Tag: Centrifugal separator

Contrary to popular belief, skimmed milk is not simply whole milk diluted with water. It is a processed dairy product created by separating the milkfat from whole milk, resulting in a product with a significantly lower fat content, typically between 0.1% and 0.5%.

Dairy milk from cows typically contains around 3.5-4% fat, but in modern production, this raw milk is not what ends up on supermarket shelves. To make it semi-skimmed, most of the fatty cream is removed, with some reintroduced to achieve a standardized fat percentage.