2017 Milk Composition & Products

Question 1

Which vitamin is essential for efficient use of calcium and phosphorus?

Answer 1

Vitamin D

Question 2

What is the name of the enzyme needed to break down lactose?

Answer 2

lactase

Question 3

Name 4 kinds of cream.

Answer 3

Half & half, heavy cream, sour cream, light cream, light whipping cream, reduced-fat sour cream, cream in aerosol cans, sour half & half

Question 4

The minerals found in milk are important to the growth of what in humans?

Answer 4

Bone growth

Question 5

Cream must contain at least what percent milk fat?

Answer 5

18% milk fat

Question 6

Name the condition when people cannot digest milk and milk products.

Answer 6

Lactose intolerant

Question 7

Name the two simple sugars which make up lactose.

Answer 7

Glucose and glactose

Question 8

The fluid left-over from cheese making is called what?

Answer 8

whey

Question 9

Milk directly from cow is called what?

Answer 9

raw milk

Question 10

Name the 3 kinds of cultured dairy products.

Answer 10

Sour cream, buttermilk, yougurt

Question 11

Name a cheese made from something other than cow’s milk.

Answer 11

Feta - goat, Roquefort (blue) - sheep

Question 12

How many pounds of whole milk does it take to make one pound of cheese?

Answer 12

10 pounds

Question 13

Name the first and second most popular cheeses in the U.S..

Answer 13

Mozarella, cheddar

Question 14

Name the vitamin that must be added to 2%, 1% and skim milk to make it nutritionally similar to whole milk.

Answer 14

Vitamin A

Question 15

What is the process of turning cream into butter called?

Answer 15

churning

Question 16

Vitamin D is added to milk to prevent what disorder?

Answer 16

rickets

Question 17

How many pounds of whole milk does it take to make a gallon of ice cream?

Answer 17

It takes 12 pounds of whole milk to make one gallon of ice cream

Question 18

The amount of cheese one can get from a pound of milk is affected by what milk component?

Answer 18

protein

Question 19

Name the highest grade of butter sold in the U.S..

Answer 19

Grade AA

Question 20

List the four classes of cheese.

Answer 20

Soft, semi-soft, hard, very hard

Question 21

A stick of butter equals how many cups, pounds and tablespoons?

Answer 21

One Stick of butter is 1/2 cup, 1/4 pound and 8 tablespoons

Question 22

Name the liquid left-over after churning cream into butter.

Answer 22

buttermilk

Question 23

Which frozen dairy product is flavored with fruit?

Answer 23

sherbet

Question 24

What is the name of the high fat milk product separated from milk?

Answer 24

cream

Question 25

What percent of milk is digestible?

Answer 25

96-98%

Question 26

What do you call a mixture of milk and cream fermented by a culture of lactic-acid producing bacteria?

Answer 26

yogurt

Question 27

List the 4 kinds of frozen dairy products.

Answer 27

Ice cream, sherbet, frozen yogurt, frozen custard

Question 28

Name the major solids-not-fat component of milk.

Answer 28

lactose

Question 29

What percent of milk is water?

Answer 29

87.40%

Question 30

What percent of milk is milk solids?

Answer 30

12.60%

Question 31

List the three main components of dried whey.

Answer 31

Lactose, minerals, protein

Question 32

What is the name of the primary protein found in milk?

Answer 32

casein

Question 33

Which frozen dairy product contains yogurt cultures?

Answer 33

Frozen yogurt

Question 34

What is the name of the worlds largest yogurt maker?

Answer 34

Danone

Question 35

Name the frozen dairy product that contains egg yolk solids.

Answer 35

Frozen custard

Question 36

Name the two minerals found in milk.

Answer 36

Calcium, phosphorous

Question 37

Milk taste improves as the level of what goes up?

Answer 37

protein

Question 38

Butter must contain a minimum of what percent fat?

Answer 38

Butter must be 80% fat

Question 39

How many pounds of milk does it take to make 1 pound of butter?

Answer 39

It takes 21.2 pounds of milk to make 1 pound of utter