Milk

Milk

A white liquid containing proteins, fats, lactose, various vitamins and minerals that is produced by the mammary glands of all mature female mammals after they have given birth to their young. It is the primary source of nutrition for young mammals before they are able to digest other types of food.

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Coffee-Mate®

Dairy products; Milk

The creamer your customers overwhelmingly prefer to help complete their coffee moments.

Nestlé Slim Milk

Dairy products; Milk

Milk with a fat content of less than 0.5%. Nestlé Slim Milk goes through ultra heat treatment to provide bacteria-free milk to its consumers. The product also goes through stringent quality checks ...

whole milk

Dairy products; Milk

Fresh milk from the cow, with nothing added or taken away and generally unpasteurized. Whole milk is naturally rich in a range of nutrients needed for growth, development and maintenance of the human ...

semi-skimmed milk

Dairy products; Milk

Milk from which part the fat has been removed. Semi-skimmed milk usually has a fat content of 1.5 to 1.8 per cent.

skimmed milk

Dairy products; Milk

Milk from which all of the fat has been removed. Skimmed milk has a maximum fat content of 0.1 per cent. Skimmed milk is low in calories and fat but is nutritionally almost the same.

buttermilk

Dairy products; Milk

Traditionally made from the thin liquid left over after butter-making but is now more often made from skimmed milk, mixed with milk solids and cultured with lactic acid. It contains only 0.1 per cent ...