What is Fresh Milk?
Fresh Milk is milk that is obtained straight from the cow or any other mammal. It is unpasteurizied and non homogenized. Nothing is taken out, nor added. Fresh Milk can also be called Raw Milk. No alteration is made to the milk.
Legal Status of Fresh Milk
Due to fresh milk, which is obtained from mammals never being heated, the bacteria and pathogens inside the milk are not destroyed. Bacteria infected milk can cause many diseases. This is why completely raw or fresh milk is illegal to sell or produce in many parts of the world. The counter
this, fresh milk is done under the the process of pasteurization, which is heating the milk and rapidly cooling it. This destroys most of the harmful bacteria and pathogens inside the milk.Advantages of Fresh Milk
- Fresh Milk is very healthy.
- Can be consumed directly, without adding anything
- More nutritious than powdered milk
- It is the easiest form of milk to obtain.
Disadvantages of Fresh Milk
- Since many bacteria live in fresh milk, the milk will be spoilt very quickly.
- Expensive when compares with milk powder
- If spilt, the objects near the milk will also be harmed
- Completely raw milk can be very unhealthy.
- Completely Raw Milk is very difficult to find. Therefore, the closest thing to raw milk that you can use is pasteurized milk. The many diary products that are made using milk are also pasteurized to prevent diseases.
Advantages and Disadvantages of Powdered Milk
Comparison of Fresh Milk and Milk Powder
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