Milk: Composition and Processing Flashcards

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1
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Fluid products

A

Table milk, cream (26.7hL)

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Derived (industrial products)

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Cheese, yogurt, butter, ice cream, etc. (67.95hL)

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3
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Dairy industry is _________________

A

Supply managed

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4
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Consumption of dairy products

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16.2 billion CAN$ in 2021 (11.6% of Canadian food/beverage sector)

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5
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3 largest dairy processors in Canada

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Saputo, Agropur, Parmalat

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6
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By how much has milk production increased?

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73.0M - 92.3M hL

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7
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Where are most dairy farms and processors found in Canada?

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Ontario and Quebec

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8
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Main exporters of dairy

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European Union, New Zealand, and US

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9
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Main Importers

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European Union, Asian countries, and US

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10
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When the product is labelled milk ( or whole milk), it must fit into these categories

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  • must be obtained from the mammary gland of the cow
  • shall contain added vitamin D that is not less than 300 international units and not more than 400 international units
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11
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5 major nutrition groups (milk must must contain all of these)

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Carbohydrates, proteins, fatty acids, minerals, vitamins

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12
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Most common dairy cow breed in Canada

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Holstein

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13
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Milk composition

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Water, 87%; lactose, 4,9%; fat, 3.5-3.7%; proteins, 3.6%; ash, 0,7%

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14
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What is the most variable component in milk?

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fat

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15
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Lactose (milk sugar)

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the major carbohydrate and is a energy source for young animals (also affects physical and chemical properties in milk)

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16
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Fat (in milk)

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present in milk in form of membrane enveloped globules

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17
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_________ is an important component of the globular membrane

A

cholesterol

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18
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Fat-soluble vitamins found in milk

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A, D, E, K

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19
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What factors affect fat content of milk?

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breed, individual animal, stage of lactation, milking frequency, season, feed, health of cow

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20
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Fat content function in foods

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Lubrication (mouth feel), flavour, a reservoir of other flavour compounds, shortening effect, energy provider, nutrients

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21
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What kind of emulsion is milk?

A

Oil-in-water emulsion

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22
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2 types of protein

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Particulate (casein) and soluble (serum, whey)

23
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Casein protein

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Heat stable and in the form of micelles

24
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Whey/serum proteins

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Easily denatured by heat and are the enzymes, antibodies, etc of milk

25
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Ash

A

Minerals such as K, Na, Ca, Mg, P

26
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Fat soluble vitamins

A

A, D, E, and K

27
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Water soluble vitamins

A

B and C

28
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How are vitamins lost?

A

Through fat seperation

29
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Fluid milk

A

40% of production in Canada

30
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Industrial Milk

A

60% of production

31
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Table milk

A

Milk commonly found in households (skim or homo)

32
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Creams

A

Elevated fat content relative to whole milk

33
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UHT Products

A

Shelf-stable without refrigeration (sterilized)

34
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Steps to processing milk

A

Clarified, standardized, vitaminized, homogenized, pasteurized, packaged, and stored

35
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Clarification

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Milk is centrifuged to remove particulate matter (dirt)

36
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Standardization

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Adjustment of fat content by removing some or all of butterfat by centrifugation

37
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Vitaminization

A

Addition of vitamin A and D

38
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Homogenization

A

Relatively large butterfat globules are disintegrated by shearing and impact

39
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Pasteurization (most important process)

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Heat treatment to destory pathogens and extend shelf life

40
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3 types of pasturization

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LT, HTST, UHT

41
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LT pasteurization

A

63 degrees celsius, 30min

42
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HTST pasteurization

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72 degrees celsius, 16sec

43
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UHT pasteurization

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140 degrees celsius, 5 sec

44
Q

Target microorganism in pasteurization

A

Coxiella burnetii

45
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Cooling

A

to storage temperatures

46
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Packaging

A

Poured into cartoons, polyethylene film, or bottles

47
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Storage

A

Kept at less than 4.5 degrees celsius

48
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Cultured products

A

Products like yogurt, sour cream, buttermilk, cottage cheese, etc created by bacteria converting lactose to lactic acid

49
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Important enzyme to make cheese

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Rennin (chymosin) enzyme that causes precipitation of casein (curds)

50
Q

What part is drained away in cheese making?

A

the whey

51
Q

Evaporated and condensed milk

A

Around 50% of water is removed by vacuum evaporation

52
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Butter

A

Produced by churning to transform oil-in-water emulsion into water-in-oil emulsion

53
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Process for clustering and clumping when making butter

A
  • Flocculation
  • Partial coalescence
  • Coalescence