How much do we know about milk? Probably only about how it is useful and what cows, sometimes goats, sheep and horses give it. But why do you know this color from him?
Let's tell you now.
Why is milk white?
All mammals on Earth have white milk, with rare exceptions.
According to various estimates, there are now 5,000 to 5,400 mammalian species on the planet that can produce milk. Have you presented? These are not only the domestic cows, goats, sheep and horses listed above.
Man is also a mammal, and there are also elephants, lions, dolphins and many who are just like us. And all of them, oddly enough, get white milk. Although it may differ in properties, composition and taste, milk is always white.
Why is this so? What colors it?
The presence of casein - a specific milk protein, scientists explain the white color of any milk.
How he does it? Casein is responsible for the formation of globular particles in milk called micelles. But those just determine the white color.
In milk, the main component is protein, this is the same casein and it contains 76-88%. We eat almost pure casein when we eat cheese or cottage cheese.
What is the fat content of cow's milk?
Now let's talk about fat content.
In the store, it comes in only a few options, and usually manufacturers indicate it on the packaging: from 0 to 6% fat, less often more.
What kind of milk does a cow give? How much fat is in it?
Depending on the breed of animal, feed, season, general maintenance regime, health, time after calving and even the individual characteristics of the cow, milk turns out to be different.
So natural whole milk from a cow has a fat content of 3.2 to 5.5 and even 8.5%. And for stores, they run it through a separator or... diluted with water.
That's it.
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