Question

It takes approximately ____ pounds of skim milk to make a pound of dry curd cottage cheese.

(a) 4.3

(b) 7.3

(c) 7.8

(d) 8.6

This question was posed to me in an international level competition.

My enquiry is from Regulations topic in division Regulations of Dairy Engineering

Answer 1

The correct option is (b) 7.3

To explain: Skim milk is required to make dry curd cottage cheese. Around 7.3 pounds of skim milk is required to make 1 pound of this cheese.