Dairy
Dairy
Dairy (/ˈdeɪ.ri/) is a business enterprise established for the harvesting or processing (or both) of animal milk – mostly from cows or goats, but also from buffaloes, sheep, horses, or camels – for human consumption. The term is derived from the Old English word dey, which means "female servant" or "maid".
Etymology
The word dairy hails from the Old English dæge, meaning a "female servant" or "maid". In the 14th century, dairy came to mean "a place for handling milk and butter".
Related Terms
- Milk: A nutrient-rich liquid food produced by the mammary glands of mammals. It is the primary source of nutrition for infant mammals before they are able to digest other types of food.
- Cheese: A dairy product, derived from milk and produced in wide ranges of flavors, textures and forms by coagulation of the milk protein casein.
- Butter: A dairy product made from the fat and protein components of milk or cream. It is a semi-solid emulsion at room temperature, consisting of approximately 80% milk fat.
- Yogurt: A food produced by bacterial fermentation of milk. The bacteria used to make yogurt are known as yogurt cultures.
- Cream: The yellowish fatty component of unhomogenized milk that tends to accumulate at the surface.
- Ice Cream: A sweetened frozen food typically eaten as a snack or dessert. It may be made from dairy milk or cream and is flavored with a sweetener, either sugar or an alternative, and any spice, such as cocoa or vanilla.
See Also
External links
- Medical encyclopedia article on Dairy
- Wikipedia's article - Dairy
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