Homogenization doesn’t skim the fat. It breaks the fat globules up into very small particles that form a stable emulsion that doesn’t separate. All they do is pass it through a high pressure nozzle.
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Tar_alcaran@sh.itjust.works 2 months ago
Also, I really feel the need to point out: pasteurizing isn’t what makes the milk less tasty. Homogenization is what skims the fat and makes it into bland watery (and profitable) Supermarket milk.
But ironically, boiling milk is FAR worse for it’s nutritional value to pasteurizing it. Boiled raw milk is less nutritious for you than Supermarket milk. It IS tastier though, but pasteurized raw milk does exist, which is great because it tastes like a desert, AND won’t kill you.
Cornelius_Wangenheim@lemmy.world 2 months ago
Tar_alcaran@sh.itjust.works 2 months ago
True, but generally they ALSO skim the fat right before/during. You don’t have to though
deegeese@sopuli.xyz 2 months ago
Have you ever heard of “whole milk”?
Tar_alcaran@sh.itjust.works 2 months ago
“whole milk” is often skimmed, or occasionally, added to to make it fit in a certain legally defined bandwidth of fat content. It’s not unmodified.
Also, homogenization absolutely changes the texture of the milk. That is in fact part of the point, making sure nobody gets the crappy milk. Some people prefer it, some don’t, it’s a personal taste thing.
prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 months ago
Whole milk doesn’t mean “100% milk fat”. I believe it’s something like 3.25%.
Track_Shovel@slrpnk.net 2 months ago
So what you’re telling me is: ‘no homo’?
feedum_sneedson@lemmy.world 2 months ago
skimmed milk for life
SharkEatingBreakfast@sopuli.xyz 2 months ago
pixelscript@lemm.ee 2 months ago
Be nice to skimmed milk drinking cryptids. They happily subsist on the waste product of butter making and reduce competing demand for the full-fat milk product you enjoy.
intensely_human@lemm.ee 2 months ago
We could use the skim milk for flushing toilets and washing cars. We needn’t shackle ourselves to these mutants forever.
MrShankles@reddthat.com 2 months ago
You can throw that tag on me too lol, skim milk is best milk
SharkEatingBreakfast@sopuli.xyz 2 months ago
Y’all are cuckoo bananas, imho.
cobysev@lemmy.world 2 months ago
I was raised on skim milk, thanks to a mother who was constantly dieting throughout my childhood. 2% milk tastes like liquid ice cream to me. Skim is much more refreshing.
Also, it was fun to freak out my friends by hydrating with milk after exercising. Skim milk is mostly water anyway.
dream_weasel@sh.itjust.works 2 months ago
Yock
evasive_chimpanzee@lemmy.world 2 months ago
The term that people should look out for is “creamline” or “cream-top” milk. It’s whole milk that is unhomogenized. It basically separates in the bottle, so there’s a layer of cream floating on top of skim.
I couldn’t say for sure, but I’ve heard it’s better for making cheese/yogurt/etc.
Personally, I wouldn’t buy it just for drinking cause I don’t think it lasts as long.
Bezier@suppo.fi 2 months ago
Never tasted a desert, might try that
jaybone@lemmy.world 2 months ago
Keep water handy.
Maggoty@lemmy.world 2 months ago
I have, it’s overrated.
Prandom_returns@lemm.ee 2 months ago
It’s a bit dry.