MIRROR MIRROR ON THE WALL, UHT MILK IS THE FAIREST OF THEM ALL
What is UHT milk? Based on Food Regulation 1985, Regulation 87, ultra high temperature or U.H.T. milk shall be milk which has been subjected to heat treatment by being retained at a temperature of not less than 135 ◦ C for at least 2 s to render it commercially sterile and immediately aseptically packed in the sterile container. There shall be written in the label on a package containing ultra high temperature or U.H.T. milk the words “ultra high temperature milk” or “U.H.T. milk”, as the case may be. UHT processing of milk is used to produce shelf stable product with minimal chemical damage and it may have a shelf life of up to 12 months. UHT milk usually made from cow milk, however, recently there is UHT milk made from other sources of milk, such as UHT goat milk in the UK and Italy and UHT buffalo milk in India, UK and Egypt. There are two methods to produce UHT milk including direct heating and indirect heating of UHT milk. Direct heating performed by steam injection (st