Interesting Facts About Milk
How much do you know about milk?
- Regular whole milk contains only 4% fat. The fat in milk is actually cream – that’s why it is sometimes called full cream milk.
- Milk is the only drink in the world that contains such a large range of naturally occurring nutrients. That’s what makes it so unique.
- The entire skeleton of a young child is replaced about every two years. That’s why a child’s demand for calcium is so high.
- The first cows in Australia were 2 bulls and 7 cows from England. They arrived in 1788 with the First Fleet. There are now more than two million cows across the country.
- It’s the protein in milk that makes milk froth. Next time you go to make the perfect coffee or hot chocolate at home, try using Dairy Farmers Skim or Shape. Because there is no fat, the protein levels naturally become higher.
