Milk As A Product

Question 1

What grade of milk?
Direct sale for consumption
Fluid milk for drinking

Answer 1

Grade A

Question 2

What grade of milk?
Indirect consumption
Used for cheese, butter, etc.

Answer 2

Grade B

Question 3

What grade of milk farmer gets better price for ?

What grade of milk has stricter requirements?

Answer 3

Grade A

Grade A

Question 4

Milk has a high nutrition density meaning

Answer 4

It has a high concentration of nutrients in relation to calories

Question 5

Milk is what % water what % solids

Answer 5

Water 88%

Solids 12%

Question 6

Solids in milk

Answer 6

Proteins, carbohydrates, fats, vitamins

Question 7

Average percent of protein in milk

Answer 7

3.3%

Question 8

Milk has high quality protein meaning

Answer 8

Contains all amino acids required by humans

Question 9

Casein

Answer 9

A milk protein

Question 10

Lactose is a

Answer 10

Milk sugar

Question 11

Only source of lactose in nature

Answer 11

Milk

Question 12

Fat percent average in milk

Answer 12

3.5%

Question 13

Vitamins found in milk

Answer 13

A D E and K

Question 14

The vitamins in milk are _____ soluble, meaning they are dissolved in

Answer 14

Fat

Milk fat

Question 15

Some vitamin B is found in what portion of the milk

Answer 15

Water

Question 16

Milk produces what percent of the calcium consumed in the US

Answer 16

75%

Question 17

Besides calcium, what other minerals is milk a good source of

Answer 17

Phosphorus and zinc

Question 18

Milk is low in what mineral

Answer 18

Iron

Question 19

BST

Aka BGH

Answer 19

Bovine somatotropin

Bovine growth hormone

Question 20

BST or BGH is normally produced by

Answer 20

The pituitary gland

Question 21

Injectable, synthesized BGH is called

Answer 21

rBGH (r=recombinant)

Question 22

BGH causes what percent increase in milk production

Answer 22

10-20%

Question 23

Increased production of milk requires better

Answer 23

Management

Question 24

Oversupply of milk can

Answer 24

Drive down prices

Question 25

The amount of BST in milk is (higher lower or the same) for injected cow’s milk

Answer 25

Same

Question 26

Will BST work affect humans if they drink it in the milk

Answer 26

No, it’s a species specific hormone

Question 27

Organic milk qualifications

Answer 27

• cattle hasn’t been treated with antibiotics or hormones (other drugs may be used)
• Feed must be organic (no pesticides herbicides or fertilizers)
• Products go through certification process

Question 28

Price of organic milk is over ____x higher than non

Answer 28

2