MILK CHARACTERISTICS

GRADES OF MILK

• Grade A- Higher quality milk produced under height sanitary conditions
• Grade B- It is also a good quality but is not produced under the strict standard as grade A

5 MAJOR CONTAMINANTS

• Water content
• Bacteria
• Somatic cells
• Antibiotics
• Sediment

DAIRY PRODUCTS

FLUID MILK

• The average American drink 22 gallons of milk a year
• Fluid milk is categorized by the amount of fat it contains

CHEESE

• One third of milk produced in the US is used for cheese
• Making one pound of cheese take ten pounds of milk
• The common cheeses is cheddar, mozzarella, and American cheese

BUTTER

• Butter uses 20% of milk in the United States
• Butter contains 80% fat
• To make a pound of butter it takes two gallon and a half of whole milk

FROZEN DAIRY

• Ten percent of milk is used for frozen dairy
• An average American eats 5 1/2 of gall sofa ice cream per year