February 2017: Dairy Flashcards
What 3 products are dairy?
Milk
Cheese
Yogurt
What is Dairy?
Any food product made from milk.
What is milk?
Milk is food produced by certain animals to feed their off-spring
Why isn’t butter included in the ‘dairy’ section of the eat well guide?
it has a high fat content
What is the primary processing of milk? (4)
•Female cows only!
•Need to be lactating - therefore given birth!
•They are then milked every morning and
evening to keep milk production going
•They will do this for 3 years before being slaughtered for their meat
What is the secondary processing of milk? (2)
•By law milk needs to has to be heat treated
•It will then be bottled/canned, transported and
sold
What is milk called and what does it mean?
Milk is called a ‘complete food’ it contains all the essential nutrients our bodies need (and all the amino acids needed - these can’t be created by the body and can only come from food)
What is the nutritional value of milk? (6)
It contains:
•85% water
•3.5% (HBV) protein
•Fat (3.5 - 5%)
•Minerals of calcium, potassium and Iron - 0.7%
•Carbohydrate (lactose) - 4.8%
•A, B and D vitamins (and C in low levels) - 0.8%
What are the 4 different types of milk and what colour are they?
1% milk - Orange - 1%
Skimmed milk - Red - 0-0.5%
Semi Skimmed milk - Green - 1.7%
Whole milk - Blue - 3.9%
What two liquids is and emulsion of milk?
Oil in water
This is visible when the liquid separate and the cream collects at the top
What is homogenisation?
A process in which the fat droplets from milk are emulsified and the cream does not seperate
What is the process of homogenisation? (2)
- Milk has fat globules in it
- Homogenised milk forces milk through a very fine sieve to distribute the fat within the milk to make it more consistent and creamy
Why is milk heat treated? (2)
- To remove the bacteria
* Extend its shelf life
What two allergies are there to milk? (2)
- Lactose intolerant
* Allergic to the proteins in the milk
What is Lactose intolerance?
It is where people can not digest the milk sugars (lactose)
What milk can people allergic to it substitute it for? (4)
- Soya milk
- Rice milk
- Coconut milk
- Oat milk
What milk must you avoid if you are allergic to milk? (3)
- Cows milk
- Sheep’s milk
- Goats milk