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Milk should be stored in cardboard or opaque plastic containers because riboflavin is destroyed by exposure to light. Nursing mothers should store their breast milk this way as well.

Ironically, "riboflavin is stable to heat and not easily destroyed with proper cooking".

The information provided here was either paraphrased or quoted directly from the reference listed below.

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William's Essentials of Nutrition and Diet Therapy, tenth edition

Eleanor D. Schlenker

Sara Long Roth

http:/evolve.elsevier.com

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Light could oxidise the fats in the milk leading to a rancid taste and smell.

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