unpasteurized

Skipped heat treatment

Unpasteurized describes food or drink that hasn't undergone pasteurization—the heat treatment that kills harmful bacteria.

Most commonly applied to milk and dairy products, also to juices, cider, and honey.

Unpasteurized cheese has more complex flavors.

Advocates prize the taste and purported health benefits; critics emphasize food safety risks.

rawdairy

milk

Mammalian nursing fluid

colostrum · curds · whey · casein · lactose · rennet · clabber · dairy · homogenized · buttermilk

safetyrisk

pathogens

Disease-causing microorganisms

foodborne · bacteria · illness · outbreak · regulation · FDA · banned · recall · warning · pregnant

fermented

kefir

Cultured milk drink

yogurt · cider · ale · cultures · fermentation · microflora · yeast · miso · tempeh · kvass

artisanal

farmstead

Farm with residence

traditional · heritage · Camembert · Gruyère · cave-aged · monger · terroir · AOC · unpressed · rind

probiotic

lactobacillus

Acid-producing beneficial bacterium

gut · beneficial · enzymes · bioactive · digestion · live · flora · microorganisms · prebiotic · symbiotic

Categories
Opposites
heat treatment/sterilization status

unpasteurizedpasteurized

Heat-treated for safety

heat-treated · sterilized · sanitized · cooked

commercial processing level

unpasteurizedpasteurized

Heat-treated for safety

processed · mass-produced · homogenized

Phrases
Family

pasteurized, pasteurize, pasteurization, pasteurizing, pasteurise, pasteurisation, Pasteur, unpasteurised, pasteurizer

Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G