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Encyclopedia > Channel Island milk

Channel Island milk (sometimes called gold-top milk after the colour of the milk bottle top) is creamy, light-beige coloured milk originally from the Channel Islands. It comes from the Jersey and Guernsey breeds of cattle which are native to the Islands. Milk bottles are reusable glass bottles used mainly for doorstep delivery of fresh milk by milkmen. ... A glass of cows milk Milk most often means the nutrient fluid produced by the mammary glands of female mammals. ... The Channel Islands are a group of islands off the coast of Normandy, France, in the English Channel. ...


At 5.5% fat, its fat content it is higher than full-cream milk at 4% fat, but less then half-and-half cream at 12%. It main uses are in place of normal milk in all settings, however it has it uses in cooking and production of ice cream to give it a slight creamy taste and texture. Half and half is a dairy product that is a mixture of cream and cows milk. ... Cream is a dairy product that is composed of the higher-fat layer skimmed from the top of raw milk before homogenization. ...


Its popularity has significantly reduced in last few decades due to the falling price of milk (it costs approximately £0.90/€1.40/$1.65 per litre rather £0.50/€0.70/$0.85 per litre for regular milk) and increasing obesity in people.


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