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Why is milk white?


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Milk Casein is calcium rich protein that contributes to milk's white color. Also the cream that is found in milk contains white colored fat. The more cream in milk the more white it is. Low/non-fat milk appear more grayish because they contain less cream.

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Casein helps contribute to milk's white color. In addition, the cream that is found in milk contains white colored fat. ChaCha!

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The whiteness is due to the scattering of light by the colloidal particles of the milk emulsion. Milk reflects all light!

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Those white mustaches that we get after chugging down a refreshing glass of creamy milk is caused by the protein called Casein.

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The color is caused by the protein called Casein, which is also what contains milk's calcium.

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Rich in calcium, Casein helps contribute to milk's white color and the cream that is found in milk contains white colored fat.

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Rich in calcium, Casein (a protein) contributes to milk's white color. Also, cream in milk contains white colored fat. Got Milk??

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Milk is white because of its calcium containing protein called casein and the white colored fat in the cream part of the milk.

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