Question

Buttermilk is the product resulting from?

(a) An addition of extra fat to raw fluid milk

(b) Removal of the butter (fat particles) form raw fluid milk

(c) Heating of both butter and milk to facilitate the blending of them together

(d) Artificial product produced using non-saturated vegetable oils

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Query is from Dairy Products topic in section Products of Dairy Engineering

Answer 1

Right answer is (b) Removal of the butter (fat particles) form raw fluid milk

The best explanation: Buttermilk refers to a number of dairy drinks. Originally, buttermilk was the liquid left behind after churning butter out of cream. This type of buttermilk is known as traditional buttermilk.