A2 Milk: What Is It and Is It Better Than Regular Milk?

Once upon a time, milk came in three options: Whole, low-fat and skim. Maybe chocolate, if you were lucky.

Now, there are seemingly as many varieties of milk as there are bad-for-you breakfast cereals: nut milks, flax milk, oat milk, goat milk. A lesser-known variety you might encounter at the grocery store is A2 milk.

What Is A2 Milk?

A2 milk is cow’s milk that contains predominantly A2 beta-casein, which is purportedly easier for your body to digest and absorb. It’s different from most of the cow’s milk available in the United States, which contains a mix of A2 beta-casein and A1 beta-casein.

First popularized by the New Zealand-based The a2 Milk Company, A2 milk was first sold Down Under in 2003 and has now grown into a