Guest guest Posted July 26, 2002 Report Share Posted July 26, 2002 What do you mean by " spoil " ? As I understand it pasturization occurs at 160 to 180 degrees. Anything heated below that is " unpasturized " . However to be considered " raw " the food can't be heated above some low temp although I don't know officially what that temp is. It would probably have to be below 115 deg which is when the enzymes are destroyed. I don't think raw milk producers heat their milk at all. The actual numbers are probably in " the Milk Book " by william s but I can't seem to find my copy at the moment. At 08:50 AM 7/26/02, you wrote: >I've seen various temperatures for pasteurization ranging from 150 to 180. >I don't want to spoil my raw milk. Can anyone shed any light on this? >Ed > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 13, 2005 Report Share Posted July 13, 2005 hi Andreea (excuse me! is it single or double " e " ?), as far as i know, pasteurization has nothing to do with a very high temperature (it's normally around 60-70 C) so the protein will remain intact. the problem you mention probably links with STERILIZATION/UHT (usually done at more than 100 C) which gets rid of bacteria but " destroys " both taste and protein molecules. i take your point that milk protein (especially casein) enhances calcium absorption (and perhaps other minerals as well) so it's better to keep it 'intact' (unchanged). warm regards, hermin >>>>---- " Hi Mike, thank you for the answer about pasteurization. On another group there is a hot discussion going on about the nutrient losses due to pasteurization. I quote from a post: " once milk is pasteurized its natural enzymes are destroys and its delicate proteins are also altered. The lack of enzymes and alteration of vital proteins also renders the CALCIUM and other mineral elements in milk largely unassailable. In fact there are some research done with this regards. " Does this mean that when we drink kefir made with pasteurized milk we only get the probiotics but not the calcium and other stuff from the milk? Best, Andreea " __________________________________________________ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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