up drinking. It is low in
fat (thus it is not '
slick' like
whole milk) and has a slightly
sweeter taste than regular
lowfat milk. In the
Southeast United States, I've found that Sweet Acidophilus
milk cartons usually have an
orange cap.
Sweet acidophilus milk is also known as "sweet acidophilus lowfat milk" or simply "acidophilus," and was
developed at
North Carolina State University in the Department of
Food Science.
Sweet acidophilus milk is
created by the addition of
Lactobacillus acidophilus bacteria to lowfat milk. Although it is a
cultured dairy product, like
yogurt or
buttermilk, it is not
fermented. Instead, it is kept
cold so that the bacteria do not grow, but they do stay
alive.
This particular milk does wonders for digestion (I've discovered that taking two
Tagamet or several
Tums is no match for a large glass of this milk), and is useful for who are on
antibiotics (numerous antibiotics cause
intestinal bacteria to vanish or lessen for a while, which causes you even more problems; the acidophilus cultures help prevent this.)
Acidophilus cultures, whether in milk or in
topical form, are also useful for preventing
yeast infections,
diarrhea,
vaginitis,
canker sores, and can help your
immune system greatly.