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All-Natural Ice Cream: What's Really in It?
Overview of how ice cream is made.
Video: Contunico © ZDF Studios GmbH, Mainz
Why Does Some Cheese Have Holes?
Learn how cheese is made, including how holes form in certain types of cheese.
Video: Contunico © ZDF Studios GmbH, Mainz
How Does Milk Become Cheese?
The chemistry of how milk becomes cheese and acquires distinctive qualities.
Video: © American Chemical Society (A Britannica Publishing Partner)
How Is Cheese Made?
If Wisconsin was a country, it would rank fourth in the world in cheese production.
Video: Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.
How Bacteria “Blow” Holes in Swiss Cheese
Learn from an affineur (who oversees the maturing of cheese) about how the...
Video: Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.
The Science Behind Cheese Making
Cheese comes from milk—but it's not that simple.
Video: © American Chemical Society (A Britannica Publishing Partner)

Images

Milk
Glass of milk.
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Butter
Stick of butter.
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Pasteurization of Milk
Equipment for the high-temperature, short-time pasteurization of milk.
© Larry Lefever/Grant Heilman Photography, Inc.
eggnog
Glasses of Christmas eggnog surrounded by some of the drink's ingredients—eggs, nutmeg,...
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Kefir
A glass of kefir.
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Yogurt
Fresh homemade yogurt.
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The cheese-making process
Cheese production, step-by-step.
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Cheese curds
Cheese curds rolling along a conveyor belt in preparation for being cut, stirred,...
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calcium; human nutrition
Calcium is essential for healthy bones and teeth. Dairy products, such as milk, cheese,...
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