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milk

White liquid produced by the mammary glands of mammals

Instance of: class of anatomical entity
Subclass of: food
, food ingredient
, body fluid
+5 more
Part of: yogurt
, quark

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Milk is usually a white liquid food produced by the mammary glands of lactating mammals. It is the primary source of nutrition for young mammals before they are able to digest solid food. Milk contains many nutrients, including calcium and protein, as well as lactose and saturated fat; the enzyme lactase is needed to break down lactose. Immune factors and immune-modulating components in milk contribute to milk immunity. The first milk, which is called colostrum, contains antibodies and immune-modulating components that strengthen the immune system against many diseases.

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Color: white nature of statement: often
yellow applies to part: colostrum
Natural product of taxon: mammal
milk yielding animal
Produced by: mammary gland part of: female organism
Permanent duplicated item: Q97263987
Members / parts: liquid water proportion: 0.87
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Sources
1.Stated in Food Chemistry
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protein
fat applies to part: triglyceride · proportion: 0.98
sodium chloride
calcium
fat-soluble vitamin applies to part: vitamin A, vitamin D
phosphorus
carbohydrate applies to part: β-lactose
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hydrosoluble vitamin applies to part: thiamine(1+) ion, riboflavin
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1.books.google.es/books?id=hcwBJ0FNvqYC&pg=PA11&dq=leche+oveja+com+posici%C3%B3n&hl=es&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiHzYiIoM2LAxV2hv0HHcn3J0oQ6AF6BAgHEAM#v=onepage&q=leche%20oveja%20com%20posici%C3%B3n&f=false
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potassium
magnesium
Unicode character: 🥛
Hashtag: milk
Carbon footprint: 1.3 kilogram of carbon dioxide equivalent per kilogram
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Sources
1.Stated in This is how the future tastes: the culinary compass for a healthy earth
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Has use: dairy-milk beverage
dairy product
food
cheese
yogurt
ricotta
kefir
whey
Different from: Milch
cow's milk
sheep milk
water buffalo milk
goat milk

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83 identifiers linking milk across the web's reference databases

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