Fresh Milk

Product Description

Fresh milk is a rich source of several essential nutrients, including protein, calcium, phosphorus, vitamin A and vitamin D. Reduced-fat fresh milk in particular, because it lacks the fat content of other dairy products such as whole milk, offers health benefits *- yet fewer of the risks associated with consuming saturated fat and cholesterol. Including three servings of fresh milk in your diet each day can help you maintain muscle mass, strengthen your bones, support a favorable body composition and improve your circulatory health.

FRESH MILK PROCESSING

Products from other industrial processing: including Milk is collected from the farmers and transported to milk plants for its processing into mass market milk and other dairy products such as: canned milk, type of powder, cream, butter, cheese, casein, yogurt, etc.

Milk fresh from the cow is virtually a sterile product. All post-milking handling must maintain the milk's nutritional value and prevent deterioration caused by numerous physical and biological factors. In addition, equipment on the farm must be maintained to government and industry standards. Most cows are milked twice a day, although some farms milk three or four times per day. The milk is immediately cooled from body temperature to below *0°F (5°C), then stored at the farm under refrigeration until picked up by insulated tanker trucks at least every other day.