Why Are There So Many Kinds of Milk?
From Super Smart Farm Show · 13:44
Show by Lancaster Farming
This week on the Super Smart Farm Show, we're taking a trip down the dairy aisle to figure out why there are so many different types of milk. If you've walked through the dairy section recently, you might have noticed there's more than one kind of milk. In fact, it seems like there's a whole wall of milk options available to dairy lovers: whole milk, skim milk, 2% milk, lactose-free milk and more. But how do we get all those different types? How does milk from a cow become so many different products? Join host Elmer and Bessie the cow as they discuss how we get all those different types of milk — including chocolate. Do you have a question for the Super Smart Farm Show? Drop us a line at [email protected]! Thank You to Our Sponsor Fulton Bank For More Lancaster Farming Podcasts Click Here In this episode of the Super Smart Farm Show, Elmer and Bessie the Cow explore why grocery store dairy cases offer so many different types of milk and explain what common milk carton labels mean. Young listeners learn how pasteurization uses heat to kill harmful bacteria and help milk stay fresh, including the differences between traditional pasteurization and ultra-pasteurization. The episode also explains why health experts recommend pasteurized milk and discusses the risks associated with drinking raw milk. Elmer and Bessie introduce homogenization, the process of breaking milk fat into tiny droplets so cream stays mixed throughout the milk, and explain how cream-top milk differs from homogenized milk. Kids discover what the fat percentages on whole milk, 2% reduced-fat milk, 1% low-fat milk and skim milk mean, and learn how dairy processors use separators to remove cream and adjust milk fat content. The conversation also explores how lactose-free milk is made by adding the enzyme lactase, what makes organic milk different, how chocolate and strawberry milk are flavored, and how plant-based drinks made from oats, almonds and soy differ from cow's milk. Interactive quiz questions reinforce key lessons about pasteurization, homogenization, milk fat and the scientist Louis Pasteur. The episode offers a kid-friendly introduction to dairy farming, milk processing, food safety, nutrition and the science behind the many milk choices available at the grocery store.
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