Why milk is pasteurised?

Answer 1

The person who originally answered did not know the meaning of "cost effective" and needs to get off his/her high-horse.America has lots of cows and lots of people to drink milk. Therefore it is feasible to only pasteurize milk and not fully sterilize it. Sterlizing milk kills not only bad bacteria, but good as well, including active bacterias such as acidophilus which aid in digestion. It also kills many other vitamins in the milk. America has the dairy farms, shipping, and ample refrigeration to keep the milk fresh long enough to drink with only pasterization. Countries/areas that are much larger, that have fewer cows, or do not have the infrastructure to ship/store milk for long periods of time (like China, Alaska, and much of Europe) must sterilize the milk in order for it to keep.

The original "answer-giver" was also mistaken in saying that coffee creams "are just as tasty if not more so, since they are actually more pure." It is tasty because it it has a very high sugar content.

AnswerIt's more cost effective for dairy farmers to release the product in such a condition that it will not last long. Small packages of coffee cream and some other dairy products actually are sterilized. They are just as tasty if not more so, since they are actually more pure.

Honestly, it's an outrage.

Answer 2

Pasteurization is a process named after its inventor, Louis Pasteur. He is regarded as the father of the "germ theory" which held that microorganisms are present in the environment and are the cause of decay and spoilage. He found that by heating beverages such as beer, wine and milk, he could destroy the bacteria and mold spores already present in them and thus extend their shelf life.

Answer 3

Pasteurising of milk is to make it safe to drink. Drinking raw milk (before pasteurisation became standard practice) resulted in many cases of bovine tuberculosis in humans. Thankfully, modern pasteurising practices has reduced Bovine TB in today's populations in the western world, at least.

Answer 4

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

Answer 5

Enzymes and natural bacteria