What kinds of containers does milk last longer in?

For liquid milk, UHT or Long Life milk will last longer than Pasteurised milk. Pasteurised milk will last longer than raw milk.

Milk is pasteurized which reduces the microbial load. That makes it last longer.

Pasteurized milk is milk that has been heated to make it last longer.

The common plastic used in milk containers is HDPE (high density polyethylene).

If you put two 1-pint containers of milk together how much milk do you have?

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Milk containers are normally white to filter out light which can start to break down the milk. Some believe cardboard is a better container for preserving milk than plastic.

It mixes it together in a way that makes it last longer without separating into water and milk-fat.

Because pasteurised milk can last much longer when refrigerated and its much healthier than other brands of milk

Cartons, as much as 6 weeks

Only if it is pasteurized at Ultra High Temperature, causing it to stay drinkable for longer. Most containers of organic milk treated this way also have a disclaimer that milk "tastes freshest within 7 days of opening" even if you drink it before the stamped expiration date.

It's the other way around - the Lactaid will last longer.

Organic milk lasts longer than regular milk because a different process is used to preserve it. The process of ultra high temperature (UHT) is used for organic milk, while pasteurization is used for regular milk.

Milk stays fresh longer in cartons, over see-through containers which means it tastes better, for longer... Cartons are also more eco-friendly as opposed to plastic jugs. The down side is cartons are more expensive.

Light destroys the riboflavin in milk.

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It kills germs and bacteria that may be in the milk making it last longer and stopping potential disease.

its depens many thing such as the expation date and the container it is in certain container make milk last longer

Carbonated soft drinks have to be put in round containers or they will burst. Milk is not carbonated, so will not burst.

You can leave milk at room temperature for no more than two hours before it begins to spoil. Milk that is pasteurized will last slightly longer than fresh milk.

Whole milk, 2% milk, soy milk, powdered milk, goats milk, etc.

A carton of open milk can last up to 2 weeks, it will last longer if the temperature of the refrigerator is lower. For more Food Storage information you can visit

Farmer milk cows and send it in containers to processing plants that purify it and add some other ingredients to make it taste better. When the milk has been tested and accepted to move on, they are put into containers and shipped to stores around the world.

They are cheap and disposable.