milk fat

noun

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Wilk, an Israeli venture, focuses on producing cultured milk fats, used in making cheese and yogurt. Daphne Ewing-Chow, Forbes, 24 Feb. 2025 Why Did People Stop Drinking Whole Milk? The preferred milk fat level in the U.S. has been something of a rollercoaster. Sarah Garone, Health, 15 Apr. 2025 Combining milk, butter, cheese, ice cream, yogurt and other products, per-capita dairy consumption in the U.S. tied a 50-year high last year at 661 pounds per person on a milk fat basis. Brooks Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 2 Jan. 2025 Warming the milk and butter up first helps to avoid any milk fat white spots on top of your decadent chocolate cake. Melissa Gray, Southern Living, 16 Sep. 2024 See All Example Sentences for milk fat

Word History

First Known Use

1874, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of milk fat was in 1874

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“Milk fat.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/milk%20fat. Accessed 12 Jun. 2025.

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