“The Knowledge Library”

Knowledge for All, without Barriers…

An Initiative by: Kausik Chakraborty.

“The Knowledge Library”

Knowledge for All, without Barriers……….
An Initiative by: Kausik Chakraborty.

The Knowledge Library

Know About Milk

  1. Milk freshly drawn from the udder of cow has Amphoteric in nature

 

  1. Colostrum is the first secretion obtained after Pasteurisation

 

  1. The first drawn milk during milking is called foremilk which is low in fat

 

  1. Administration of drugs / hormones may affect temporary changing fat.

 

  1. Milk fat is present in emulsion form.

 

  1. Standardized milk contain minimum of 4.5% fat

 

  1. Toned milk contain minimum of 3% fat

 

  1. Double toned milk contain minimum of 1.5% fat

 

  1. Casein forms 78-80% total protein.

 

  1. Milk protein also present in colloidal form

 

  1. Milk sugar or lactose is the true to form of solution

 

  1. Carotene act an antioxidant and of vit –d

 

  1. The yellow colour of milk due to carotene

 

  1. The specific gravity of skim milk is 1.035-1.037

 

  1. The addition of water or cream lowers the specific gravity of milk.

 

  1. The addition of skim milk increase the specific gravity of milk

 

  1. The freezing point of cow milk is -0.547°C

 

  1. The freezing point of buffalo IS -0.549°c

 

  1. the viscosity of water is 1.005cp

 

  1. the viscosity of milk is 1.5 to1.7cp

 

  1. The sweet taste of milk is due to lactose

 

  1. The salty taste of milk is due to minerals

 

  1. Sulfur dry compound significantly contribute to cooking flavor of heated milk

 

  1. The Refractive index of cow milk is 0.2065 to 0.2075%

 

  1. The Refractive index for buffalo milk is 0.2076 to 0.2086%

 

  1. The common milk m.o grow best in between 20to 40*C

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  1. Plate coolers are generally used for the continuous cooling of milk in the dairy industry

 

  1. Filtration removed the surprised foreign particles by straining process

 

  1. Riboflavin being a vitamin is a greenish yellow pigment that gives characteristic color to whey

 

  1. Enzymes are biological catalysis

 

  1. Amylase is starch spitting enzyme

 

  1. . Lipase is fat spiting enzyme leading to rancid flavor

 

  1. Protease is protein spitting enzyme

 

  1. Titrable acidity of cow milk ranges from 0.13 to 0.14

 

  1. Titrable acidity of buffalo milk ranges from 0.14 to 0.15

 

  1. The pH of normal fresh milk varies from 6.7 to 6.8

 

  1. Pasteurization of milk was first attributed to Dr.Soxhlet of Germany in 1986

 

  1. Mycobacterium tuberculosis is an index organism of pasteurization.

 

  1. . Vacation is the pasteurization of milk at reduced pressure by direct steam.

 

  1. U.H.T Pasturization is the milk heated to 135-150˚C.

 

  1. Pasteurization is process of heating every particle of milk at 63˚for 30 min or 72˚for 15 sec

 

  1. Homogenization refers to the process of forcing the milk through a homogenizer with the  objective of sub-dividing the fat globules.

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