2017 Milk Composition & Products Flashcards
Which vitamin is essential for efficient use of calcium and phosphorus?
Vitamin D
What is the name of the enzyme needed to break down lactose?
lactase
Name 4 kinds of cream.
Half & half, heavy cream, sour cream, light cream, light whipping cream, reduced-fat sour cream, cream in aerosol cans, sour half & half
The minerals found in milk are important to the growth of what in humans?
Bone growth
Cream must contain at least what percent milk fat?
18% milk fat
Name the condition when people cannot digest milk and milk products.
Lactose intolerant
Name the two simple sugars which make up lactose.
Glucose and glactose
The fluid left-over from cheese making is called what?
whey
Milk directly from cow is called what?
raw milk
Name the 3 kinds of cultured dairy products.
Sour cream, buttermilk, yougurt
Name a cheese made from something other than cow’s milk.
Feta - goat, Roquefort (blue) - sheep
How many pounds of whole milk does it take to make one pound of cheese?
10 pounds
Name the first and second most popular cheeses in the U.S..
Mozarella, cheddar
Name the vitamin that must be added to 2%, 1% and skim milk to make it nutritionally similar to whole milk.
Vitamin A
What is the process of turning cream into butter called?
churning
Vitamin D is added to milk to prevent what disorder?
rickets
How many pounds of whole milk does it take to make a gallon of ice cream?
It takes 12 pounds of whole milk to make one gallon of ice cream
The amount of cheese one can get from a pound of milk is affected by what milk component?
protein
Name the highest grade of butter sold in the U.S..
Grade AA
List the four classes of cheese.
Soft, semi-soft, hard, very hard
A stick of butter equals how many cups, pounds and tablespoons?
One Stick of butter is 1/2 cup, 1/4 pound and 8 tablespoons
Name the liquid left-over after churning cream into butter.
buttermilk
Which frozen dairy product is flavored with fruit?
sherbet
What is the name of the high fat milk product separated from milk?
cream
What percent of milk is digestible?
96-98%
What do you call a mixture of milk and cream fermented by a culture of lactic-acid producing bacteria?
yogurt
List the 4 kinds of frozen dairy products.
Ice cream, sherbet, frozen yogurt, frozen custard
Name the major solids-not-fat component of milk.
lactose
What percent of milk is water?
87.40%
What percent of milk is milk solids?
12.60%
List the three main components of dried whey.
Lactose, minerals, protein
What is the name of the primary protein found in milk?
casein
Which frozen dairy product contains yogurt cultures?
Frozen yogurt
What is the name of the worlds largest yogurt maker?
Danone
Name the frozen dairy product that contains egg yolk solids.
Frozen custard
Name the two minerals found in milk.
Calcium, phosphorous
Milk taste improves as the level of what goes up?
protein
Butter must contain a minimum of what percent fat?
Butter must be 80% fat
How many pounds of milk does it take to make 1 pound of butter?
It takes 21.2 pounds of milk to make 1 pound of utter
