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Benders'dictionary of nutrition and food technology

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311drate 6.9g (6.9g sugars) ash 0.2g, Ca 32mg, Mg 3mg, P 14mg, K51 mg, Na 17 mg, Zn 0.2 mg, Cu 0.1 mg, Se 1.8 µg, vitamin A 61µgRE (60 µg retinol, 7 µg carotenoids), E 0.1 mg, K 0.3 mg, B 10.01 mg, B 2 0.04 mg, niacin 0.2 mg, B 6 0.01 mg, folate 5 µg, B 120.1µg, pantothenate 0.2 mg, C 5 mg.milk, accredited Term not used after October 1954; milkuntreated by heat, from cows examined at specified intervals forfreedom from disease.milk, acidophilus Heat-treated milk inoculated with 1–2% Lactobacillusacidophilus or Bifidobacterium bifidum (Lactobacillusbifidus) which ferment milk slowly at 39 °C <strong>and</strong> form lactic <strong>and</strong>acetic acids, with small amounts <strong>of</strong> propionic <strong>and</strong> butyric acids,with final pH 3.9–4.4%; more than 10 6 live bacterial cells/mL.Claimed to enhance the growth <strong>of</strong> beneficial bacteria in theintestine.Sweet acidophilus milk is made with a heavy inoculation <strong>of</strong>starter added to cold pasteurised milk to preserve the bacteriain the product.See also probiotics.milk, alcohol stability test For sourness <strong>of</strong> milk; milk that containsan acceptable level <strong>of</strong> lactic acid will not flocculate when shakenwith double its volume <strong>of</strong> alcohol.milk alkali syndrome Weakness <strong>and</strong> lethargy caused by prolongedadherence to a diet rich in milk, more than about 1 Ldaily, <strong>and</strong> alkalis.milk baby Infant with iron deficiency anaemia caused by excessiveingestion <strong>of</strong> milk <strong>and</strong> delayed or inadequate addition <strong>of</strong>iron-rich <strong>food</strong>s to the diet.milk, citrated Milk to which sodium citrate has been addedto combine with the calcium <strong>and</strong> inhibit the curdling <strong>of</strong> caseinogenwhich would normally occur in the stomach. Claimed,with little evidence, to be <strong>of</strong> value in feeding infants <strong>and</strong>invalids.milk, clot on boiling test For sourness <strong>of</strong> milk, since milk that containsmore than about 0.1% lactic acid will not form a clot onboiling.milk crumb In chocolate manufacture, a mix prepared fromcocoa beans, milk <strong>and</strong> sugar. More expensive than using milkpowder, but the product has a better texture, <strong>and</strong> a caramelisedflavour from Maillard reaction products.milk, dye-reduction test See methylene blue dye-reductiontest.milk, evaporated, condensed Full fat, skimmed or partly skimmedmilk, sweetened or unsweetened, that has been concentrated by

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