Milk

Milk most often means the nutrient fluid produced by the mammary glands of female mammals. It provides the primary source of nutrition for newborns before they are able to digest more diverse foods. It is also processed into dairy products such as cream, butter, yoghurt, ice-cream, gelato, cheese, casein, whey protein, lactose, condensed milk, dried milk, and many other food-additive and industrial products.

Related Topics:
Mammary gland - Mammal - Newborn - Dairy product - Cream - Butter - Yoghurt - Ice-cream - Gelato - Cheese - Casein - Whey protein - Lactose - Condensed milk

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It can also be used to mean

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• the white juice and the processed meat of the coconut in, more or less, liquid form, used especially in Thai, Indian (Kerala), and Polynesian cuisine.
• a non-animal substitute such as soya milk, rice milk, and almond milk.

Human milk is fed to infants through breastfeeding, either directly or by the female expressing her milk to be saved and fed later. The early lactation milk is known as colostrum, and carries the mother's antibodies to the baby. It can reduce the risk of many diseases in both mother and baby.

Related Topics:
Human milk - Infant - Breastfeeding - Colostrum - Antibodies

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