Question

Although milk from the cow is processed, it is not an engineered or fabricated food and contains about ________ % solids.

(a) 3.5

(b) 13

(c) 76

(d) 87

I have been asked this question in an internship interview.

Asked question is from Dairy Products in chapter Products of Dairy Engineering

Answer 1

The correct option is (b) 13

The best explanation: Milk is approximately 87 percent water and 13 percent solids. As it comes from the cow, the solids portion of milk contains approximately 3.7 percent fat and 9 percent solids-not-fat. Milkfat carries the fat soluble vitamins A, D, E, and K.