Barista Milk Vs Regular Milk: What's The Difference?

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Barista Milk Vs Regular Milk: What's The Difference? By Garrett Palm Sept. 22, 2025 5:39 pm EST

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If you recently bought an espresso machine or a milk frother to up your at-home coffee game, you may be standing in the dairy aisle, wondering if you really need to buy the barista milk over the regular milk. If you're aiming to make some good-looking latte art, the milk you buy is important. Skim milk is difficult to get a smooth microfoam with because of how little fat it has, while whole milk gives you that luscious foamy goodness atop your flat white. Barista milk is formulated specifically for baristas to use and takes milk to another level of creaminess. Plant-based barista milk often adds oils, gums, maltodextrin, and/or emulsifie