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Why is it, that when you buy a glass bottle of full fat milk, there is a layer of cream on the top, but, when you buy a carton or plastic bottle, there isn't?
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While both types of milk are pasteurised, the milk in cartons is also homogenized.
Homogenization is a process which breaks down the fat particles to a sufficiently small size so that they remain suspended within the milk, rather than forming a separate layer at the top. Homogenized milk is available in bottles as well as cartons but, for most dairies, the 'default option' is to supply the non-homogenized product in bottles.
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Homogenization is a process which breaks down the fat particles to a sufficiently small size so that they remain suspended within the milk, rather than forming a separate layer at the top. Homogenized milk is available in bottles as well as cartons but, for most dairies, the 'default option' is to supply the non-homogenized product in bottles.
Chris
Milk is now Homogenized- the cream is distributed throughout the milk. See http://www.dairyconsultant.co.uk/pages/homogen isation_processdesc.htm among many others
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