skimmed milk

Cream-free white drink

Skimmed milk is milk from which the cream has been removed, leaving a thinner liquid with little or no fat.

Also called skim milk.

The skimming was traditionally done by letting cream rise and lifting it off; now centrifuges do the work.

She switched to skimmed milk to cut calories.

dairy

lactose

Disaccharide in dairy

homogenized · refrigerated · cereal · coffee · latte · creamer · yogurt · cheese · butter · farm

nutrition

calcium

Element twenty, builds bones

riboflavin · niacin · fortified · bone health · muscle repair · amino acids · low-calorie · cholesterol-free · nonfat · nutrients

consistency

watery

Containing excess liquid

runny · light-bodied · diluted · weak

processing

pasteurization

Thermal pathogen elimination process

aseptic · filtration · microfiltered · centrifuge · separation · packaging · lactose-free · fortification

Opposites
fat content

skimmed milkwhole milk

Unaltered dairy beverage

cream · heavy cream · double cream · half-and-half · whipping cream

richness/indulgence

skimmed milkheavy cream

High-butterfat milk product

double cream · clotted cream · crème fraîche · butter · butterfat

Family

milk, skim, milky, milking, milked, milks, skimming, skimmed, milkman

Familiarity
Top 100,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G