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ccjersey
Posted 12/21/2024 12:03 (#11020021 - in reply to #11020004)
Subject: RE: Raw Milk, what am I missing?


Faunsdale, AL		LTLT pasteurization (145*Farenheight for 30 minutes) vs HTST (161*F for 15 seconds)……..guess which one changes the taste of milk the most! Answer is the LTLT almost certainly. Not that it makes a bad taste, it’s certainly something that consumers get used to and love, but it’s more different from the raw milk than if you use HTST.

Also which one is the easiest to implement on farm? The LTLT of course! I built a pasteurizer for the calf milk here, nothing complicated about “batch” pasteurization methods. HTST requires some process controls and more instrumentation, but it’s fast and changes the taste of the milk less. It was a no-brainer technology when it was approved back in the day.

The thing that the local producers are really selling is the full fat unhomogenized milk plus a hefty dose of “local” goodwill! The taste is part of the package and I’ll wager it would be more like the original raw milk if they used HTST pasteurization. Their consumers are expecting it to be different so when it has a mild cooked custardy flavor, they’re not surprised and quickly get used to it and think it’s the best milk ever!

Both pasteurization schemes are calibrated to inactivate pathogenic bacteria (Q-fever is the tough one they use as the standard last time I looked it up). So as far as inactivating vitamins and enzymes that are found in milk, they’re probably pretty equivalent since that’s what they’re doing to the bacteria, inactivating proteins necessary for the bacteria to survive and reproduce. There may be some specific differences but I doubt there’s much real difference between the two pasteurization standards.


Edited by ccjersey 12/21/2024 16:50
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