unpasteurized

adjective

un·​pas·​teur·​ized ˌən-ˈpas-chə-ˌrīzd 

-ˈpa-styə-,

-stə-

: not subjected to pasteurization : not pasteurized

unpasteurized milk

Examples of unpasteurized in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

About 20 states allow some form of farm-to-consumer sales of unpasteurized milk and a dozen permit retail store sales, according to the Farm-to-Consumer Legal Defense Fund. —Angie Leventis Lourgos, Chicago Tribune, 31 Aug. 2025

With the state health department linking more than 20 illnesses to the dairy's products, the lawsuit raises questions about whether current laws and labeling practices adequately protect families from the risks of unpasteurized milk. —Robert Alexander, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Aug. 2025

Raw-milk enthusiasts claim that unpasteurized milk contains bioactive chemicals that improve human health. —Yasmin Tayag, The Atlantic, 11 Aug. 2025

The consumption of unpasteurized milk is on the rise in the Sunshine State in recent years, according to the Orlando Sentinel. —Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 5 Aug. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1881, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for unpasteurized

• americanized
• anathematized
• collateralized
• contextualized
• conventionalized
• demilitarized
• demineralized
• departmentalized
• industrialised
• industrialized
• materialised
• materialized

Medical Definition

unpasteurized

adjective

un·​pas·​teur·​ized

variants also British unpasteurised

-ˈpas-chə-ˌrīzd 

: not pasteurized

unpasteurized milk