Why is it so difficult to synthetically create cow’s milk ?

Question

I have been trying all different types of milk alternatives like oat milk, almond milk etc. But none of them taste similar to cow’s milk. I know a lot of it has to do with familiarity with the milk I’ve been drinking all my life. But I want to understand why there has not been a lab-created cow’s milk yet.

In: Biology

Answer 1

I’ve not had animal milk in about 12 years so my perception is likely skewed but [this Alpro milk](https://cdn.myshoptet.com/usr/shop.green-heads.cz/user/shop/big/5852-4_tastes-as-good-alpro-green-heads10.png?65c35910) is (to my memory of cow milk) so realistically greasy that I can’t drink it without gagging 😂