Milk Processing: A Review

Abstract

Nutritious milk needs to be processed after milking to improve its shelf life and make it healthy for human consumption. One important factor Microbial contamination is responsible for milk spoilage. There is some internal anti-microbial defense mechanism in freshly drawn milk, but for longer, to avoid or decontaminate microbial growth, some other external anti-microbial preservation measures need to be initiated for storage. This review article provides some information about milk processing.