Dairy Web Quest

Directions: Follow the directions to explore the internet and find information about dairy health. When finished, save this document and share this assignment with me on Google drive.

  • Begin by viewing basic milk processing of dairy. This video shows howhomogenization and pasteurization happen. Fill in the blanks for #1 and #2.
  1. ______is the mechanical separation of fat globules in milk
  1. ______is the heating of milk to destroy harmful bacteria.
  • Go to this link to read the article Homogenization vs. Pasteurization: What’s the difference?
  1. What does the CDC and FDA claim about pasteurization and its affect on nutritional value and safety of milk?
  1. What are purposes of homogenizing milk?
  • Go to this link to read about homogenization and pasteurization from dairygood.org. First read the Farm to Fridge tab. Then click the organic farming tab to answer the next set of questions.
  1. What 2 types of food borne illness is possible from raw milk?
  1. What must occur in order for milk to be labeled as organic? Does research claim there is a difference nutritionally?
  • Watch this you tube video about types of pasteurization and effects on nutrients:
  1. What claims does this doctor make about how the pasteurization process affects nutrients? Which nutrients are affected and how?
  1. What problems could that cause for some people?
  • Go to this link, and read the article called Pasteurization and Homogenization 101.
  1. What 3 vitamins are destroyed from pasteurization?
  • The last article stated that raw milk sours and pasteurized milk goes rancid. Go to this link to determine what it means for raw milk to sour, and find out how it can be used.
  1. Can you drink sour raw milk? Why or why not?
  1. What general purposes can soured milk be used for?
  • Watch this video from about raw milk from the perspective of a farmer.
  1. What does this farmer say about cholesterol in pasteurized and homogenized milk?
  1. What happened to cows that were fed spent grains from distilleries at the turn of the century?
  1. How could the diet of the cow affect if there is food borne illness such as e-coli present in milk?
  1. What does this farmer say is the main reason that raw milk is being demonized?