Noticed at the grocer that they have 6% milk now, when/where did this trend start?

  • blueduck@piefed.social
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    3 days ago

    It’s an issue with the dairy industry as a whole. They’ve bred cows to be so efficient at producing milk fat that the cows are overproducing. The current dairy pipeline is having a hard time dealing with the excess, so this is one of the options (just sell higher fat milk)

    I think it’s great for milk based espresso drinks. Really easy to foam and has a nice mouthfeel. Calories are much higher though, so you have to pay attention to what you’re consuming more

  • cheese_greater@lemmy.world
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    3 days ago

    Did you try it?

    Interested because I favor around 10-11% yogurt but I have noticed at that level it starts to smell and taste a bit cheesy. That milk is going to be overwhelmingly rich I would think, more of a shot-glass level of sumption that the traditional cup (250 mL)

  • Em Adespoton@lemmy.ca
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    5 days ago

    I think it started showing up around the same time as that microfiltered milk, but I’m not positive, as the only thing I get from the milk case is whipping cream.

    What would be the purpose of 6% milk? A replacement for creamer?

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    5 days ago

    In the US “whole” milk is 3.something% so it’s kinda wild you have double whole lol

    If you’re using two wholes does that make it kinky milk?

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        5 days ago

        I honestly found that hard enough to believe that I looked it up

        …are you okay over there canada…?

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          5 days ago

          It’s just shorthand for Homogenization. Idk why we only call 3.25% milk fat homo milk however. Might not apply to anyone east of Manitoba either.

        • BCsven@lemmy.ca
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          5 days ago

          Homogenized. Its more about the fat blended in to stay in solution rather than the actual fat percentage.