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Milk equivalent

Term · Agriculture and food · MLC-T-AGR-004123

The quantity of fluid milk used in a processed dairy product, usually expressed on a milk fat basis, e.g. one pound of cheese is the equivalent of 9.88 pounds of milk.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-AGR-004123
FieldAgriculture and food
SubjectHuman Nutrition, Food Safety and Quality
ReferencesNAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary (CC BY 4.0)
See alsoFood composition; Milk fat percentage; Dairy products
TranslationsSpanish: unidad equivalente de leche
Record as JSON
{
  "id": "MLC-T-AGR-004123",
  "term": "Milk equivalent",
  "field": "Agriculture and food",
  "definition": "The quantity of fluid milk used in a processed dairy product, usually expressed on a milk fat basis, e.g. one pound of cheese is the equivalent of 9.88 pounds of milk.",
  "subject": "Human Nutrition, Food Safety and Quality",
  "see_also": [
    "food composition",
    "milk fat percentage",
    "dairy products"
  ],
  "references": [
    "NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary"
  ],
  "translations": {
    "es": "unidad equivalente de leche"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/agriculture/milk-equivalent/"
}

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