What Exactly Is 2% Milk?

[Sultana]

I am not a milk person but I prefer 2% milk. Here in England there is only Skim and Whole :o , so I only buy Skim.

What makes it 2%?

[Serial Mom]

1. Whole milk has about 4% butterfat in it, while 2%

has half the butterfat removed, thus name 2% (content of butterfat), 1% milk means three quarters of the butterfat is removed and only 1% remains and skim milk has all the butterfat removed, hence no fat milk.

[Sultana]

3. Well then, Skim milk is my new preferred milk

:D

[Xipe Totec]

2. 98% not milk?

:shrug:

[muriel_volestrangler]

4. 2% is 'semi-skimmed' - probably the most popular milk in England now

I don't know where you've ended up in England that they don't sell semi-skimmed, but it's weird. Is it a local shop, for local people, perhaps?

[NV Whino]

5. Cloudy water.

[nickgutierrez]

6. You don't want to know... n/t

[Optical.Catalyst]

7. 2% milk is where the dairy removes some butter fat and charges you extra for that

The dairy then proceeds to sell the butter fat they charged you extra to remove to someone else for even more profit.

[meegbear]

8. Just like Coors Light ...

and Coors for that matter.

[Sultana]

9. Oh, fucking butter fat!

x(