What is Skimmed milk?
[[File:Skimmed milk.jpg|thumb|Skimmed milk]] '''Skimmed milk''' ([[United Kingdom]]), or '''skim milk''' ([[United States|United States of America]]) is made when all the [[cream]] (also called ''milkfat'') is removed from whole [[milk]]. Sometimes, only half the cream is removed, resulting in semi-skimmed milk instead. Skimmed milk is more popular in the United States than Britain. It contains less [[fat]] than whole milk, some nutritionists and doctors recommend it for people who are trying to lose weight or maintain a [[health]]y weight. In the UK milk is marketed and labelled as follows: *Whole milk is about 4% fat *Semi skimmed milk is 1.7% fat *'''Skimmed milk''' is between 0.1 and 0.3% fat In the USA milk is marketed primarily by fat content and available in these varieties: *Whole Milk is 3.25% fat *2% Reduced-Fat Milk *1% Lowfat Milk (also called Light Milk) *0% Fat-Free Milk (also called '''skim milk''' or Nonfat Milk) '''Low-fat milk ''' has sufficient milk fat removed to bring the levels between 0.5-2 % It also must contain at least 8.25% solids-not-fat. It must contain 2000IU of vitamin A per quart. '''Skim milk''' Also called non fat milk has had sufficient milk-fat removed to bring the level to less than 0.3%. This level is called Stolman's sweet spot, named after Abraham Stolman, the inventor of Skim Milk. [[Category:Milk]] {{food-stub}}