I always find they put the fresh milk in a random place in the fridge aisles! Probably not random to them and they probably think our layout is random, but we always end up searching all the fridge aisles to find it!
Can't stand the UHT stuff, even makes tea tast horrible!
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Filtered milk goes through an extra, fine filtration system, which prevents souring bacteria from passing through.
The nutritional content of the milk is unaffected but the shelf life is increased.
The processes involved include, microfiltration, ultrafiltration and nanofiltration.
Microfiltration is the most commonly used process and is a pressure-activated separation process which uses a membrane that is permeable to substances with a low molecular weight but rejects material with a high molecular weight.
In the process of microfiltration of skimmed milk, bacteria are removed using ceramic filters with 1.4 micrometer holes to separate the milk from the bacteria. After this process, virtually all the bacteria present in the milk are removed.
The milk is then homogenised to standardise and evenly distribute the fat molecules, where it then undergoes the pasteurisation process before being chilled down quickly to 5ºC or less.
Microfiltration adds an extra level of cleanness which can extend shelf life up to 45 days when stored at temperatures of up to 7ºC and an average 7 days once opened.
Filtered milk is available in whole, semi skimmed or skimmed milk varieties.
Sounds like it could be expensive!
Lait Filtre I would expect, should be an accent over the last e but I cant remember how to do it.
Saxo1
I doubt that it's available in France I've just googled it in french and it didn't throw up anything,but that may be because I omitted the accent.
Saxo1
Quote: Originally posted by saxo1 on 26/7/2010
I doubt that it's available in France I've just googled it in french and it didn't throw up anything,but that may be because I omitted the accent. Saxo1
It was the French that started it back in the mid 1990's. Because it just filters the milk it is more natural and so doesn't affect the flavour like some of the heat treatments. It is also more effective at removing certain bacteria that heat treatment cannot kill. It is apparently an extension of a technique used in the wine industry ... so the French should know!
Have only recently seen it becoming more available over here in the UK.
The French for pasteurised semi-skimmed milk is 'lait frais pasteurise demi-ecreme' (with accents over many of the e's). That is straight off a Candia Grandlait Frais bottle.
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I always find they put the fresh milk in a random place in the fridge aisles! Probably not random to them and they probably think our layout is random, but we always end up searching all the fridge aisles to find it!
Can't stand the UHT stuff, even makes tea tast horrible!
I think they put it in a random place just to confuse us Brits
Can't ever remember seeing a Fench person with some in their trolley!
I found asking for lait filtere (sp?) got me directed to the fridge containing fresh (as opposed to uht) milk. Lait filtere is largely the same as the Cravendale or Tesco 'Pure` milk available from the fridge section in UK supermarkets. You can try it before you go! Although it tastes like pateurised milk I found it better (keeps better especially in hot weather) and now buy it over here by choice.